Chapter 1: Assassination
Chinese The third night after Varian's departure. Watermark Ad TestWatermark Ad TestClaudia was in a terrible mood.
She missed Varian, she hadn't been away from Varian for so long since Claudia fell in love with Varian in Mt. Hyjal, and before she knew it, Claudia had become accustomed to the feeling of that man by her side, and he had become an important part of her life.
So when Varian left, Claudia always felt empty. Fortunately during the day, Claudia has children and official duties to do, and she doesn't have much free time to think about things, but once it is night, her thoughts are like a tide that overwhelms her.
Claudia lay on her side on the bed, holding a pillow tightly in her arms, and a thought suddenly flashed into her heart: "Maybe I should go with Varian this time." However, Claudia soon put this thought behind her, and now she is no more than she was four years ago, the children are still young, and the domestic military is so empty now, the country really needs someone to calm the situation, she is the mistress of the country after all, and now is the time for her to fulfill her obligations.
However, although Claudia understood this, Claudia was still in a bad mood, and her longing for Varian grew day by day, especially a week after Varian was gone.
"Do you have something on your mind?" Egwene's words woke Claudia from her stupor, her scattered gaze refocused, turned back to the document in front of her, and replied embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I'm distracted again, Egwene, and now we're back to this report." Claudia flipped through the report in the mail from the Wardron Tribal military advisor sent to Grizzly Hills.
Egwene shrugged, she could naturally guess what Claudia was thinking, but she was a little unimpressed by Claudia's thoughts, Egwene never cared about men.
Egwen, who had been Claudia's advisor for more than two weeks, had followed Claudia under the pseudonym Tabessa instead of using her real name, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.
Claudia trusts Elgervin very much, Egwen's ability is very comprehensive, in addition to being able to teach Claudia the use of power, she also has nearly a thousand years of experience and experience, and can guide Claudia in other aspects, including government affairs, so Egwene is actually Claudia's mentor now.
In addition to Claudia, Egwene also had another apprentice, and Gianna often came to Stormwind to ask Egwene about learning spells, such as the lost powerful magic on the Metri Scroll.
Dark Gate 24, early February, Stormwind. Gianna came to Stormwind again, but this time she was not looking for Egwene to learn magic, at this time she was trying her best to comfort her sister Claudia: "Claudia, don't panic, it is not uncommon to lose contact at sea, I have sent Theramore's fleet to search for the corresponding route and direction, I believe that there will be news of the Stormstorm Shield soon." β
"You're right, the Storm Shield will be fine." Claudia forced a smile on the surface and comforted herself, her heart became more and more uneasy, today was supposed to be the day when Varian arrived in Theramore, but the Mage Tower had lost the location and message of the Storm Shield since yesterday, and such a large ship now seemed to have disappeared entirely, how could Claudia not be worried.
"Varian, I was supposed to go to Theramore to accompany you today, where are you now, don't have an accident." Claudia looked out the window, looking forward to it.
At the same time, in Camlido, in the northern part of the Dust Swamp, Varian, who was deeply concerned by Claudia, had just woken up from a coma, he was weak and in pain everywhere.
"Black Dragon ......." Varian whispered with a deep hatred, and then he struggled to his feet, and not far away, a beautiful brunette looked at him with interest, "Dear Varian, you're awake." Varian's pupils shrank, he recognized the identity of the other party, and sneered in a low voice: "It turned out to be you, Katrana, your performance was really beyond my expectations, I really didn't think you had the ability and guts to seduce men!" β
"Your Majesty, you've won the prize," Katrana smiled lightly,
"Speaking of which, your performance was also beyond our expectations, we had tried to overestimate you, but in the end, my brother was forced to do nothing, and Filmer's idiot died at your hands." Varian noticed Catlana's wording: "Your brother? You're also a black dragon! β
"That's right." Katrana changed her voice and said proudly, "I am Nesario's daughter, Onexia, mortal. Varian snorted coldly: "So, this Black Dragon Lady, you have spent so much energy and effort to disguise yourself in Stormwind City for so many years, and you have paid such a big price this time, presumably your plan to capture me alive this time is not small." Katrana smiled charmingly again, and resumed her usual sweet female voice: "Yes, Your Majesty, I have been waiting for more than two years, and finally waited for this opportunity for you to go out, kidnapping you is only the first step I have to do, destroying your kingdom and people is what I really want to do." β
"Huh, it's up to you?" Varian sneered,
"You weren't naΓ―ve enough to think I'd cooperate with you, would you?" Katrana nodded: "That's right, Your Majesty, your will is indeed very strong, even if shadow magic is probably not very good for a warrior with a tough heart like you, but I don't need to control all of you, anyone--- even you, will have a kind and gentle side and a weak side, I can completely separate your weak part from you and control him." Wari was a little jealous, but he said disdainfully: "Hmph, then you can try, I don't think the queen archbishop can't see the abnormality." Katrana shrugged her shoulders and sneered: "Don't you want to expect your little wife to turn the tide, in fact, controlling you is a bit redundant in my opinion, she is really a poor woman, her husband is just uncertain, her son is about to die, and then I have arranged two other big meals waiting for her, maybe without my hands, your kingdom will be over, and she herself will be crazy, hahahaha." Katrana laughed maniacally.
Varian's expression on the side tightened, he clenched his fists, the blue tendons on his forehead began to jump, and the corners of his mouth began to twitch faintly.
After Katrana smiled, her expression returned to calm, and she looked at Varian again with great interest, and said with a smile: "Varian, as a hospitable host, I will give you another piece of news, Tiffin was killed by me in the crowd, and that stonemason and you are just two fools who have been used by me." Varian couldn't hold back any longer, and scolded in a gaffe: "You son of a bitch, ...... prostitute." Katrana didn't pay attention to Varian's insults, she still maintained the fake smile on her face, and secretly calculated the time in her heart: "Speaking of which, the wreck of that ship should be found in a day or two at most, and when the queen leaves Stormwind, it's time to launch the next plan, I really look forward to the expression of the woman when she learns that her child is dead." Katrana's wait didn't last long.
Two days later in the morning, the ships of the Theramore Navy
The Breaking Waves was found on the Shores of Dread, north of Theramore
The wreckage of the "Storm Shield" and the hundreds of dead corpses of the Storm Kingdom Navy, the terrified Captain Nelson ordered the corpses of the dead to be collected and sent someone to report to Theramore as soon as possible.
Two hours later. Gianna made her way to Stormwind Fortress with great difficulty, not knowing what to do with her sister Claudia and informing her of the latest news.
When Gianna entered the council chamber, Egwen was looking at the papers with a pair of glasses, while Claudia was dozing with one hand on her forehead, trying to look up and ask, "Is that Arthur?" Sorry, I didn't get a good night's rest last night. Gianna naturally knew why Claudia hadn't slept well, and she felt even more guilty in her heart, and said with great difficulty: "It's me, Claudia, I have a ...... on my side Progressed, about...... Varian. Claudia raised her head suddenly, her eyes widened, but when she saw Gianna's expression clearly, Claudia trembled suddenly, the luck in her heart was broken, her eyes were red, and her tone trembled: "Say, I'm listening, my husband...... How is he. After seeing Claudia's performance, Gianna became more and more alarmed, and she said in a hurried tone: "It's not the worst yet, Claudia, we didn't find Varian's body, he is probably still alive, although we found a lot of corpses...... There is also the keel wreckage and ...... of the Storm Shield The broken bow resembles a ....... Speaking of the back, Gianna's voice grew lower and lower, and finally became inaudible.
"Holy Light-!" Claudia raised a trembling hand to cover her eyes, tears streaming down her fair cheeks and dripping down her body.
Egwen sighed: "Claudia, don't worry too much, Gianna is right, things are not at the worst step yet, we can't waste time crying, we need to go to the scene of the incident as soon as possible to take a look, maybe we can find some clues." β
"Thank you for your size, Egwen," Claudia pulled out her handkerchief and quickly wiped away her tears, but her eyes were still red, and she showed an ugly smile: "I'm not fit to see too many ministers right now, please go and call Arthur in, I have to tell the lieutenant to leave me today." Soon after, Claudia arranged a small amount of work and teleported to Camlido with Gianna and Egwene, and the spatial fluctuations of the teleportation technique flashed, alarming a mage in the old town of Stormwind who was closely watching the direction of the palace with a magic weapon.
After carefully identifying the level of mana fluctuations, the mage walked quickly to a room and said respectfully to a man holding two swords: "Lord Duke, there are three people in the palace who have teleported to the continent of Camlido, and it should be Queen Claudia, Gianna, and the female mage of Tabeisa who have left. The duke nodded: "In this case, it will be launched as originally planned, Otto!" A rough man came out and saluted: "Lord Duke." β
"You take someone to attack Stormwind prison."
"Yes!"
"Lafayette!"
"The subordinates are here!"
"It's time to get those gnolls fools to do their job, haven't they been trying to save their leader Hogg and get them to attack from outside the docks to attract firepower............
"Osborne!"
"The subordinates are here!"
"Follow me to the vicinity of the palace, and when the time comes, infiltrate the palace and kill the mission target!"
"Yes!" Soon after, first-class Assassins streamed out of the room and headed for their destination......