Chapter 3: Reunion
After losing the command, the undead monsters slowly dispersed, and Claudia had already entered the cathedral, although she was very worried, but she did not immediately go to find her sister, since she had already seen her knight mentor, it was very rude not to say hello.
Her mentor, Baron Maxwell Tyrossos, was a tall, burly middle-aged man with a black blindfold, who was extremely strict with himself and his apprentices, and Claudia had studied with him for three years, serving her as Raven had served Claudia, and Baron Tyrosus loved this strong and lovely little girl very much, treating her as if she were his own daughter, and often brought Claudia home to have dinner with the Baroness. Because Claudia lacked maternal love since she was a child, she often imagined Baroness Tarosus as her mother-like existence.
She walked slowly towards Baron Tyrosus, who had dismounted, but had not noticed Claudia's presence, talking to a priestess.
"Mentor." She walked up behind the man and called softly.
Hearing this familiar voice, Maxwell's originally resolute figure shook slightly, he immediately turned around, and the moment he saw Claudia, his eyes trembled suddenly, from incredible to joy, and finally changed to a faint sense of relief, this calm and rigid man slowly spoke, and his words revealed irrepressible joy: "Thank you Holy Light, it's really you, Claudia, it's great." β
The priestess across from him had a heartfelt smile on her face when she heard Maxwell's words: "This is really one of the best news of the day, thank you to the Light for our sister's safe return, but I think the other sister should know the news immediately." β
She turned to a figure behind her who was bowing her head to soothe a wounded knight and shouted, "Paltris, come on, your sister is still alive." β
Paltris looked up and saw the face that had been so worried so many times in the past few days, she was stunned, tears filled her eyes, and then immediately put down her work and ran over.
"Sister" she threw herself into Claudia's arms, who greeted her, and buried her head deep in Claudia's chest, tears streaming down her white cheeks.
"Great, it's great that you're back safely, woo...... I'm so scared...... My father is gone, what should I do if you leave me again, sister...... Whining....... β
Claudia also had tears in her eyes, and she suddenly realized that in the days before she returned, her relatives, friends, and mentors thought that she had died in the Northern Rift, and they silently prayed for her, hoping that she would be safe. Since the crossing, she once again felt the existence of these bonds, she is not alone in this world, she is very important, especially for the people who love her, no matter what her past life was, she should make herself, the people who love herself, and the people she loves live happily in this life.
She also hugged her sister, and said with a smile in her eyes: "Don't cry, Partris, I'm back, don't worry, no matter what happens to you in the future, my sister will not leave you." β
But Partris cried even harder, and she hugged her sister tightly, as if she would walk away as soon as she let go: "I don't ...... Woowoo...... I've missed you so much during this time...... Sister....... β
Claudia's mentor, Maxwell, and the priestess did not interrupt their reunion, and like many of the warriors who saw it, they quietly left room for their solitude.
In the distance, Segrina looked at the reunited sisters, she had no heart for a long time, but she had something on her mind, as if she remembered something, walked to a corner and sat down alone, there was a faint flash of crystal light on her lonely face: "Fourteen years, Tails, I have fulfilled my promise to you, and I have had a wonderful life, I hope you can be with me in that world, and feel my joy and joy." I will take your share with me until the end of my life. β
Later, though her eyes were still a little red, she had calmed down, and Claudia did not notice that her female companion was in a bad mood, and she introduced Segrina to her sister, who was then invited by the knights of Maxwell.
When she met her mentor, she found Maxwell sitting at a square table waiting for her arrival. He made two drinks, raised his glass as the girl came in, and handed the girl another one as she approached.
"Try this, it was given by King Magni last time I went to Ironforge, and it tastes very unique."
"Thank you, mentor."
Claudia took the cup, then pulled out the stool and sat down across from Maxwell, she picked up the cup and took a sip, it tasted somewhat similar to the coffee she had drunk in her previous life.
"It's a good feeling." The girl commented.
A slight smile appeared on Maxwell's face, and then he put down his cup and said to the maiden:
"I'm glad you're back safely, Claudia."
Claudia also put down her cup and said with some gratitude: "Thank you mentor for your concern, and thank you mentor for your reinforcements arriving in time today, otherwise I really don't know how to come up at the bottom of the mountain." β
Maxwell listened to the girl's words, but there was not much smug on his face: "Since the outbreak of the natural disaster, most of our brothers and sisters of the Silver Hand have been scattered in various places and cannot gather, but thanks to the help of Marshal Garriss, he lent me all his heavily armored iron horses, and our Brotherhood of Light owes him a great favor. β
He looked at the girl with concern:
"Tell me your story in the Northlands, you're the only one we know of who survived the Northern Expedition, and the others, including a few old fellows who drank with me, are now monsters, wantonly destroying everything they once swore to protect."
"Tell me what's going on in the North Rift, what makes our once kind, sunny little brother like this. He may have been a little aggressive, a little eager to step out of the shadow of his father, but the atrocities he is committing now are as if we never knew him. β
Claudia pondered the language for a moment, and she told the story of the Northern Expedition encountering the dwarves and their leader Muradin's Copperbeard, the prince learning of Frostmourn's grief and setting out to find Frostgrief, the prince secretly burning the ship when the king ordered the withdrawal of his army, Jaime taking himself away but dying in pursuit of the Crypt Lords, and being rescued by the Vikus and returning to Lordaeron. As she told all this, Maxwell asked for some details from time to time, and pondered.
"So, there's something wrong with that sword?" Maxwell looked at the girl thoughtfully.
Claudia then replied:
"Yes, Mentor, the timing of that sword's appearance was too coincidental."
"Well, but Claudia, you're hiding a lot, and your story is so incomplete. There are a lot of things that you should just speculate, but you're so sure that the Claudia I know is not a girl who only makes decisions based on speculation. Maxwell clasped his hands and stared sharply at the girl.
Oh no, the girl lowered her head and covered her forehead with her right hand.
Sure enough, he was much more savvy than Jaime, no, maybe Jaime noticed a lot of details, but he didn't mind or was waiting for himself to take the initiative to talk to him.
She looked down and thought for a long time, then made up her mind, raised her head to meet the sharp eyes of her mentor,
"I knew a lot of things after I woke up from the Lich attack, I thought those things were unreal, but what happened later proved that everything was true."
"The name of that sword is Frost Sorrow, and it can take away people's souls, and the soul of the prince we used to know is the first to be taken."
She paused, and her mentor motioned for her to continue:
"After destroying Lordaeron, the Scourge will next target the Kingdom of the High Elves and Dalaran, and finally they will summon their masters in Dalaran ------ the Burning Legion."
"That's all I know."
Claudia didn't lie, since she fused with the new life, the memories and emotions have become closer and closer to the original owner Claudia, and the memories of her past life are more like a dream, especially in the recent period, the memories related to the past game began to blur rapidly, as if there was an invisible force slowly erasing the history she knew.
Maxwell leaned forward and asked in a deep voice, "What is the Burning Legion?" What do they want to do? β
"The Burning Legion is a demonic force whose purpose is to destroy any world they can see, and there may be more accounts of them than ever before."
Claudia explained.
Maxwell stood up and paced the room in thought, and after a long time, he looked at the girl who was also standing up, and said, "I believe your words, but now let me think for myself, Claudia, you go back to your family first, and I will call you when I think about it." β
Claudia then got up to say goodbye to her mentor, but was about to leave when she was stopped by her mentor.
"By the way, there's news I thought I'd better let you know, you just told me that your fiancΓ©, Count Fenris, has died in the Northern Rift, but now it seems that he is not completely dead, and in the meantime, there are survivors who testify that he has become one of those monsters."
This news suddenly made the blonde girl stunned and froze in place.
Maxwell looked at her sympathetically, sighed, and patted her on the shoulder with his hand: "Let go, child, I understand your feelings, I have many friends who have suffered that kind of ending recently, and even I once thought that you had become one of them, thank the Holy Light for not having to be your enemy." β
"Be careful, he's no longer the person he once was, and the more he loves what he loved in life, the more completely they will be destroyed when they get back on their feet. If you meet James Sheean, don't leave your hands behind, and let them rest again is our duty as family and friends. β