"So, do you think the prince instructed the trolls to burn down our fleet, and then exterminate the trolls?" Jaime and Claudia asked, sitting facing each other.

It was the second day after the fleet burned down, and Claudia and her party followed the frustrated army back to the camp led by the prince, and the atmosphere in the camp became even more oppressive, and even the naturally optimistic dwarves stopped laughing.

After a brief rest, Jaime Sheen went to Claudia's room, and gave Raven a half-day vacation, Raven cheered and ran out with a small crossbow that she had found somewhere, and Count Fenris, although still gloomy, had calmed down.

"Why do you think it was the prince who ordered all the trolls to be hanged on the gallows, they have always been a bunch of thieves and robbers, and I saw a lot of such bastards when I was serving in Eastern Oroen."

He paused, frowned, and continued, "Everything makes sense, doesn't it?" ”

"Trolls have done a lot of atrocities, but they are certainly not beasts, they have a long civilization." Claudia whispered

"Go on." Count Fenris tapped his hand on the tabletop and nodded slightly.

Claudia organized the language, "We've been in the Northland for almost a month, and the scouts have reported the existence of these trolls, and we've been fine, but why did they come and steal our supplies today, when we were retreating, they obviously had a better time." And-"

She tried to recall the scene for a moment, and said quietly, "Don't you think it's strange, although I'm not familiar with the process of the navy, if I see a large group of trolls rushing towards me on the ship, I will either fight or retreat. ”

Jaime sat up straight, his hands folded, and looked at Claudia's beautiful face thoughtfully.

Claudia's fair hand stroked her slightly disheveled blonde hair, and said the rest of the words: "And the scene is clean, which means that there is either no one on the ship, or those who know the leader are not resisting." ”

"Frost trolls can be hired too, and in this harsh environment, a few bags of wheat may be enough for them to do things for the prince."

Jaime frowned slightly, "I still don't believe our prince would do this, my dear, it's more of your guess." ”

He stood up and sighed slowly, his face a little hesitant.

"He is of noble blood, the son of the wise King Tenaris and the good Queen Alena, and he is the best educated, and he has been carefully taught by Master Fao, Master Uther, and Master Lothar, and though he is still a little frizzy and inexperienced, I do not believe that he would commit such a thing as treason and lying, there must be something wrong."

Claudia also stood up, her full chest fell with her breathing, and she looked at Jaime with sharp eyes: "James, a good education does not bring strength to the heart. Before this expedition, our prince had never experienced any setbacks, and his dazzling aura could not hide the weakness of his heart. I am also a paladin, and the source of paladin's strength is a strong mind, and our prince - I have not felt the favor of the Holy Light from him since last night. ”

She took a deep breath and threw the final blow: "Don't you want proof, that dwarf, His Highness Muradin, the younger brother of King Magni, has been with our prince all these days. I believe that in his capacity, he will not lie! ”

Jaime looked at the girl's blue eyes, and he couldn't help but recall the scene when he first saw the girl: the stubborn blonde girl stood in the coffin, trying to comfort her sister who was about to cry and faint, she looked up in response to the earl who went to mourn, and the blue eyes held back tears deeply moved Jaime.

It's as if that scene happened yesterday.

Jaime sighed inwardly, then waved his hand to stop the girl.

"Honey, you take a break. I'll find out about it! Jaime said categorically.

He pushed the door open, then paused.

"Remember, don't tell anyone about it just yet."

*************

Jaime walked quickly through the barracks, his mind filled with doubts. He did not go directly to Muradin, and although Claudia's words had already moved him, he preferred to verify it by his own means, and he went straight to the tallest building in the camp, which was the prince's dwelling and the place where the order was given.

Because of what happened yesterday, the prince did not go out on his expedition today, but stayed in the army to calm the people, and when the doorman announced the arrival of the Count of Fenris, soon a guard came out and invited the Count of Fenris in, and there was no one else in the room, so the Prince of Arthas and Muradine stood by the window facing each other. Jaime noticed that Muradin, with a pipe in his mouth, his long beard curled up slightly, and his cheeks flushed, as if he had just quarreled with someone.

"Count Fenris, what a rare guest, what are you doing with me if you don't accompany your little fiancée to the house?" The prince of Arthas said with a slight sarcasm.

"Hmph, when it comes to playing family, our prince seems to have more say, after Stratholme, isn't the whole army messing around with you, a wayward prince?" Jaime said without flinching.

Muradin opened his mouth in shock, and his pipe fell to the windowsill with a clatter, and the honest young dwarf had seen the battle between the human nobles for the first time.

Jaime's words seemed to hit the prince's pain point, "Enough! The prince slammed his fist against the wall, and the bruises on his forehead bulged, "You know what! If we don't get rid of the source of the plague, all the sacrifices we've made since we sent our troops will be in vain! ”

He clenched his fists and walked over to Jaime, his tone becoming more and more urgent: "What right do you have to accuse me!" When you happily accompanied my vassals to fall in love, it was me who fought bloodily in the ice and snow to find a way out! When Uther shirked his duties, it was I who stepped forward to assume the duty of commander, even if it was terrible and cruel! What's even more ridiculous is that when I have given everything for the kingdom, you people still have the face to stand up and accuse me from the moral high ground. Jaimeseen, what have you done again?"

"Calm down, guys." Muradin rubbed his hands together and tried to persuade in a calm voice: "Maybe we don't need to be so sabre-rattling..."

"Hahaha-" Jaime tilted his head, grinning his lips and letting out a violent laugh, interrupting what Muradin was about to say, and then he tore the shirt off his left shoulder, revealing a scar the size of a bowl on his shoulder, "This is a remnant of a flying dragoon from the Battle of Lordaeron fourteen years ago, and you ask me what I have done for the kingdom?" I have five more scars like this. Boy, I've been working for this country since you were still nursing. ”

The Prince of Arthas snorted coldly, noncommittal, but his face was much better than just now.

With a grim expression, Jaime continued: "The whole Northland is full of things that are wrong, can't you see that those undead have been luring us to the northeast, and they have the great power to defeat us, but they have been carrying us in circles. Don't talk nonsense for the future of the kingdom, you could have returned to the royal capital and asked the king to convene an alliance meeting again and gather all the allies to completely eliminate the scourge, but for the sake of your little vanity and face, you drove away the Silver Hand and the mage group of Kenrito who had been loyal to the kingdom. In the end, with an ethereal legend, he gambled on everyone's lives and the future of the kingdom to come to this northern rift where we are buried. ”

The prince's expression had calmed down, and he frowned sadly and wearily: "You're not here to quarrel with me, are you?" Please tell us directly what you are here for, Count Fenris. ”

The Count pursed his lips, took another step forward, and said, "All I ask is to withdraw my troops, return to the temporary harbor of Daggard Bay, and send a message to His Majesty Tenaris, and wait for the arrival of a new fleet from the kingdom or from Kurtiras." ”

"It can't be!" The prince's eyes glowed coldly. "The expedition must continue until I kill Malganis."

"Well, then, I'll have to do it my own way." The Earl said lightly.

"What can you do?" The prince's face was full of contempt. "The Guards have fought for the glory of the royal family for generations, and this is not your Fenris. Are you going to sneak away like a mouse? ”

"Ha", the Count let out a sneer, and then threw out a heavyweight sentence

"I will tell these loyal soldiers that their prince committed treason, not only disobeyed himself, but also burned the kingdom's fleet!"

The prince took a sharp step back, his handsome face almost contorted together, and said incoherently, "How is this possible, no, how do you know, you have no proof, right." ”

"It's really you, Your Royal Highness Prince Alsace."

Jaime looked at him with some sadness, and then turned his head sharply to Muradin, who didn't know how to persuade him, and it was clear that he was not good at dealing with such situations.

"Muladin Copperbeard, descendant of the King of the Mountains, descendant of the noble Anvimar bloodline, answer me."

"Why not!"

"Why do you want to be in the same boat!"

"Why harbor this despicable traitor!"

In the face of the aggressive Earl, the bite muscles of the strong dwarf's jaw kept stirring, as if he wanted to say something, and finally he squatted down with his head in his hands and a pale face.

"Count Fenris." The prince had recovered, his tone was as cold as the cold wind in the north, and the coercion of the heroic rank appeared on his body. "We can talk, but remember, don't go too far."

The Earl froze in place, he felt the coercion and the murderous intent hidden in it, he thought for a moment, and then said slowly.

"I'm going back to Lordaeron, and Baron Thurberchel needs to come with me."

"Yes." The prince didn't care, and then added, "But how to get back to Lordaeron is up to you to figure it out for yourself." ”

"I need a squad for a month's worth of supplies, a map of the Northern Rift, and four pack horses, that's all."

"No problem." The prince agreed very happily, and then said coldly: "But remember, take care of your mouth and that of those around you, whether it is here or Lordaeron, otherwise... ”

"I swear by the ancestors and honor of the Sean family that I will not divulge everything I know today." Jaime interrupted him.

"Very well, I'll tell the quartermaster later to deliver what you need, then take your guys, get out!" The prince waved his hand in disgust.

There was a lot of cold sweat behind the earl who left the prince, he was far from being as calm as he appeared on the surface, and at the end, the prince's killing intent drowned him like a tide.

"Holy light is above, this prince is afraid that he has gone crazy." He was a little scared and muttered to himself. Then he hesitated, and pulled out an emerald green metal ring from his bosom and brought it to his mouth.

Slowly, word by word, he recited a few words: "Selma Borg Horm!"

The ring glowed faintly emerald green, and after a while, a shrill voice came from inside.

"Haha, His Royal Highness Count Fenris, the venture capital firm is happy to serve you. How have you been doing lately and is there anything we can do for you? ”

Jaime frowned, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Geno Golden Bolt, I am now in the eastern part of the Northern Rift known as the Dragonbone Wilderness, a total of nine people, and I need to return to the kingdom of Lordaeron as soon as possible."

"Dragonbone Wilderness, how did you end up in that desolate place? But venture capital firms always have a way, you wait. The voice in the ring replied.

A moment later, a voice came from the ring again.

"Lord Earl, the company has a branch in your immediate area, about two hundred kilometers from your present location, and my advice to you is: follow the main road one hundred and twenty kilometers southeast, cross the river and reach Grizzly Hill, then continue fifty kilometers or so and you will see a huge tower, turn due south and walk to the sea, and you will reach our new branch, Risk Bay. Every half month, a ship travels from the Northern Rift to the kingdom of Azeroth. We can let you disembark at the port of Ceuta in the north of the Tirisfal Woodlands. By the way, a reminder that the next ship will set sail from the Bay of Risks in five days"

"Deal, in addition, remember to prepare a room and hot water for me in advance at the place you call Risk Bay, and the bill can be mailed to my territory according to the previous rules."

"This service has a total of 200 gold coins, as a second-level member of the company, you can enjoy an 85% discount, a total of 170 gold coins after the discount, thank you for your patronage, my lord."

Jaime turned off the comms, he didn't like these greedy goblins at all, but many times they did deal with some difficult problems, even if they cost a lot of money, but for a nobleman like him, the problems that could be solved with money were only minor problems.

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When Jaime returned to Claudia's quarters, the maiden was flipping through a thick brown book with her cheeks in her hands, so intently that she did not notice the Count's arrival, and on the cover was engraved several gilt letters: "The Secret of the Light." The girl wore a white tight-fitting vest, her bulging breasts supported a perfect arc, and her brilliant blonde hair was tied into a braid, hanging casually in front of her beautiful collarbone. The sunlight shone sideways through the window on the ivory face of the girl, making the girl exude an amazing charm.

Jaime couldn't bear to interrupt her, and he paused for a moment before he whispered, "Hani." ”

Claudia, who was immersed in the book, looked up, and after a moment of reaction, she was a little embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry, Jaime, Raven hasn't come back yet, I'll prepare something for you." ”

"No need." Jaime waved his hand, "I talked to the prince, and you're right, it was the prince who burned our ship. ”

He had a pained look on his face.

"I'm afraid the kingdom of Lordaeron is going to be in chaos. I want to return to China as soon as possible to meet Your Majesty, and I hope that everything is still in time. ”

Claudia breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, it's time to go home.

"You pack your luggage, I have arranged everything, it is estimated that you will receive the military order soon, and we will go home in the open!" The Count continued.