Chapter Eighty-Three: Unloading (I)
After the guards had left, we all dismounted and walked to Dalaran, so that we could show our respect and exchange things during this time. www.biquge.info It was at this time that my beloved eagerly asked me about some of the things she had guessed.
"Arthas, did your distress stem from the orcs attacking Stratholme's shelter?"
"No, they had already been told of the plan before they planned it. I felt like they deserved it. ā
I said this, and Wen Lessa and Ronin around me also felt unable to speak because of the problem of Sylvanas, so they could only nod their heads with cold faces and express a helpless response to me.
That's why everyone's silence and cold faces made him even more puzzled.
"That's it, I was commissioned to exterminate these orcs?" Seeing that I hesitated for a moment and shook my head again, my beloved couldn't bear it. "Why is that?"
"It's about Sylvanas... She can't get rid of the traditional perception of orcs like you do. I explained, and they remained silent, and there was a moment of silence. Gianna seemed to recognize something.
"So you're hiding it from her?" said Gianna, her face becoming serious, and she rebuked me. "You're not wise to do this, if she knows you're cheating on her..."
"I know the consequences, but it doesn't make a difference if I do it this way, she'll still fight me. ā
"Maybe she'll understand you as well as I do, and accept the orcs as much as Winlessa does. ā
"Maybe, but since I chose to hide it at first, I can only continue. I shook my head painfully again, but then another profound question, one that I couldn't answer, spat out in her perspective.
"Arthas, if you hadn't written that letter to tell me about your relationship with the orcs, would I have concealed it now and not told me about it?"
"I... I knew you would accept the result, you don't have too much affection with the orcs...."I was about to say hatred, but thinking of her brother's death, I immediately changed my words to another word"....not too deep prejudice. It had been proven in that place that you could accept those creatures. "I pointed to the place where Falic and the others were going, and yes it was the place where we had been camping as children, where we had met orcs.
"I was worried about your disrepute at first!" to my surprise, Gianna actually gave me an angry rebuke, perhaps she was completely from Sylvanas's point of view to explain this understanding, yes, if she said that, I really had no reason to argue. "If you admit it to her, I think she will reluctantly accept it for the sake of your reputation, and when you let her see the true meaning of orcs, she will naturally change her understanding of orcs. ā
I was instantly shocked when I heard this, yes, once upon a time, Ronin and Wen Lesa were not orcs who gradually accepted it. I can't help but feel chagrin and regret when I think about it. But at this point, I can only stand still and remain silent. And it was at this moment that Ronin grabbed us and motioned in the other direction.
It was there that suddenly a magic circle appeared, this spellcaster was quite skilled in teleportation, and before we could change his face, he had already used it to look at us, and seeing Gianna's anger and my remorse, the old mage could only think of one thing.
"Didn't expect you to quarrel as soon as we met?" Antonio glared at me, who had already bowed his head, obviously favoring his lover who was already standing beside him. I can only apologize for this, but he got to the bottom of it.
"I made some mistakes, Master. ā
"What is wrong, Arthas?"
"Iā" I didn't answer the question, but because I was worried that he would use voyeurism to make my heart become wary, so I didn't say anything, yes, in fact, there was nothing to say to him, and at this time, Gianna seemed to realize my embarrassment, and quickly pulled the archmage, and gave the junior to the elder to coquettish like a grasp to let me escape, and let him open his mouth, but to my surprise, he was actually spying on me.
"I've heard about your exploits in the South, and my mage is there to confirm some of your rumors. ā
"Rumors?" I was stunned, I really didn't know what medicine this old man was selling, could it be the identity of Crassus, my relationship with Sylvanas, or maybe my worst fear of dealing with the orcs? I don't know, but I knew I couldn't admit a word before he spoke, and I would take a chance to test it first. "How come Ronin didn't notice that some mage was watching over me. ā
I asked my mage Gu vaguely, and he took the opportunity to reassure me.
"I'm pretty sure you don't have anything to do to supervise our mage, unless he's stronger than you. "Yes, he said this, not to show that his strength is second only to Antonio, but also to tell me that some key information has not been exposed, don't let me be careful not to confess myself. I understood this, and no longer said anything, but let him take the initiative to say what he wanted to talk about, and he gave up the temptation very interestingly.
"Don't look out, Arthas, it's not my decision, it's your daddy who asked me to observe you, and I'm hesitant to report some of your privacy to him. ā
"A question about the Red Dragon?"
"This Crassus has confessed his identity to me some time ago, and of course I will keep it a secret for him..."Anthony shook his head at my speculation, "Not really. ā
"Was that about my massacre captives in Steinbrad, or did I rob Uther of power in Blackstone Mountain?" I asked for forgivable mistakes, but Antonio denied them, and at last he rebuked me with a little anger in his impatience.
"Maybe it's about what you just made Gianna sad" Just when I was worried, he said something that was not too serious, so I was relieved, since it was not that mistake of principle, it would eventually turn into a small thing, so I continued to listen to him. "Arthas, you did such a thing and said it so frankly. ā
"Yes, I don't want to hide anything from my beloved girl, and indeed I also like that ranger, who is Winlessa's sister, Sylvanas. I was so honest, and Anthony looked at me angrily, and then at my beloved after seeing my determined eyes, but she didn't care, and his old man immediately took back the rebuke he wanted to reprimand me.
"Gianna may forgive you, but what would Dai Lin think. ā
"I only hope to have his understanding, but Gianna is irreplaceable in my position anyway, and he is sure of it. ā
"Well, I hope you can move him. If you don't mind, I'll report this to your respective fathers. Antonio said, and seeing that Gianna did not want to tell his father about it, he sighed, and after a moment of silence, he rebuked me, but this time I immediately refuted it before he could finish speaking
"Arthas, you must know that it will be very difficult for the public to accept an elven princess...."
"Yes, but I'm definitely going to try to face it head-on. Instead of treating her as my underground lover like everyone else, or burying her in my heart and not daring to confess, I think even if I fail, I can't hide my feelings, and they are working hard a lot of the time, aren't they?" I said so, in fact, I have already spoken to the hearts of two people, one is the admiral, the other is himself, yes, he has been holding back his emotions and fighting a bachelor all his life, and the other is to hide the identities of some people, so that he and his beloved elves dare not ask, and even the loss of his own daughter does not know.
This kind of hardship was absolutely self-evident to them, and finally made them give in to me with their hearts.
"Arthas, I see, and of course I'll help you with that. ā
"Thank you very much, Master. As I said that, I was already smiling.
And so we went all the way to Dalaran. Although I haven't been here once or twice, I am still impressed by the magnificent and supernatural images here, and perhaps when my mage apprentices can reach the level of Ronin, I will be able to create such a city that is directly subordinate to Lordaeron.
But I thought so, but what came into view was almost exactly the same as the plan I had just had, because all the faces in front of me were human faces, and most of them were from Lordaeron, and perhaps I had already completed the plan I imagined in advance... After all, most people cheered at me as I imagined, as if they were in their own home city.
Well, this can be taken as a kind of obscenity, but the thought paused a little as a familiar look appeared.
"I didn't expect you to welcome me, I was surprised. "I said to Crassus, yes, there is nothing more comforting than to show off in front of the Red Dragon Queen's consort. But in reality, it wasn't, his dead face made it impossible for me to distinguish his true expression fluctuations, maybe it was my arrogant words that made him angry, and he said the opposite to me anyway.
"I'm not here to welcome you, Arthas. ā
Crassus said, taking it for granted that it was because he felt that he had revealed his identity.
"Well, Master, whatever you do, you have to think of the day you were revealed, after all, not many people know that you are Councilor Kenrito. ā
I took it for granted that his anger stemmed from the revelation of his identity, so I comforted him in this way, but at this moment, he smiled, sneering at me like a hungry dragon facing food, and I was already terrified before he could speak....
"Arthas, you'd better know what you're saying, all I can say is be careful, some people are already paying attention to you. With that, Crassus departed, and I could not help feeling a deep chill at it, and the interest I had just had lost was gone.
I couldn't help but look at Ronin, who was closest to Crassus, but he looked innocent, which may mean that he didn't know who this red dragon mage was talking about, and who knew what he was.
In this regard, I can only tell myself to be calm, and when everything is over, I must ask this mage for clarification.
In the scene, the mages of Dalaran did not show any abnormality because of his words, they would think that this old antique mage of Kenrito, who had no friends, was vexatious, or some few people like Archmage Antonio, would think that I was warning me about the rumored relationship with Sylvanas, in short, they did not show anything unusual, which means that the people here should not know about my involvement with the orcs, otherwise they would not have welcomed me like this.
I should probably take this opportunity to ask Crassus about the actual situation, and until then, but until then, I can only cater to the mages who support me, yes, and not for themselves, after all, most of them will still have a big impact on the future alliance.
In this way, it took us quite a long time to finally reach Archmage Anthony's office, and at this moment my heart was even more nervous, and I wondered if it was him who had been reminded by Crassus, and if anyone else knew about it, no one else had that magical ability except him. I looked at her with some confusion, and then at Luo Ning and Gianna next to me, but they both looked a little confused and worried. It seems that they don't know what this old mage knows either.
Perhaps, I will not admit anything until he confesses, and I am sure that the Speaker of the Council, who has always liked to confess, will not hide something he knows about me.
Eventually, I breathed a sigh of relief because he had treated me like a Lordaeron agent during the conversation, and most of the conversation was about planning for the alliance and some of the political issues that I had previously thought were the most boring. And the fact that the archmage, who was bent on uniting the Alliance, agreed with me on many points of opinion made our conversation very harmonious.
Yes, I'm satisfied, at least that means he's not who Crassus said he was, which means that if the person in the know is some minor person who doesn't matter and has nothing to do with me, I can kill him before the crew in question appears, I thought to myself.
Soon some general political matters were finished, perhaps because I had talked so pleasantly about many things with him or something, and he also talked to me about some other unique but undisclosed understandings, but when he said this, I couldn't help swallowing again.
"I've often observed that orcs aren't born bloodthirsty. Khadgar had also told me what he had heard from Garona, that they were originally ordinary creatures like us, who lived by hunting and gathering fruit...", Antonio said, and before I could finish speaking, I retorted before everyone could express their opinions.
"You believe Garona, too, the murderer of King Ryan!" I said of the orc, which made everyone wonder, yes, I said the opposite of what I usually know.
"Arthas?" everyone wondered, and I quickly said that I was rude, but I motioned for everyone to be quiet.
"I'm sorry, I'm a little excited, but I'd like you to discuss this together, Master. "I sorted it out a little bit and continued to talk about what I knew. "As far as I know, and I've heard Khadgar say, the orcs were affected by demonic blood, and perhaps now that the effect has subsided. But some of their laborers and low-level slaves, as well as orcs, have not been bothered by demonic powers, have they? ā
"Yes. Antonio confessed, and I continued to make it up.
"Garona is one of those kinds, but he did something like that when he was courtesy of Stormwind, it shows the uncertainty of the orc's character, otherwise the demon wouldn't have gone to them first. As I said this, Archmage Antonio nodded, and everyone stared at me as I explained. "It's dangerous to let these creatures out, after all, our beams are over, Master!"
I said so, and Antonio hastened to show his innocence. But I still insist on pushing the blame on them, yes, purely for the purpose of freeing myself from suspicion and becoming the object of suspicion.
"I didn't say I wanted to let them go. ā
"Yes, according to my intelligence, there is a human figure among the members of the group who rescued the orcs, and he is skilled in the use of Dalaran spells. It has nothing to do with you, does it?"
"Are you doubting me? ā
The archmage was a little angry at my impoliteness, so I pretended to be honest again.
"No, I don't think you'd do that, but I just don't want to hide something from you, Master. I think you'll have to go and investigate this matter in detail anyway. ā
"Is Dalaran involved? Antonio said, and then he teleported away, leaving us in his office.
And at this time, Wen Lesa was impatiently ready to question me about that passage. But before she could speak, I reminded her.
"I think we should go to Crassus and see what good things we can find, hopefully there are no 'traps' like Manik's sword. "I deliberately raised my voice when I said the agency, just to remind everyone not to talk about problems here. After everyone realized, Ronin hurriedly used a spell to teleport us to Crassus's residence, where the older mage seemed to have been waiting for us for a long time.