Chapter Forty-Three: Punishment and Blox
On the platform, long tables and chairs in the style of Cadore have been set up, and on the tables are fruit and starry moon well water to entertain human guests.
With the exception of Varian, Gianna, and the two lieutenants, the other human knights and scouts did not follow, but instead performed the guard work in the audience, and on the Night Elf side, only Tyrande, Malfurion, and a few handmaidens were on the stage.
The leaders of the two sides talked about business after a brief and polite greeting, first introduced each other's general situation, religion, culture, and history have talked about some, of course, the main conversation is military in the back, the two sides have talked for a long time in this regard, and they all have a feeling of seeing each other late, the human side lacks elite long-range archers like the Night Elves, and the Night Elves side also lacks a large number of melee soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding shields, plus the two sides have similar beliefs, sacrifices and priests can be used uniformly, So it was not long before an agreement was reached on the willingness to cooperate, and a detailed discussion of the method of cooperation quickly began.
While the atmosphere of Varian's discussion with Tyrande and Malfurion became more and more enthusiastic, Claudia was a little bored, and Arthur, another lieutenant, took the initiative to take on the work of taking minutes, and there was really nothing else for her to do at this level of meeting, so the blonde girl quickly began to be in a daze, and after drinking a glass of moon well water and eating some fruit, she sat down on the table and observed the surrounding scenery.
Mount Hyjal is the holy mountain of the Night Elves, here not only has the temple of the gods of the wilderness, but also has the World Tree worshiped by the Night Elves, so it is well organized by the Night Elves on weekdays, and the surrounding of this temple is even more beautiful mountains and rivers, and the scenery is beautiful.
Claudia didn't sleep well last night, she was excited until a long time after midnight before falling asleep, otherwise she wouldn't have slept a little in the morning and couldn't get up in the morning, and her current body is only sixteen years old after all, which is the age of lethargy, so she is full of food and drink in the warm sun, and the fight between her upper and lower eyelids is getting more and more intense, and the words of Variantyland and others around her are gradually becoming more and more like lullaby.
Seeing that Claudia was about to fall asleep and make a fool of herself, suddenly a rough and powerful hand grabbed her slender waist from behind the girl and flicked her fingers hard, and the special tendon from the soft flesh on her waist instantly woke Claudia awake, and she soon found that the big hand on her waist came from Varian on her left side, at this time Varian looked at Tyrande and Malfurion on the opposite side as usual, and Gianna was discussing the use of magic with the two:
"Honorable High Priest and Grand Druid, with all due respect, you should not ban magic because it has caused disasters, because even if you don't, there are traces of magic in Quel'Thalas, in Dalaran, in Stormwind City, and in every corner of the world, and your ban can only prohibit the use of magic by your own people, but not by others outside your territory or even by your enemies."
"Magic is a sword, and since we can't stop the enemy from using it, we should study how to put the sword in a scabbard so that it doesn't hurt us, rather than fighting the enemy who also uses the sword with our bare hands for fear that the sword will hurt us."
Gianna's philosophical words were attracting the attention of Tyrande and Malfurion, and Claudia was instantly relieved to see that the two had not noticed her gaffe, and then she remembered that Varian and him were still holding her big hands.
It's miserable, how could I be so sleepy just now, I almost lost my respect.
Claudia, who knew that she had made a mistake, suddenly felt a wail in her heart, all sleepiness disappeared, and quickly straightened her body, and Varian's corner of her eyes saw that the girl had come to her senses, and her right hand pinched it again without a trace and took it back.
Claudia's waist suddenly tingled, and she looked up at Varian with a sad look in her eyes, who still looked as usual, and agreed with Gianna's views on magic: "Yes, as far as I know, Kenrito has been using magic safely all these years, and if you need it, we can have other archmages come and explain their experiences." ”
At this time, Malfurion has also been persuaded by Gianna, after all, Gianna's truth is obvious, it is only his own people who are forbidden to ban magic, and the night elves have not suffered from the lack of spellcasters in these days of warfare.
Tyrande also nodded to Gianna, "We will no longer mind the actions of our allies to release magic in the land of Kadore, and we will decide whether to lift the magic ban after the end of the future war based on the opinions of other clansmen." ”
In the following time, the two sides reached an agreement on a number of cooperation methods, such as this battle Night Elves are responsible for the supply of food and herbs on the human side, humans and Night Elves can start trading certain items in the future, and humans can borrow a group of druids to repair some barren land of humans in the future, etc., Claudia has been obediently listening for the rest of the time and has not been sleepy again, and from time to time she looks at Varian next to her, she is a little ashamed when she is caught by the king when she is napping.
Gianna tried to get some druid books and moon well water back to study, but Malfurion readily agreed to her request and reminded her that the energy in the moon well water would be clean in a few hours.
Varian finally had time to turn his head to his errant lieutenant and raise his voice very low: "I'll punish you when I get back." Varian then turned his head again and joined the conversation among the others.
What kind of punishment will it be?
Claudia's thinking suddenly turned to another aspect, the punishment she received for making mistakes when she was a child was often beaten with a wooden stick, and she was not allowed to cry when she was beaten, and the biggest punishment given to her by the mentor when she was by her mentor's side was only to copy a certain passage from the Holy Light Book again, and the punishments such as punishments, whips, and confinements commonly used in the army after inheriting the title were often not used on nobles and high-ranking professionals, and it was generally just a verbal warning or a fine of money, and I didn't know how Varian planned to punish her when she returned.
Speaking of confinement, Claudia thought of the demon hunter who had been imprisoned for 10,000 years, and planned to ask the high priest what the final verdict of the demon hunter was, after all, the demon hunter had also helped her.
Soon, the first meeting between the Night Elves and the human leader ended happily, and at the end, Varian gave Tyrande a communication ring and agreed on a communication password, intending to use the communication ring to contact the army movement and the next meeting, the leaders of both sides got up and prepared to leave, Claudia had the opportunity to come to Tyrande's side and whispered about Illidan: "Honorable High Priest, I heard that the guide you gave me last time he violated the ban, how is he now?" ”
The girl's question reminded Tyrande of the fierce quarrel that had erupted two days earlier:
"Tyrande, why is it that even outsiders can approve of what I have done for my people, but my own people can't accept it and want to expel me?"
"Illidan, do you know how much I was criticized by the other people for letting you out? And what about you? Although you killed the Demon Lord, what is the difference between your current appearance and those monsters? ”
"Monsters? That's what you think of me? Tyrande? I don't care what other people think, I just care about you! I just want to prove it in my own strength. ”
"Brute force doesn't mean true strength, that's why I chose your brother over you."
This is the end of Tyrande's memories, the expulsion of Illidan was a reluctant decision made by her and Malfurion, of course she knew how great Illidan's merits were, but his appearance and strength were not accepted by the Night Elves at all, if he continued to indulge him, the entire Night Elf society would even be turbulent because of this, as the leader, Tyrande had no choice, and even after she made the decision to expel Illidan, she also knew that many Night Elves must be privately arguing about this "too light" sentence, Finally, Tyrande's expression was a little complicated, and he briefly replied to the girl:
"He's not the guide I found for you, and Malfurion's decision is my final decision."
"I see." Claudia didn't press on, although she felt that the sentence was a bit too harsh, but it was a matter of the Night Elves after all, and it could easily be misinterpreted as disrespect to the Night Elves if outsiders asked too much.
The participants of the two sides began to walk down the high platform and prepare to leave, when suddenly the strong men present looked in one direction of the woods, and a human in a cloak was walking out of the forest with two orcs.
Madivan, Saar, Brooks.
Claudia quickly recognized the names of the three figures, only to hear Tyrande exclaim as well, "Broxsiga." ”
Varian's face turned cold and he frowned, "High Priest, did you invite tribes today in addition to us humans?" ”
Tyrande immediately knew that what she had just said had misunderstood Varian, and she quickly shook her head and denied it: "I didn't invite the orc, I don't know why that old orc gave me a very familiar feeling, and the name appeared in my heart. However, since they dare to approach the Holy Land without permission, then they should be warned. ”
Later, in order to dispel the doubts of mankind, Tyrande took the lead in raising his bow and arrows: "Stop, you are not welcome here!" ”
As the High Priest made his decision, the Night Elf guards quickly stood in a row and aimed their bows and arrows at the three figures.