Camlido, Fear Coast.

The fleets around Theramore had been mobilized to the vicinity of the sea, and the sailors were busy salvaging the wreckage of the Storm Shield, salvaging some important supplies, and identifying the bodies of the dead and dog tags, and the beach was littered with the corpses of sailors and several royal knights.

This is what Claudia saw when she reached the Shores of Dread, refusing the officers' inhibition and joining Gianna in approaching the shattered corpses.

The dead died in a variety of ways, some were drowned, some died by sword or magic, and some were bitten by giant beasts.

"What a nightmare."

Gianna, who had been following Claudia closely, took her eyes off the swollen and shattered corpses, her stomach churning and she was dizzy, Gianna had slain countless enemies with her spells, but she was a ranged caster, and rarely saw as many bloody limbs as close as melee troops or medics.

Gianna endured the discomfort in her body and glanced at Claudia worriedly, Claudia could no longer see anything abnormal on the surface after being reminded by Egwen, she was silently walking next to a corpse at the moment, and from time to time she picked up a soldier's nameplate and looked at it and put it down, but her pale face and slightly trembling corners of her mouth revealed her uneasy mood, especially when she saw the corpses of those royal knights.

As if noticing Gianna's gaze, Claudia turned to look at Gianna, her voice low and calm, "You know what? I know every royal knight who died here, every single one. ”

"He's Kaslan, a rookie who only joined the Order last year, and he blushes every time he greets me in the first few days."

"He's Abner, who's as interested in books as I am in my free time, and I often run into him when I go to the library."

"He's Duckett, I've treated his injuries myself at Mount Hyjal, and his greatest wish is that his youngest son will become a royal knight too."

……

Claudia told everything in the calmest voice as she could as she went, but Gianna felt more and more uncomfortable in her heart, as smart as Gianna could naturally feel the pain and anger contained in these words, Gianna felt extremely guilty, but she didn't know how to comfort Claudia, so she could only whisper: "I'm sorry." ”

"It's not your fault, I'll take my friends back to Stormwind to be buried and compensate their families," Claudia's face was still calm, but anger was already burning in her eyes, "The most important thing now is to find out who attacked them and my husband's whereabouts." ”

"Although it will take a while for Egwene's backtracking spell to come to fruition," Gianna hesitated for a moment, then continued, "We Kul Tiras are no strangers to these bite marks and claw marks, and according to Captain Nelson, these marks are exactly the same as those caused by the Red Dragons in the last war, and the Red Dragon Legion is very suspicious. ”

Claudia shook her head: "It's not the Red Dragon Legion, the Red Dragon Legion has a very special relationship with me, and it is unlikely that it will attack Varian." ”

Gianna speculated, "It could be some other dragon." ”

"Let's stop guessing, let's wait for the results of Egwen's spell."

Gianna agreed, and the two girls continued to check on the progress of the salvage, and more bodies and wreckage were found, and Claudia became more and more sad and angry, but fortunately, Varian's body was never found.

Egwen's spell was finally channeled, and in the face of Claudia and Gianna who looked concerned, Egwene spread his hands and said helplessly: "Although the spell backtracking shows that the red dragon did it, I still found clues, someone used magic to mislead the prophetic spell and the backtracking spell results, and wanted to blame the red dragon, but as for who is misleading us, I don't know." ”

Gianna frowned, the matter obviously lost its clue, and after Claudia was silent for a moment, a dangerous flame ignited in her eyes, and she said coldly: "Originally, I didn't want to use this ability, but what that person did has succeeded in provoking me, so I don't care about disturbing the peace of the dead, come here with me, the truth will appear soon." ”

"Disturb the peace of the dead," Gianna repeated before exclaiming, "Would you have forbidden psychic magic?" ”

"I don't know psychic magic," Claudia denied, "but no psychic can compare to me, it's an instinct that is as easy as eating and drinking, etched in my blood." ”

Soon after, Claudia found the nearest node in the Shadow Realm with the connection between Valkyrie and the Shadow Realm, and stepped into the Shadow Realm with Egwene and Gianna looking at each other curiously or in surprise.

Twenty minutes later, Claudia's body emerged in place, her eyes reddening, and she said what she had learned from the mouth of the fallen elite captain:

"According to Captain Vincent, three days ago, the Black Dragon Legion attacked the Storm Shield, and the battle broke out in the direction (460.73, 819.25), and we can go to that position to verify Captain Vincent's words."

"Black Dragon, that would explain the traces and why the Red Dragons are to blame," Gianna looked disgusted at first, and then she noticed that Claudia's expression was wrong, and asked cautiously and softly, "Did Captain Vincent mention Varian?" ”

"When Vincent died, Varian had already fallen into the water and was still resisting, and there was no Varian breath in the Shadow Realm, but how could Varian be rescued in that case, maybe the enemy had captured him or his soul and was torturing him now...... When it came to the end, Claudia's heart was so twisted that she couldn't help but burst into tears.

After seeing Claudia's sad appearance, Gianna also felt a pain in her heart, and Egwen on the side comforted: "Don't think too much, with Varian's identity, even if the black dragon really catches him, he won't easily hurt his life, things haven't reached the worst step, we have to go to the scene to see, Varian still has the possibility of escaping." ”

Claudia also had a fluke in her heart, she wiped her tears, nodded, and said, "You're right, Egwen. ”

Gianna gave the order, and a galleon quickly carried Claudia and the others to the location where Captain Vincent said the naval battle had broken out, where Claudia and the others dived into the depths of the sea with a waterproof shield and found more relics, including Varian's artifact, Domka.

While confirming the news that the Black Dragon Legion had attacked the Storm Shield, Stumka's machine spirit also informed Claudia of Varian's whereabouts, and Claudia's luck was shattered, and Varian was indeed captured by the Black Dragon Legion.

"Little girl, since Varian is missing and you are the most suitable candidate at this stage, Stommka will admit your qualifications to take charge of the artifact, and I have to admit that you are very lucky."

"Lucky?" Claudia was depressed and asked angrily, "My husband is missing, I don't know where he is, I don't know what kind of torture he is suffering, why do you think that this is my luck?" ”

Stomka tepidly explained: "Before your husband is found, you will be in charge of the Storm Kingdom, and you are naïve and not a qualified king, after you have been recognized by Sdomka, a symbol of royal power, this can at least quickly make your people recognize you and generate confidence, isn't it your luck?" ”

"What are you kidding, virtues like kindness and kindness are tantamount to naivety? Varian has said that I just need to stick to myself. Claudia was in a bad mood, and she then chose to disconnect to end Stoneka's troubled words: "Of course your husband wants you to always be kind and simple, but the king is ...... other"

Claudia and Egwin Gianna explained a few words, and while they were discussing countermeasures, a small boat quickly approached Claudia's sailboat, informing the three women of the attack on Stormwind.

Claudia's anger was even greater, and Egwen reminded, "Stay calm, Claudia, you must be calm to deal with the enemy's plots. ”

"You're right, Egwen," Claudia reminded, suppressing her anger, "I need to stay calm. ”

However, Claudia's composure didn't last long, as the first news she received when she returned to the palace of Stormwind made her lose her mind, and she became completely furious when she saw the dead Serra and her terrified daughter.

"Very good," Claudia said through gritted teeth, her flush flush, and in the face of the ashamed Duke Grayson, Claudia raised her voice and asked, "Tell me, where are those thugs who dared to collude with the enemy and harm my children and people now!" ”

"Your Majesty, the situation is unclear now, and there may be conspiracies among the enemy, so for the sake of safety, it is better for you to stay in the palace," Duke Grayson glanced at the children in the room and reminded in a low voice, "And Your Highnesses also need your company." ”

Claudia noticed that she had just become a little louder, Barathan and Geralt were fine, and Angela, who was already frightened, was frightened again, which made Claudia come to her senses a lot, she smiled sadly, and said to the duke: "No, the country needs a man now, not a mother who only cries with her child, I must personally go and inspire the people and soldiers, just like Varian." ”

Egwen, who goes by the pseudonym Tabesa, also said: "Your Majesty, please feel free to go, I will stay here to accompany Your Highness, and if there is anything important, I will immediately notify you by spell." ”

Duke Grayson did not persuade him again, Claudia then picked up the children and kissed them, and when it came to Anduin, she admonished: "Anduin, you are the elder brother, and when the queen mother is away, you need to take care of the younger brothers and sisters." ”

"I'll do it, Queen Mother." Anduin promised in a firm, his eyes still red and swollen, but no longer weeping.

Claudia could feel the slight change in Anduin, but she didn't have time to think about it, so she walked over to her dresser, picked up a pair of scissors, and quickly cut her long hair with a few clicks in the eyes of the others.

"You don't have to, my sister." Gianna's gaze swept over the scattered blonde hair, and finally looked at Claudia's new look in distress.

"This country needs men, and I don't need to dress up for anyone other than Varian," Claudia picked up Domka and swore, "I must get Varian back, but until he returns, I will protect the country and its people for him!" ”

"Now, it's time to end today's chaos! Let the enemies witness the wrath of Stormwind! Claudia took the Stonecard and headed for the door.

Gianna looked at Claudia with a worried gaze, and she immediately followed.