Chapter 64: The Beginning of the War (I)
After that, everyone didn't stay long before going back to their own homes. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info and I was still lying in bed thinking about what happened today. Indeed, there are a lot of things that have been experienced today...
I can't help but sort it out one by one. First of all, the mage Arugao, I can't remember what kind of identity he is. Even if you want to break your scalp, you don't have any impression at all, you just know that he must be a character who can't be ignored. Secondly, the Blackmore Lord, whether he had really seen or heard something he shouldn't have known, as the Ranger had said, and even so, his conscience was questioning whether he really wanted to poison him, or whether he should use his business talents like goblins to serve himself. Thirdly, my dwarven master, Muradin, actually went to Northrend as in history and has not returned, I know that this is not good news for me, and besides, it is necessary for me to save her anyway, of course, I mean to really let him return to Azeroth alive, not as the script says...
Thinking of such a thing, I couldn't help but shake my head, and quickly turned to the fourth question, which is also something that makes me wonder, this time I canonized the Holy Knight's newly obtained Holy Light power....I did not receive the Holy Light Baptism and Purification like an ordinary Paladin, yes, I have experienced similar purification and baptism more than once, and that feeling is definitely not my feeling of being fine. It should be the same as the three of them.
But why is it different this time, and I still directly absorb the power of this holy light. There is even a long-lost sense of belonging to this power.
"Or is it all a coincidence and an accident?" I said to myself with suspicion, but soon realized that something was wrong, and that the time I had released the light to illuminate the hall, Gianna had not been affected in the slightest. She was even able to look directly at me through this blinding power, knowing that both the Paladin, who had mastered the power of the Holy Light, and the powerful Arugao and Ronin of her spells, had been affected in some way.
I can't sleep because of these things, and that's just for today. I also have doubts about the future, that is, about the orcs of Blackstone Mountain.
Why did the orcs of Blackstone Mountain spread their brutality to Stormwind? You must know that their strength has not been qualitatively improved, but they have to expose their strength to the Alliance, I don't think that the two sons of the Black Hand, Red and Maim, are so stupid, that he has caused the suppression of other countries in the alliance to have no good results for them.
I pondered in agony, and at that moment, my beloved teleported to my room in her pajamas. And for her appearance, my sadness immediately disappeared.
"Gianna!" I couldn't help but smile when I stepped in and pulled her closer to my bedside.
"You didn't sleep either. β
"Yes, haven't I been waiting for you. β
I deceived with good intentions, and then took advantage of her doubts to me to bring us closer.
"Wait for me?"
"That's why I didn't let Ronin set up an enchantment to prevent the spell from being cast. β
I explained, and now my hands are taking this opportunity to completely control her, yes, as long as she doesn't say no, I'm afraid she will be completely controlled by me. But it backfired, and although she did not refuse, she shook her head with regret. And this puzzles me.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm going back to Dalaran tomorrow with Master Antonio. β
"Oh. "I can't help but feel a sense of loss at this result. But there is no way, since she is leaving, then I don't need to be polite to her today. I shook my head and immediately tore off my disguise. "That's why you came to me secretly today. I couldn't help but laugh lewdly, and letting this tone and attitude inevitably make her struggle between feelings and self-esteem, and the most direct manifestation of this was that she called my name in shame and anger.
"Arthas!"
"Yes, you still have courses to complete. I regained my composure as I spoke, and motioned for her not to be angry, "Antonio must be ready to teach you how to take care of the house." β
At this time, I couldn't help but sigh, one was to express my unwillingness, and the other was to win her inner sympathy. And this act of deceiving feelings is very effective. She immediately showed concern for me.
"Arthas, how I want to go and fight with you.... But I'm afraid you'll..."
"Like your brother?" I immediately thought of what she was trying to say, and I hugged her into my arms to comfort her. "No, paladins don't die so easily. β
"And thatβ" Gianna said with some hesitation, to which I could not help but explain her feelings.
"Are you worried about Sylvanas? Or are you worried that I'm getting to know some sisters for you?"
The way I joked at her made her start to move on me, but if a female mage only uses a physical attack on a paladin... This kind of behavior will only make her get caught by me more quickly. And she had no choice but to show me a look of submission.
"Forget it, you just need to be safe..."
At this moment, Gianna did not choose to continue to resist, but snuggled up to me, I knew what this meant, so I helped her down and hid it in the cashmere quilt on the bed....Yes, like the ultimate plan, I once again had her body and mind, and this time I did not choose to spare her easily....
When I woke up again, it was tomorrow morning, although Gianna had already left, but the messy sheets, there seemed to be some traces left that needed to be cleaned up carefully, but these superfluous tasks were not important to me at all, the important thing was that I had now forgotten the unhappiness brought to me by those worries last night, and instead allowed me to relive the beauty of yesterday.
Of course, it would be better if it could be eternal...
I thought so, and soon I was ready and stepped out of the courtyard again. Yes, this time, as the host, my country would like to send off the distinguished guests such as Whitewater Castle and Kurtilas. As for this time, I was even directly tasked by my father to complete the task in his place, and he himself went to discuss the details of the dispatch with the ministers and the archbishop's paladins, as well as the group of people in Stormwind.
So this time, my partners and I were the only ones standing at the intersection waiting for them to leave one after another.
Originally, according to the plan, Gilneth should be on the list of congratulations, but I heard that after yesterday's celebration, he had already returned with Arugao's teleportation technique, and sure enough, as I thought, he came through teleportation. And for his unsociable behavior, we have long been accustomed to it. After all, at the beginning of the formation of the alliance, Gilneth was just behaving as if it were nothing, so I didn't care about it.
Now thinking about that King Gilneis, I can't help but be amused. Fort Riptide, the 'ally' he had worked so hard to manage, actually gave up the line of boycotting the alliance that he had agreed with him because of a few words, which really made him have no need to stay any longer, and I even thought of him being angry about this.
But when I hugged Galen, I changed my mind again. It is true that the new king has shown much more enthusiasm for me than he had been yesterday, but I have only smiled at this, for I can also deeply feel that his enthusiasm is also much lower than last night, because he only exchanged pleasantries with me, but did not say a word about the actual content, and I even suspect that last night's verbal promises were a dead letter.
But what can I do, I can only hope that his conscience will be discovered.
After sending them away, the admiral who had just arrived at the intersection also saw the complete scene between me and him, and unceremoniously confided in me a sentence of recognition that resonated with me in the form of greeting me.
"How long can this enthusiasm last? He sighed and gestured to the vanishing Fort Riptide flag in front of him.
For his tone, if it weren't for this relationship with Gianna, I would definitely think that he was sowing discord. But Prodmore, who actually experienced life and death with his father Danas, still has a deeper understanding of this, and yes, for Fort Riptide and the Alliance, some people have been lost and will not be returned.
"I don't knowβ" I shook my head and sighed in response to Dalin's question, then turned to the beloved behind him with an instant smile back. "But I know that some passions last forever. β
Yes, I just ignored everyone present and looked at Gianna behind him so affectionately, and at this time the emotions between us had ignored the existence of her father and other others. After all, the admirals who came from the military no longer reproach me for such directness. It's just that unlike what I imagined, I thought Gianna would approach me as usual. But in fact, I saw her shaking her head and sighing, and at the same time, another familiar figure gave me the answer in the form of grabbing her arm.
"Oh, Prince, you may be thinking about what will happen to you, but before that she has to go back to Dalaran with me. β
"Of course, Master Antonio. I couldn't help but bow to his presence, but before I could turn around, they disappeared without a trace with the voice of the Whitebeard Mage.
"Then we'll go first, Arthas. β
The Whitebeard Mage didn't wait for me to say goodbye to her and took Gianna away with the teleportation technique, for which I couldn't help but sigh, I thought I could still warm up with her, and such a sudden disappearance couldn't help but make me feel as if I had lost something, standing blankly, even forgetting his own current duty, but fortunately it was his father who was sending him off this time, and he would not feel out of it.
"Alsace. β
"Yes, General. I replied to Prodmore's instructions, and he didn't say anything, but walked in the same way, patted my arm, sighed, and headed south with his group.
Seeing his determined and sad look easily reminded me of his emotional regret at this time, yes, compared to me and the admiral. His sense of loss was not at all something I could experience, and it was hard to express the feeling that she had only such a flesh and blood to accompany her, but that she had left his knees when she was twelve years old and was destined to stay in another country.
Maybe I can only experience that feeling when I have a daughter married like him. And looking at his determined eyes, I seemed to know the meaning of his action just now, which should be to hope that I can show strength, only in this way can he really feel at ease to bring her to my side.
Thinking of this, my face returned to a smile, yes, I have to keep this mentality anyway, after all, there are still a wave of lords who need my laughter and farewell. Especially the oncoming Blackmore and his general Langton's carriage and horses, he didn't want him to be aware of his weakness.
After two hours, all the guests who should have been delivered were gone. I asked Ronin and Falik to go back to the royal city first, and each summoned the mage and my father to arrange for my personal guards to go south to Stormwind City, while the rest of us paladins entered the archbishop's council chamber and listened to the progress of the matter, so as to prepare our own plans for the march.
Yes, the time of peace and leisure is over, and the time of war is coming....that is the real beginning.