Chapter Eighty-One: News from the North
Although it is rumored that the dragons feed on creatures like us, I still trust the safety of other dragons except the black dragon, and since Sylvanas is following the bronze dragon and Crassus knows about it, then I believe that Sylvanas should be in no danger at all, so I don't worry about him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
After that, we returned to Dunhold for a night's rest, and then reluctantly parted ways with Gianna and went back to our respective duties. That is, she returned to Dalaran, and I returned to the main city....and when I got home, I naturally had to go to my father first, and what I said was naturally the disguise I had arranged..... and the 'why' why I was present in Dunhold.
It is true that my strategic mistake to focus the army's attention on Stratholme was somewhat disappointing in his heart, but it was still an understandable mistake, after all, he was still young, and it was all experience, and what really angered my father was the news that all the orcs had escaped, and some rumors about Gilneth that I had created, as well as news of Blackmore's rebellion. These three things can give him a lot of headaches, and now all three things are placed in front of him together, but compared to the first thing, which is irreparable, and has received some great remedies, the third thing has been handled properly, so his old man's attention is naturally focused on the gray sideburns.
Perhaps he wasn't surprised that the selfish lord would take the risk, after all, Perynord, who was just as selfish as he was, had done just that. Our current close relationship with Kul Tiras and Stormwind has given Gilneth an incentive to do so, but his 'actions' in collusion with the orcs to overthrow the Alliance still annoys my father.
Perhaps that's what my father thought, but in short, the result was that my father summoned one of Gilneth's few envoys in Lordaeron, and then drove the border out after some scolding, and then we almost cut off all contact with Gilneth including commerce, and some of the former trading towns became military garrisons in an instant.
Maybe that's what I didn't expect, but I'm very happy with the results, yes, so that we don't have an excuse to help them clear out the tribes, and likewise, they have enough heavy troops to compete with our borders. Therefore, it also invisibly reduced the number of troops that Gilneth might encircle and suppress Saar. This will indirectly help the orcs gain a foothold in the realm of Gilneys.
When I think about it, I can't help but feel how wise I was to choose to let the tribe go to that place in the first place..... and when I secretly narcissism, I can't help but remember my own heartache again...
According to the report of the return of the guards who had returned from Daronshire, she had returned there on the day we had left Dunhold, and then informed them that they had returned to Lordaeron, and that she herself had returned to Quel'Thalas with the rangers. Yes, she kept the secret for me and didn't say anything, not even about meeting us in Dunhold....
I thought she still had me in her heart, so I tried to contact her by letter, but unfortunately, I repeated the mistake of Tulayan, and all the letters sent went unheard, but I did not give up for a long time, until one day, Gianna told me that she had been told by Kael'thas that I had sent a letter to Sylvanas, and I never continued....
"Damn Kaizi!" I could only scold at the objective constraint in front of me..... maybe it was time for me to change my ways, like go to Quel'Thalas.
But like my relationship with an elven prince, the communication between elves and humans is not even as good as it was before the alliance was formed. This is precisely because their self-superior race sees that our country has reached a point where they cannot afford it, and they cannot fully believe that our strength is to ensure peace on this continent like the dwarves... So I'm not surprised that the relationship has developed so far....
But even if I understood what the use of this would not help me knock on the door of Quel'Thalas--- I thought so when I was rejected by the elven guards at the elven gate, and I had no choice but to leave in the face of their unfriendly bows and arrows aimed at me.
But not all of Quel'Thalas were cold and disdainful of me, there was still a warm-hearted person. Because there was a magical enchantment near the elves, so Ronin could only use teleportation to bring me back when I was far away, and before I was far away, a ranger caught up with me, and I immediately recognized that person was the only human ranger, Nathanos. And when he saw us, he immediately raised his doubts to me.
"You and General Sylvanas, it seems that there is a conflict?"
"Yes, I beg her to forgive meβ" I explained, but as I said this, I realized that the sentence was not an answer to his question, so I re-said. "Actually, after that experience, I made an unforgivable mistake with her. β
"Ohβ" He didn't ask anymore when he heard me explain this, maybe he thought of something else... Anyway, he still wanted to help me, "I think I can help you convey something." β
"I don't think so. β
I replied with some discouragement, and he hesitated for a moment when he heard this, but nevertheless said something that would give me back my courage.
"By the way, in fact, the general is still looking forward to your letter in his heart, although she is still not able to get over the face now....but I hope you can persevere. β
"I see... Nathanos. "I heard him say that I had some bottom in my heart, but I felt that there were other feelings in his words, such as why an Oclante human had so desperately defected to Quel'Thalas, and other deeper things, in short..."Thank you for saying that...."I said sorry to him, but he motioned for me not to continue, but to say goodbye to me immediately.
"This is what I should do, Your Highness. As he spoke, he prepared to turn around. "I guess it's better not to let the other elves see us like this. β
"I seeβ" I nodded heartily, and then turned around. And at this moment, Luo Ning, who was silent on the side, asked the ranger who was about to start. "Are you interested in going home again?"
"Where the Ranger troop is, that's my home. He smiled back and quickly disappeared...and I seemed to smile again, but very briefly.....
Perhaps his words were merely an encouragement to me, and my correspondence continued, but it was all the same, and so a year passed, until I almost thought that something was almost irreparable. This emotional scarring, along with some border conflicts with Gilneth and helping to deal with the political affairs that my father couldn't deal with, made me overlook some of the most important things... That is the day when it comes.
The day was not much different from usual. The only thing that was remarkable was that before that day my companions and I had just gone to the south to inspect the defenses of the army, and now we had just returned to the palace and chatted at the door with some of the guards who had fought for everything, but soon a messenger from the north hurried here and attracted my attention. Yes, I would not have been surprised if I had come from the south, for the present tension with Gilneth would have led me to understand that Grey Sideburns had suddenly made some big moves since I left, but he had come in the opposite direction from him, and I seemed to know that even in times of war with the Horde, the couriers of the north rarely behaved like this, and I seemed to recognize something about it. So I stopped him and asked about the situation.
"A strange plague has been reported in the northern part of Stratholme....many villages have been wiped out. The messenger replied hastily, and I was more surprised by the news than Ronin, who was a local.
"What!" I immediately realized something when I heard this, yes, I knew that some time had come. I hastened to order the messenger to deliver this message to my father, and he continued to gallop away at a moment's notice, but I did not think it would attract the attention of his old man, so I followed, and my companions followed me with the same bewilderment, both out of curiosity and duty.
But while I was still on the steps of the palace, I saw a large black crow flying out of the doorway, yes, there are very few crows in Lordaeron, and what it can represent at this time, I think I know.
'Father didn't heed the prophet's opinion, and we were a step too late....' I thought with some emotion, but then again, it would have been unrealistic for the whole of Lordaeron to move to Kalimdor with just one word from him before the demon had moved...
Yes, it may be too unrealistic to change some things. But maybe something can be changed.
I am not the only one who has been paying attention to this crow for a long time, Ronin also has great doubts about his appearance, even if it disappears from view, he still looks in that direction, yes, this means that some people have noticed the special nature of that crow.
"That bird, is it weird?"
I asked the mage, and he shook his head.
"Maybe it's just a delusion..."
"Delusion, do you think it's a delusion?"
"Because there's no way a creature can have that kind of power, unless it's a Deathwing-level dragon king, but do you think it could be any of them?"
In the face of my questioning, Luo Ning defended himself, yes, he said this, completely because some of his feelings did not match the objective conditions caused by incomprehension, and I seemed to have to persuade some of her.
"Is that kind of power? Luo Ning should not confuse your rational understanding because of some unreasonableness. As I said this, Luo Ning stopped and wondered. Yes, he knew that even an ordinary and excellent mage would not be able to perceive this power, let alone me, a human who knew nothing about spells. He seemed to have something in mind about it. And when I saw him, I only smiled contemptuously and bitterly. "Heh, let's see what this powerful guy has warned us. β
With that, I walked forward again, and went to meet the time when it really came.