Chapter Eighty-Four: The King's Roar
Alterac Palace.
King Aiden Pirenod was lying on his finest white bearskin, a glass of Danasuste wine in his hand, and in the hall, in the warm light, scantily clad young dancers were swaying in a mood, showing off their beautiful bodies.
Aiden thought of the orcs he had let go, and a smug smile appeared on his face. The old fox of Terenus probably didn't even think that he had betrayed them, and I really wanted to see his surprised expression when he faced the orc army that appeared in the royal city. Come to think of it, the orcs have been attacking for days, and Lordaeron should be running out of their way.
Aiden has never been a great and selfless person, and he has long known the strong combat effectiveness of orcs through his subordinates, and he clearly understands that with his own strength, it is impossible to stop the orcs.
What the? You say dragging them down?
Alterac is not large, and some of his troops have been sent to the front line, and the remaining troops guarding the homeland are not many, if he tries his best, he can indeed hold off these orcs, but how much will Alterac lose? Aiden didn't even need a clerk to count, he could guess that blocking the orcs, Alterac would definitely be greatly damaged, and when the time came, the old fox who had been coveting the land of Alterac for a long time, would definitely not let Alterac go.
Aiden shook his head and shook these thoughts away, he didn't think there was anything wrong with letting the orcs pass, at least, for Alterac, there was nothing to lose, and people's lives were still stable.
"Your Majesty!"
An Alterac soldier in military uniform burst in breathlessly, his face a little anxious.
"It's the army of the Alliance, they ...... They broke into the castle! ”
"What ?!!"
Aiden's face suddenly became very pale, and the wine glass in his hand also fell on the fluffy carpet, and the bright red wine suddenly spread on the white carpet, which was extremely eye-catching under the reflection of the light, with a trace of ominous atmosphere.
"Why don't you stop them?"
Aiden roared angrily.
"As for the guards, tell them to stop them at once and drive them out of the castle."
"No, we're already in, Your Majesty Aiden Pirinord—"
A calm and cold voice came from outside the palace door, and Aiden's face kept changing, and finally showed a warm smile and greeted the few people who walked in.
"It seems that Your Majesty does not seem to welcome our arrival."
Tulayan and the others came to the center of the hall, ignoring Aiden's outstretched arms, all staring at him with cold eyes.
Danas sneered even more unceremoniously, with a deep contempt and ridicule in his eyes.
Do they already know what they're doing? The smile on Aiden's face froze, and he felt a little bad in his heart, but a kind smile appeared on his face.
"Danas, anyway, I'm also your elder, is that how Solas taught you manners?"
"Hah!" Danas gave him a disdainful look, "If you dare to do it, you have to dare to do it, Aiden Pirenod." Danas called out his name directly, "Your betrayal of the alliance and collusion with the Horde have been revealed, surrender." ”
Aiden's eyes narrowed suddenly, revealing a hint of murderous aura. Kudran and Danas took a small step forward imperceptibly, vaguely protecting Tulayan and Khadka behind them.
"Do you know the consequences of what you say, little Thor Bain!" Aiden's tone was full of threat, "You are an invasion, you are undermining the unity and stability of the Alliance, if you cause chaos among the soldiers and let the orcs take advantage of it, can you afford this responsibility?" ”
"I can afford it." Tulayan gently squeezed Kudran away and stood in front of Aiden, his fierce and determined eyes staring at Aiden.
Aiden glanced at him with disdain: "Tulayan, you are a commoner who is fortunate to have the favor of Archbishop Fao, and has been given the status of a paladin, and then I don't know why you are favored by Sir Lothar, but that's all. ”
He put his fingers on the armor on Tulayan's chest, held his head high, and said contemptuously: "You--you are not qualified to question me. ”
"Fart!" The Torbanes had long seen the timid king as unpleasant, and Danas was young and impulsive, clenching his fists and about to go up to beat Aiden, while Kudran Brutehammer, another of Tulayan's best friends, was also eager to try.
Tulayan hurriedly motioned for the two to calm down, he looked at King Alterac with a proud face, and then said slowly without humility or arrogance:
"I am only a deputy to the Sir, and I am really not qualified to question His Majesty the King, or to convict His Majesty."
Aiden's face showed a smug smile, a guy from a civilian background, he was just taken a **** luck and was favored by Lothar, if it was in normal times, he wouldn't even have the qualifications to talk to himself.
"But," Tulayan's tone suddenly became stern, and Aiden's smile froze on his face, "your betrayal of the Alliance is unforgivable, and I will imprison you pending the verdict of the King's Council." ”
"You're slandering!" Aiden roared, glaring at Tulayan with fierce eyes.
Tulayan shook his head with a look of regret and beckoned back.
Haas !! It's you?!!! ”
Aiden couldn't keep his composure anymore when he saw the person walking in, and his face suddenly turned as pale as white paper. Haas's appearance made him understand that everything he had done had been exposed, and Haas, the officer he trusted, had betrayed himself as if he had betrayed the Alliance, and it was not difficult to explain why Tulayan and the others were able to come here so easily.
"What did I do wrong?" Aiden's face was ashen, and his red eyes roared, "Where was the Alliance when the orc army came here?" Absence! We formed alliances to protect our kingdom in this situation, but the horde has been beaten under our noses, where is our precious alliance? ”
"We ......," Tulayan wanted to explain, but he didn't know where to start.
"Yes, I am complicit with the orcs!" Aiden lost his cool and shouted angrily. "Because I want us all to survive!" He let his anger and fear explode in his words. "Do you know what we're facing? The elite of the tribe is planning to sweep away this mountain range! Walk through our homes! Do you know how many of them there are? Thousands! Million! They're as tall as trolls, but as strong as two trolls! They were muscular, with sharp fangs—the orc I had seen, whose warhammer took a full three men to lift, and which he wielded effortlessly like a child's toy! No one can resist them! They're going to kill us all! They've destroyed Stormwind, and Alterac will be their next one! ”
"That's not a reason for you to collude with the Horde, Pirenod." Tulayan said calmly, in fact, the alliance did not expect such a situation, but Aiden's approach is likely to plunge the alliance into a crisis, or even collapse. That's why Tulayan dared to break into this place and prepare to imprison Aiden.
"Hahaha-" Aiden laughed maniacally when he saw that Tulayan was determined to imprison him, and he knew that he was finished, and that Tyrenus and Solas would not let him go easily.
"Do you think you're still in time? It has been a few days since the orcs, and the royal city of Lordaeron is probably already burning in the raging fire at this time, hahaha, your efforts are in vain, and the orcs will not let you go. ”
Danas and Tulayan looked at each other, and Aiden Pirenod was so virtuous that it was no wonder that he didn't even have the courage to fight the orcs.
Waving his soldiers in, he brought the gaffe King of Alterac down, and the final disposition of the king needs to be decided by the king's council, Tulayan has more important matters, they must speed up to support Lordaeron, and the royal city cannot afford to lose.