Chapter 465: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole
"Jean this guy ......" King Solas clenched his fists, blew his beard and glared about to lose his temper, but finally shook his head helplessly - there was no good solution for the king of the kingdom of Gilnehs.
"I want to ...... Jean didn't necessarily want to break away from the Alliance, and he probably wouldn't have that idea anyway. King Terenus shook his head, looked around, and lowered his voice.
"And why do you say he is? What else did he contribute to this war, besides attending the first military meetings and sending a wrecked warship? If it weren't for the lack of evidence, I would have to wonder if he had betrayed the Alliance, just like that coward Aiden. King Solas said unequivocally.
"I think ......," said King Terenus, "and Jean didn't expect this war to end so soon. β
"What do you mean?" King Solas asked, confused.
"I don't think Jean doesn't want to meddle in this war, but he just wants to postpone the time when the Kingdom of Gilneth joins the fight, you know, in the initial military meeting, he has always had a bit of a ...... about Stormwind's territory," King Terenus said helplessly.
In Anduin? When Lothar and the remnants of the storm arrived in Lordaeron, Jean attended an emergency military meeting in King Terenus's drawing room.
At that meeting, there were two kings against the orc invasion and Anduin? Lothar's identity is questioned, one is King Solas and the other is Jean? Greyman.
King Soras's reason for questioning is well known, and the House of Torbain has replaced the descendants of Soladin the Great as the masters of Riptide Castle. King Solas had to worry about Anduin? The blood of Lothar.
As for Jean? Greymane ...... King Terenus knew the neighbor's mental activity well - in their correspondence, Jean repeatedly referred to the homeland of the Stormwind Kingdom - and no one like Jean would do anything that would not go unprofitable.
King Terenus explained why. It dawned on King Soras; Jean? Greymane also exchanged letters with him, and King Solas knew something about the mercenary King Gilneth.
"Then ......," Arthas said suddenly, "perhaps we can take King Jean...... Bringing Lordaeron? β
"How?" King Solas was intrigued, and if it weren't for his identity and other reasons, he would have wanted to rush to the city of Gilneth and beat him up.
"Since King Jean is interested in territory, then we will use territory to attract him." Alsace analyzed. "As you said, father, King Jean probably doesn't want to quit the alliance now...... Otherwise, Gilneth will be resented by the remaining nations of the Alliance, in the character of King Jean. He wouldn't do such a thing. β
Both kings nodded their heads and acknowledged Arthas's words - it was a matter of no benefit to withdraw from the alliance unilaterally and without any reason without contributing anything to the alliance.
"I don't think King Jean has reacted yet. He didn't know what he was supposed to do now. Arthas guessed wrong.
"Didn't react?" King Solas asked.
"Yes. His Majesty King Solas, as my father said, the war ended too quickly, King Jean did not expect the war to end in such a way, and he should now be also worried that the League would hold Gilneth accountable for his inaction in the war, so until he thought about how to deal with it, he could only hide in the city of Gilneis, no matter what we say. He'll think we're lying to him and taking the opportunity to detain him or something......" Alsace was amused.
But it wasn't so funny - Arthas then restrained the smile on his face - in the battle against the undead Scourge. The self-isolation of the Kingdom of Gilneth has led to the tragic death of countless refugees from Lordaeron under the wall known as the "Wall of Greymane".
Although the catastrophe was brought about by Arthas himself, he had no intention of absolving himself of the guilt - the accusation was not a reason, Arthas himself was the culprit of the qiΔ; But Jean's cowardice did cause the people of Lordaeron to suffer even more, if the Kingdom of Gilneth had been willing to accept these refugees instead of turning them away......
Of course, Arthas knew that Jean was forgiving, after all, the army of the undead was right behind the Lordaeron refugees, and could attack Gilneth at any moment; In such a situation, Jean, as king of Gilneis, would naturally prioritize the protection of his own people.
However, because of this incident, Arthas naturally did not have a good impression of Jean - on the contrary - although Arthas also heard a lot about Gianna after becoming the Lich King...... Bad rumors, but Arthas is always grateful to her, and Varian of Stormwind? Ureon.
The former led most of the civilians of Lordaeron to the western continent of Kalimdor to save them from disaster; The latter, on the other hand, had settled the refugees from Lordaeron during the war, allowing them to live peacefully in the unfamiliar foothills of the southern part of the continent.
"So, what do you think we can do to get Jean to leave Gilne? Why don't I go back and write another letter and explain the situation to him in detail? King Terenus didn't know why, but he used a questioning tone.
"No, father, I think you'd better not tell King SΓΉ Jean about the changes that are taking place here; If he knew that more demons or orcs might come to our world through the rift in space-time, he would definitely continue to protect himself from his previous practice; And I think that such things are revealed in the letters, which is somewhat ...... Not very safe. Arthas replied.
"So, what do you think we should do?" King Solas asked.
King Solas had a special feeling about Arthas - mainly from the report that his captain of the guard, De Jong, had given him the other day.
De Jong told King Solas about Arthas's appearance in the dungeon, and also mentioned the obscure words - because De Jong did not understand the conversation between Arthas and the orc captive.
After hearing De Jong's report, King Solas first ordered De Jong to tell him that he must not tell the second person these words, and he even asked De Jong to forget what happened in the dungeon forever. (To be continued......)