Chapter 248: Anduin Lotsa's Reflections
The horsemen who are now accompanying Sir Anduin Lothar and Varian are all core members of the Iron Horse Brotherhood. The Brotherhood of Iron Horses is a military organization directly under the King of Stormwind, and its main members are mostly warriors, with a small number of scouts and spies.
During the Fall/Fall of Stormwind, most of the members of the Iron Horse Brotherhood retreated to Lordaeron with their seventh president, Ser Anduin Lothar. King Terenus of Lordaeron was generous to the Stormstorm refugees, and with his support, the Brotherhood of the Iron Horse was retained and placed in the hands of Anduin Lothar.
Of course, Anduin Lothar didn't have any intention of supporting his own troops, and the scouts and spies of the Iron Horse Brotherhood were all sent by him to the territory of the fallen Stormwind Kingdom to spy on the orc army and find out if there were any remaining human resistance forces.
The remaining warriors, united under the command of Anduin Lothar, selected suitably qualified civilians from among the Stormwind refugees, recruited into the Iron Horse Brotherhood, and trained all day long, just so that one day, they could return to their homeland and restore the Stormwind Kingdom.
These core members of the Iron Horse Brotherhood and Varian are also teachers and friends, and their ridicule makes Varian ashamed and helpless.
"Hmph...... Even if Uther has been famous for a long time, if you want to defeat me, you will have to pay at least some price! Varian held back for a long time before finally speaking.
"The price?" Anduin Lothar candidly exposed the strong face of his disciples, "Uther was a trained priest in addition to being a strong warrior. The skill of a warrior, coupled with the power of the Light...... They're called 'Paladins' now, aren't they...... It's not like Varian, you can handle it right now. ”
Seeing that the members of the Iron Horse Brotherhood nodded in agreement with Ser Anduin Lothar, Varian couldn't help but provoke them: "In that case, then you warriors who have not become paladins are doomed to have no way to defeat those members of the Silver Hand Knights?" ”
Despite what he said, Varian also knew in his heart that those paladins of the Knights of the Silver Hand were indeed much stronger than mere warriors in combat.
In the Alterac Valley, Varian witnessed a battle between Mograine and the orc shaman. In that battle, Varian was impressed by the skill and dazzling spells displayed by both sides, but more importantly, if Mograine had been a mere warrior, he would have lost—without the power of the Light, his sword would not have been able to cut through the crust of the orc shaman; It is impossible to accomplish the feat of resurrection after being shot in the chest.
"Not necessarily, we're ......," a member of the Iron Horse Brotherhood retorted reluctantly, and then closed his mouth tightly under Anduin Lothar's somewhat stern gaze.
"What is it?" Varian looked at his teacher suspiciously—he was lazy and impatient, but even a fool could see that his teacher was hiding something from him.
"It's fine." Anduin Lothar frowned, and with two words, he pushed his disciple back. Varian pursed his lips and didn't say anything more - whether or not Teacher Lothar was hiding something from him, it must be for his own good, and if Teacher Lothar was to say that Teacher Lothar would harm himself...... Varian, of course, is unbelieving.
Ser Anduin Lothar did not wear his own helmet, the only remaining strand of hair on the top of his head had been frosted by time and sorrow, a short braid tied back his head, and a short, stiff gray beard under his chin combed into a neat square - as the rightful heir to the Arathas Empire, Ser Anduin Lothar attached great importance to his appearance.
About 3,000 ironclad horsemen had passed in front of Ser Anduin Lothar, and behind this group of cavalry, King Terenus rode on a white horse, the king of Lordaeron, the most powerful old man in the entire human alliance, surrounded by a large number of cavalry, and behind him, the royal guard of Lordaeron, which numbered as many as 15,000 men.
Sir Anduin Lothar actually had the same doubts as Varian, and Anduin Lothar had reservations about Uther not stopping the actions of the Prince of Arthas; However, King Terenus's attitude made Anduin Lothar puzzled and focused on other things.
Anduin Lothar wondered if King Terenas was his own son...... Some are too ...... How to say, indulgence, or take it lightly?
The Prince of Alsace was indeed very intelligent, as can be seen from his appearance when he accompanied Uther on his expedition to the Valley of Alterac. But what puzzled Anduin Lothar was whether these actions were too early for a ten-year-old child.
Since the formation of the Knights of the Silver Hand, Prince Arthas has participated in a military operation of the Human Alliance, capturing the traitor Aiden Pernorton, clearing the Orcs in the Alterac Valley, and defending the town of Southsea...... It seems that in recent days, this little boy has been seen in every heavy military operation.
King Terenas undoubtedly favored the Prince of Arthas, as Anduin Lothar could have seen when he entered and exited the palace of Lordaeron. However, after learning that Uther had not stopped his son's audacity, but had allowed Arthas to go into danger, King Terenus was silent for a while before acquiescing to this outcome.
Although Uther was not technically a subordinate of King Terenus, but a church affiliated with Archbishop Alonsos Fao, in the town of South Seas, no one could stop King Terenus if he wanted to punish Uther for this.
The old king of Lordaeron only frowned, and after reassuring Lady Aurelia, albeit unsuccessfully, he turned the conversation to the Alliance's next military operations.
Anduin Lothar was undoubtedly one of the most outstanding warriors of mankind, but his intelligence was also known among the Seven Kingdoms. From Uther's somewhat slurred words and King Terenus's visibly knowing expression, Anduin Lothar felt that the mysterious girl who appeared mysteriously next to the Prince of Arthas had become the focus of the problem.
Of the three people who traveled with the Prince of Arthas, the Prince of Arthas, although intelligent, was no more than a ten-year-old child; Mograine is a warrior and now a paladin, although he is strong enough, but Anduin Lothar thinks that he is not inferior to him - although Mograine, known as the paladin, has the help of the Holy Light, but Anduin Lothar also has a mysterious power to help.