"I still can't believe it!" The young prince of the Stormwind Kingdom, Varian Ureon, rode a brown war horse, looked at the torrent of iron horses rolling eastward in front of him, and complained to Anduin Lothar beside him with a dissatisfied expression, "Uther actually let Arthas go to the territory of the orcs like this?" And King Terenas ...... His Majesty actually acquiesced in such an act? ”

Anduin Lothar stood side by side with his disciple, and the half-bald marshal of the Stormwind Kingdom, with his palm covered with an iron gauntlet, gently pressed his disciple's shoulder, and said calmly: "Varian, I know that you and the Prince of Arthas are good friends, but you must know that King Terenas is a wise monarch, and he naturally has a reason for doing so. ”

Varian shook his head a little irritably, and said, "Either way, this is a dereliction of duty on the part of Uther. As Alsace's teacher, he should take his responsibilities and not allow Arthas to do whatever he wants. No matter how wise and mature Alsace is...... He's just a ten-year-old! ”

There's a reason why Varian is so angry, just yesterday, he and his teacher, Anduin Lothar, arrived at the southern end of the Hillsbrad Hills, along with the Iron Horse Brotherhood, the last remaining elite warrior force in the Stormwind Kingdom, the Royal Guard of Lordaeron under the command of King Terenus himself, and the rangers under the command of Lady Aurelia Windranger of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas.

There, Varian did not meet his friend Arthas, whose interim commander Uther explained that Arthas insisted on going to the Red Dragon's lair in Grimbaatar to spy on the army, and Uther was powerless to stop him, so he could only let Mograini, Lady Aurelia's sister, Lady Winlessa, and the mysterious girl beside Arthas accompany the little prince of Lordaeron to the wetlands.

Uther's explanation, of course, did not satisfy Varian - he immediately challenged Uther in the chamber of the bell tower - questioning his judgment and accusing him of failing to do his duty as a teacher.

In Varian's consciousness, Teacher, is a very sacred title. His teacher was Ser Anduin Lothar, the First Warrior of the Stormwind Kingdom and the Supreme Commander of the Stormwind Army.

Varian's father, King Lane, was a childhood friend of Ser Anduin Lothar, who trusted Ser Anduin Lothar to live in King Lane's palace since Varian was born.

In addition to teaching Varian martial arts, Anduin Lothar had a great influence on Varian's habits and habits, which he still likes to sit on the floor and touch the back of his head when laughing, all of which he inherited from his teacher.

After Varian's father, King Lane, was assassinated, Ser Anduin Lothar escaped Stormwind with him to Lordaeron. On the sea route to Lordaeron, Varian's love xù is in a state of collapse.

For a teenager, the loss of his mother at a young age was already a tragedy, and when he was just approaching adulthood, he witnessed his father being assassinated in front of him, and the royal city fell and he left his homeland...... During that time, the successive blows suffered by Varian were simply too heavy.

In such a situation, it was Sir Anduin Lothar, with his broad heart and encouraging words, who reinvigorated Varian and freed him from his grief—not to forget the pain of the ruin of his country, but to repay it a thousandfold for the invaders!

Varian still doesn't understand how Mr. Lothar, who has never started a family, married a wife or had children, managed to lull himself to sleep in horror by telling all sorts of strange stories in the cabin of a sea ship.

During that journey at sea, which lasted several days, Varian had been asleep under the comfort of Mr. Lothar, whose heart was as warm as his father's hand.

Since then, Varian has regarded Lothar as his father in his heart, and although Lothar often reprimands him harshly, Varian will only try to fulfill Lothar's prayers without complaining.

That's what a teacher should be like – teaching and protecting his disciples like a father. But Uther...... His actions violated the sacred meaning of the teacher's peace of mind in Wari, and also angered the prince of Stormwind.

Despite knowing that he was no match for Uther, Varian could not resist the impulse of his patience, and even took off his iron gauntlet and threw it in Uther's face.

Of course, Varian wasn't the only one angry, and Lady Aurelia's cousin even frightened Varian, who was going to duel Uther.

This glamorous High Elf, who looked very quiet and had the demeanor of a noblewoman, actually made a request for a duel with Uther before Varian.

Of course, Lady Aurelia also said a lot of other things, some of which were more ugly, and the general meaning was to blame Uther and Arthas, who had long since run away, and criticize them for sending themselves to death, and even affecting her little sister/sister, which was simply impossible to redeem.

The scene in the council chamber was chaotic, but fortunately, King Terenus had great authority in the hearts of the people, and after he had maintained order several times, Varian and Lady Aurelia were able to calm down and listen to Uther's explanation.

Uther had explained to Lady Aurelia that Lady Winresa should have taken the initiative to accompany Arthas to the wetlands, as King Daelin and his son Drake Proudmore could attest.

After receiving this explanation, Lady Aurelia's anger calmed slightly; But the anger in the High Elf Ranger Commander could be seen in her failure to retract her request for a duel against Uther, and her departure from the council chamber without apologizing to Uther.

Uther's explanation did not satisfy Varian, who had revered the priest-turned-paladin during his previous battles to capture Alterac Castle and Broken Ridge Fortress, but now he was only angry at the mention of Uther's name.

"You still say!" Anduin Lothar's face suddenly became a little strange, and he tapped his disciple's head with the cold and hard knuckles of his iron gauntlet, and said in hatred, "If I hadn't stopped you in time, would you have planned to launch a duel against Uther?" You idiot, it won't take you two minutes at most for Uther to stab you in half, and that's not counting the ritual of greeting each other. ”

Two minutes? And counting the ceremonies of mutual greetings? Varian's face flushed, and so did the few cavalrymen who followed Ser Anduin Lothar and his trail - the rituals of the nobles and knights before the duel were still cumbersome, first signing a life and death agreement, and then exchanging weapons and gloves...... This ceremony is more than two minutes!