It was also noon, in the hills of Hillsbrad, and the paladins ascended the mountains bound for Alterac.

Here, Kalia saw a small town where she had been before.

The small town of Talenmere.

Years ago, she and Kael'thas arrived at the foot of the Alterac Mountains and headed south to the first human town of Talenmere.

[What happened to the refugees?] 】

Kalia remembers that many of the refugees who fled from the south were placed in Tarummir, and there were even a few refugees who were related to her.

"Your Highness"

As if to see her thoughts, Belluker drove the horse to her:

"Would you like to go in and have a look?"

He didn't seem to mind that Kalia would meet the refugees.

Kalia glanced at him.

"Forget it."

Then, she shook her head:

"You can't let personal matters delay the progress of the team, and besides, didn't you say that you took good care of them?"

Kalia believed Belluker.

"Yes."

Touched by this, Belluker whispered a remark, and withdrew.

Mograini watched the two of them move with interest.

"Is there anything in that town?"

He asked Kalia.

"Nope."

Kalia chose to hide it in good faith:

"Nothing."

Smiling slightly, Mograini didn't ask any more questions.

"Kalia, I'll have a surprise for you."

He said mysteriously.

“”

Kalia glanced at her mentor with some confusion, seeing that he didn't say anything in detail, and didn't ask.

Half an hour later, when the paladins climbed the mountains of Alterac and felt the temperature getting colder, they stopped their progress.

"Let's finish lunch here first."

Uther, who was leading the team in front, gave orders, and the paladins and the human soldiers who followed behind began to prepare lunch.

"The further up, it's cold."

Mograini explains to Kalia:

"So fill everyone's stomachs first."

Alterac, like Dan Morrow, is covered in snow due to the high terrain.

However, unlike Danmorrow, Alterac is mostly mountainous, with few wide flat snowfields.

When she was a child, Kalia wanted to see snow, but now that she had seen the snow of Danmoro, she didn't feel much because of the war.

[I really want to go to the next winter spring valley]

Kalia tilted her head and looked at the snow-capped mountains high up, muttering to herself.

She wasn't interested in the snow in Alterac now, but she still remembered the promise.

The most beautiful snow field that Kael'thas had said, and Kalia wanted to meet him.

But

[8 years]

The long engagement was a huge burden for Kalia.

Eight years later, Kalia is 24 years old

Will the long war make her old?

Kalia didn't want to get old

She looked down at the calloon on her hand, feeling bitter, but she didn't change any of her insistence.

"I want to be a legend"

Kalia said softly that she would become a legend sooner rather than later, and maintain this beauty at the most beautiful age.

For this

She still needs to work hard, harder.

War, can make her grow.

"Kalia, you're in for a surprise."

Mograini called out suddenly.

Kalia looked up, puzzled.

"Ahh

She saw two teenage children and finally understood what the surprise was.

"Sister Kalia!"

"Sister!"

The little princess of Kul Tiras, and the prince of Lordaeron, ran towards her.

It's Gianna and Alsace.

"Why are you here?"

Kalia asked with a frown, she had always maintained a strict attitude in front of her two children.

"I came with the teacher."

Gianna grinned and pointed into the distance and explained.

Kalia looked over there and spotted the figure of Dalaran's ** teacher, Antonidas.

He was talking to Uther, the leader of the group, and next to them was a sturdy and handsome boy about Kalia's age.

The boy was Varian, the king of the Stormwind Kingdom.

Varian was a fine man, perhaps having experienced the grief of the destruction of his country, but this boy was more mature than anyone else, and willing to learn. He treated the king of Lordaeron as a teacher and father-in-law, and humbly learned the ability to govern.

Righteous, kind, and powerful, Varian is a combination of Lothar and Terenus, and no one is better than him of all the human nobles.

If it weren't for Kael'thas, Kalia would have been tempted by such a person.

However, they are now just friends, very good friends.

"What about you? Alsace. ”

Kalia then turned her gaze to her own brother and asked.

"I asked my father to come"

Alsace explained it with a bit of a blush:

"My father told my sister that he had surrounded Alterac and that she could punish them with the light at will."

Lordaeron, as the largest human kingdom in the world now, is indeed qualified to say this.

But Terenus is a very stable person, and when he said "sanctions", he was also provoked by Alterac's betrayal.

Kalia sighed.

"But the battlefield is dangerous."

She touched the heads of the two little ones and said:

"It's dangerous for you to come here."

Gianna pursed her lips.

"The teacher will protect us."

She said, and Arthas nodded:

"Master Antonidas is strong."

When they came, it was Antonidas who teleported over with a few people, and the two little guys who experienced teleportation for the first time had blind trust in Antonidas.

But Kalia couldn't refute this sentence, Antonidas's strength was indeed very strong.

"Then be careful, don't run around and cause chaos for Lord Antonidas."

Kalia could only tell them slowly.

These two little guys are very naughty at times, which makes her a little uneasy.

Gianna and Arthas didn't mind at all, and happily accepted her words.

When lunch was ready, they gathered with Uther and the others.

"Long time no see, Her Highness Kalia."

Varian took time out of the grown-up's small talk and greeted Kalia.

"It's been a long time, Your Majesty Varian."

Kalia smiled back.

She calls Varian His Majesty, and many people call Varian His Majesty, which Tyrenus has requested.

Terenus believed that even without a state, Varian would still be a king, and everyone else would have to use the honorific title of His Majesty.

Touched by such Tyrenus, Varian accepted the title with some strange human eyes, and vowed in his heart that he would restore the kingdom of Stormwind again.

Varian was eager to participate in the Orc War, but since he was the only remaining king of the Stormwind Kingdom, Terenus did not agree due to concern.

But this does not mean that there are no people from the Stormwind Kingdom participating in the battle, and the current leader of the Alliance, Lothar, represents the Stormwind Kingdom. Moreover, there are many soldiers from the Stormwind Kingdom who are also in the alliance.

"I just listened to the battle and it doesn't look very optimistic."

Varian continued to speak to Kalia, but there was no wavering look on his face.

"It's not optimistic."

Kalia nodded and replied:

"But it shouldn't matter."

She believed that the final victory must belong to the Alliance.

"I agree with you."

Varian then laughed:

"I believe in my father, and I believe in the elves and dwarves, and we will not fail."

The stepfather is Lothar, who is a friend of Varian's father and the one who saved Varian.

Kalia looked at Varian in some surprise.

This human boy was completely different from everyone else, and Kalia knew that he was not blindly optimistic.

I'm not going to have grief and compromise anymore, that's just going to make me fail." ’

Varian had declared that a few years ago.

And as he declared, this teenager is already stable and mature enough.

Varian was different from the others, he had a wide field of vision, and Kalia had noticed his words.

He believed in Lothar, he believed in the dwarves, and he believed in the elves, which proved that he saw the orc war with the eyes of the entire alliance.

At the same time, Varian did not say that he believed in humans, apparently understanding the contradictions between human forces.

He would be a good king. 】

Kalia thought to herself, and she looked down at her brother beside her, feeling that he still had a long way to go.

But Alsace is also very good, so don't worry too much.

"How's going on with Kael'thas over there?"

After chatting, Varian brought up a new topic.

The foreshadowing laid by Kael'thas has already taken effect, and the leader of this future alliance has a high opinion of the elves.

Kalia smiled and continued.

She doesn't hate the topic either.

And next to them, several elders who were smiling and listening to their conversation also spoke secretly.

"It seems that the new generation of humanity is full of light."

Antonidas masked his nearby voices with magic and spoke to Uther.

Uther glanced at Kalia, Varian, Arthas, and Gianna, and marveled at the new generation that spanned the three kingdoms.

"Wouldn't that be better?"

Paladin spoke:

"Coupled with the friendship of elves and dwarves, as well as the dwarfs, the world after the war should usher in an era of peace."

This seems to be an inevitable future.

Antonidas touched his long beard:

"That's something to look forward to."

"Gianna, though, must belong to Dalaran."

Uther shook her head:

"I don't think King Kul Tiras will make her your fighter."

Just kidding, Dalaran has already snare most of the talented humans in this world, and if you add it up, other countries don't play with it.

Gianna's future remains to be seen, though.

Now that the human race has Kingdom personnel like Kalia and Varian, they will not be suppressed by Dalaran in the future.

At the same time, Uther had great expectations for Alsace.

Will this prince who wants to become a paladin, the king of the future greatest kingdom of Lordaeron, surpass everyone else?

The Alliance's decision decided that after Alterac was pacified, it would be controlled by Lordaeron.

Seven kingdoms, Alterac doesn't count, the Stormwind Kingdom destroyed one, Gilneth made a wall to hide one, the mages of Dalaran have no territorial needs, Riptide Fort is still being rebuilt, and it is difficult for the island country of Kul Tiras to interfere in the inner lane

Speaking of which, only Lordaeron, which is adjacent to Alterac, is left with the strength to receive Alterac.

(To be continued)