Chapter 238: The First Bloom
Altranch, the war has come to an end.
Wielding a sword that flashed with holy light, Kalia shone like a silver rainbow in the royal courtyard of Alterac amid the hordes of enemies.
By the time the last of the royal guards was stabbed in the chest by her sword, blood spilled on the ground, the war had been won.
Uther walked out of the inner court of the palace with Mograine, and declared to the many paladins:
"King Perinoud of Alterac is dead!"
They didn't have the slightest evidence to show the real name of the event, but all the human soldiers were convinced.
The two noble paladins do not lie, they must have eliminated King Perinord. But the king's relatives, these two paladins did not say the end, they measured others by their own standards, and all the innocent, no matter who they were, would not be killed easily.
The so-called retribution of grievances, the paladins do not mind.
"From now on, Alterac will rejoin the league as a part of Lordaeron!"
Uther continued his speech.
Mograini, on the other hand, came to Kalia's side:
"Kalia, I have a mission for you."
He said this to Kalia.
"Okay."
Kalia bent slightly, waiting for orders.
"One of King Perrynord's cronies has fled from Alterac in disguise, go and kill him."
Mograine's face was a little solemn:
"That cronie is the one in charge of helping the orcs invade Quel'Thalas, and he must not be spared!"
Such a henchman of a human king may have a lot of information about the Alliance, and several leaders of the Silver Hand will not allow him to escape to the orc camp.
"Yes."
Kalia's eyes were cold, and she also realized the threat, and nodded in agreement.
"Where did he flee?"
She then asked for the necessary information.
"Hillsbrad Hills."
Mograini replied to her:
"Arathi Heights and Nanhai Town, I've sent someone to guard it, and there's nothing wrong with Dalaran's side, but"
He looked at Kalia and didn't say anything more.
"Is it possible that he might threaten the safety of some humans in the Hillsbrad Hills?"
Kalia understood what Mograine meant, a nobleman who had fled and was a dangerous man. It would be a tragedy for the civilians if he had caused some chaos in order to avoid the Coalition.
"Hmm."
Mograini nodded, then pointed to the paladins behind Kalia and said:
"You take them with you, these paladins don't have much use here right now."
Alterac has been pacified, and the paladins have more freedom.
"Yes."
Without further hesitation, Kalia hurried out of Alterac with her original subordinates and some of the new Silver Hand paladins towards the Hillsbrad Hills.
Judging from the time of the attack on the capital of Alterac, the human cronie did not go far, as long as the paladins were fast enough, they could catch up with him that day.
However, the other party's vigilance did not seem to be small, and he actually discovered Kalia's tracking in advance and changed the route.
"Your Highness, he's gone to Tarummere."
On the way, the first to receive the information turned out to be Belluker, who reported back to Kalia with some shock.
For both of them, Tarummir is a place with its own meaning, a place that must be protected.
[How did he go there?] γ
As the largest human town in the Hillsbrad Hills outside of Southsea Town, Tarummere's defense force is not weak, and that human nobleman has no reason to throw himself into the net.
Unless he has some plan?
This made Kalia and Bellukel a little worried.
They even began to wonder if the human aristocrat knew about the refugees and wanted to use them to threaten Kalia.
What will Your Highness do? γ
Belukr stared at Princess Lordaeron galloping ahead, and couldn't help but think.
As far as his personal expectations are concerned, he hopes that Kalia will also fight with determination and courage in the face of such things; However, these refugees are also the people whom Beluker has always felt guilty about, and in this respect, Beluker does not want anything to happen to them.
"We're going to Talenmere too."
At this moment, Kalia's clear voice came out.
All the paladins followed her will, but only Belluker, who knew the truth, couldn't see what Kalia was thinking at the moment.
However, the princess's eyes did not change, and it also seemed to hint at something.
Bellukr sighed, and then he could only relax and act with everyone.
Soon, however, he received a pleasant surprise.
"Your Highness, the guards of Tarummere have defended themselves and driven this human nobleman away."
Bellukel reported to Kalia with a surprise.
ββ
Kalia's face loosened slightly.
"Which way did you go?"
She continued.
"Underneath Tarummere, go straight around the town and head towards the Arathi Heights."
Bellukr glanced at the intelligence again, and then reported.
At this time, Kalia finally discovered that the mark on the young knight's intelligence was not the mark of the silver hand, but the pattern of a family crest.
It seems that Belluker's intelligence is completely personal, and in the territory of the Hillsbrad Hills, his intelligence-gathering ability is even more powerful than that of the Silver Hand.
"That's good."
Kalia nodded, beckoning the paladins behind her to speed up.
They also crossed directly below Talenmir, and it took more than ten minutes for them to catch up with the nobles' convoy with the speed of their sturdy horses.
This nobleman was clearly a typical 'nobleman', and was guarded by a group of knights, and was able to carry an ornate carriage depicting the family crest.
"Destroy them!"
Kalia frowned at the team, then drew her sword and rushed forward with the paladins.
They were discovered, and the carriage sped up frantically, while a group of knights stayed behind to stop them.
Under the powerful light of the paladins, these knights were undoubtedly just a rabble, and in a matter of moments, they were robbed of their lives by the light.
Paladins are knights of high justice, true knights, but as they often say, "We defend honor with blood", these paladins are not soft-hearted people.
It should be said that in this world, the basic thing that can carry out justice is strength.
After dealing with these knightly souls, the paladins continued to chase the carriage of the human nobles. This time it was a few knights who attacked reflexively, and Kalia was not interested in wasting time with them.
"Hold them off, and the rest continue the pursuit."
She commanded simply.
Several paladins met and blocked the human knights, and then Kalia continued the pursuit with the remaining paladins.
That's when the unexpected happened.
In the opposite field, some civilians were growing vegetables.
"Quick, go and hold those people hostage!"
From inside the carriage sounded the voice of a panicked man, and at such moments, this human nobleman, regardless of whether it was useful or not, clung to this life-saving straw.
"Damn, why would someone plant it in such a remote place!"
A paladin exclaimed.
"Time is in time, stop their actions!"
Kalia quickly ordered.
The paladins dispersed to stop the human knights' movements.
The number of civilians was so large that the paladins had to disperse so that the force of the pursuit was reduced.
But the civilians also realized the danger and ran to rally so that Kalia and a few paladins could continue to deal with the carriage of the human nobles.
There are enough of these people.
Kalia and a few knights caught up with the carriage and looked at it with a swing of their swords.
With a few "pops", the roof of the carriage was like papier-mΓ’chΓ©, and it was broken by the paladins.
A figure rolled out of the carriage and fell to the ground.
"Don't kill me!"
This is a man with a noble face, but the panicked face makes his previous bearing completely lost.
"Do you think it's possible?"
One of the paladins closest to him sneered, then flashed silver light and swung his sword.
That's when the unexpected happened.
ββ
In the forest not far from the nobles, a five-year-old girl with a childish face and white makeup came out holding a branch of flowers and plants.
[Saved! γ
He was overjoyed, and then a donkey rolled around, dodging the paladin's sword, and lunged at the girl.
The girl seemed a little frightened, and did not move.
"Hammer of Sanctions!"
A clear female voice sounded, and then followed by a long sword that shone with silver light.
The sword was like a rainbow, but in an instant, the man was pierced by the long sword coming from behind, and he fell down with his eyes open.
"It's okay."
Kalia looked at the little girl and smiled softly.
But she didn't see that among the civilians behind, there were several familiar figures.
This remote place, which was not planted a few years ago, is now being planted because it is land that has been allocated to some of the refugees who have come to the Hillsbrad Hills.
A refugee with a little white frost on his hair looked at Kalia intently.
He looked at her, her figure swaying in his eyes, very familiar.
A night a few years ago came back to his memory
It's her
The refugee understood where this dazzling girl came from.
"Who is she?"
He asked.
"She is the princess of Lordaeron, the princess of the Silver Hand, the princess of the Holy Light."
Low, a redeemer answered him.
The refugee looked at the redeemer, then at Kalia, and seemed to understand something.
[I see]
Years ago, when the orcs invaded Azeroth, he lost a family member and wondered, 'What else can I do?'
But he now understands that there is one more thing he can do.
A princess who shines with holy light, a girl of true kindness and justice, her future achievements are beyond doubt.
But if someone wants to chase her back, what kind of emotions can they have?
[I'm going to find a junction for them]
He wanted to paint the cry of that girl.
Depict a human princess who first blooms with light
(To be continued)