……

When the noise and noise in the Great Hall of Hogwarts Castle gradually subsided, and when a certain 'White Devil' did not plan to continue to meddle and quiet down to watch the movie, after about an hour, when the teachers and students present were a little impatient, the paladins of Uther's Knights of the Silver Hand, including the last two warriors, Hermione Granger and Harry Potter, finally rode to the outside of the magnificent city of Lordaeron, Stratholme. and succeeded in reuniting with an army that had already camped here, with the prince of Arthas, whom he had not seen for many days.

“……”

Arthas didn't care about Gianna's behavior of rushing towards the little witch Hermione to welcome the other party, although he knew the price and contribution of those little wizards for Lordaeron, but now he was worried about other things, so he didn't pay attention to them, but looked directly at the old paladin who jumped off his horse and walked towards him with a cold face.

When the battle in Hearthvale was over, and Uther had rescued Arthas and crushed the undead attack, he led his infantry and Gianna to Stratholme, where he stayed outside the city for several days.

“……”

"I'm glad you chose to be here in Stratholme as soon as possible, Uther, I thought you might not be here......"

However, I don't know why, Arthas's current mood seems to be a little wrong, not only his expression is gloomy, but even the tone of his speech is also with a gun, it seems that he is very dissatisfied with the late behavior of Uther and others? Of course, it could be because of something else, but, whatever it was, everyone present, including the generals of the Silver Hand, could hear it:

It seems that their Crown Prince of Lordaeron, His Highness Arthas, is very dissatisfied with Lord Uther, or with all of them?

“！！”

"Pay attention to your tone, child, even though you are a prince, but as a paladin, I am also your elder and your teacher, and that's how you speak to me?"

Uther didn't understand Arthas's attitude towards him now, so after he was stunned, he directly dismissed the idea of saluting the other party that he had just planned, and instead stood where he was, just a few steps away, glaring at the other party with a look of astonishment and anger.

He didn't understand, they had marched thousands of miles from Talon County to the Hearthvale, and from the Hearthvale to the junction of Andorhar and Kaolin, and traveled most of the East Tirisfaring woodlands before finally arriving at Stratholme, and the marching time was more than a month, and he Uther and his paladins with the Silver Hand did not complain, so what qualifications did the other party have to talk to him like this in that tone?

Besides, not to mention the other party's hairy boy, even King Terenus has always respected him, so he doesn't understand it very much, and he doesn't know what kind of temper the other party is making?

"Okay......"

"Sorry! Uther, I lost my temper and forgot what I just said......"

Stunned, Arthas quickly reacted to the fact that what he had just said was indeed inappropriate, and then had to sigh heavily, and then turned and silently looked at the head of the towering city of Stratholme.

Now, although the blue and gold-rimmed lion flag and the royal coat of arms still fluttered on the head of the city, he knew that it might not be long before this Stratholme would no longer belong to them.

"Arthas!"

"What the hell is going on here? I found out that you seem to have sent troops to block the main gate in the south to prevent the citizens from entering and leaving, what the hell is going on?! ”

After taking a few steps forward, standing a short distance from Arthas's side, and looking in the direction of Stratholme for a while, Uther discovered an astonishing fact, and that was that:

Arthas seems to have sent a large number of soldiers to block the city gates, and there are still many soldiers on the city walls, and he can also see that the soldiers are not outside the city walls, but most of them are facing the city? And if you think about it again, the other party did not drive the soldiers into the barracks in the city, but camped here outside the city gate, it seems that something terrible really happened here?!

“……”

"Listen, Uther, there are a few things you may not know about this plague......"

After silently looking at the magnificent city with each other, and looking at Stratholme for a long time, Arthas finally spoke:

"You know what?"

"Uther, you're late...... In fact, I'm just like you, all of us are late......"

"After my investigation in the past few days, the grain contaminated by the undead plague in Andorhar has already arrived in Stratholme, and has been sold and distributed, and the soldiers and at least most of the citizens who originally defended the city here have been infected......"

"Even though they don't seem to have changed now, they can't be identified...... But, believe me, you've probably seen the reports in Hearthvale before, so I'm pretty sure it's only a matter of time before they turn into undead. ”

As soon as he thought of this, Arthas's expression became gloomy again.

You know, the reason why Stratholme is called the pearl of the north in Lordaeron is enough to prove how huge it is! And here, even if it is not counted, the original residents plus the refugees who fled in the surrounding area, their number is at least two or three hundred thousand or even more! And there are so many people in Stratholme, once the undead plague completely breaks out and spreads, that kind of terrible scene, Arthas can't imagine!

None of them knew very well that not only would those infected with the plague become undead when they died, but those who were killed by the undead would also become undead, and now, they here, together with the people brought by Uther, had less than six thousand troops in total, and when the time came, what would they do to fight against those undead who numbered hundreds of thousands?

When the time comes, everything will be irretrievable......

Under the invasion of that terrifying number of undead, ordinary local troops and farmers will not be the opponent of those evil undead at all, I am afraid that the situation in the entire Eastern Tirisfal Woodland will be out of control, and the West Tirisfal Woodland will also be difficult to defend, most of the land of the Lordaeron Kingdom will be completely lost, and even the capital of Lordaeron, and even the Hinterland, Alterac and Silver Pine Forests will be invaded by that terrible undead plague, at that time, I am afraid that everything here will be completely finished!

"What?!"

"How so...... Arthas, is there anything you can do? ”

Hearing such a terrible thing, Uther was frightened and asked directly.

On the way to Stratholme, seeing the environment around the road and those abandoned farms, he thought that the situation here would not be too good, but he didn't expect that the situation here would be so bad?

At the same time, many people around who had heard the conversation between the two, the paladin generals of the Knights of the Silver Hand, Hermione and Harry, who had a gloomy expression and didn't know what they were thinking, all looked at them, wanting to know what else the two could say next.

"How?"

"Heh......"

Arthas shook his head in pain, then clutched the Righteous Warhammer in his hand and looked in Stratholme's direction in a daze.

Long

As if he had decided, he turned around and looked at the Uther Lightbringer beside him......

In the past few days, he has thought a lot, and he has been thinking for a long time, if there is enough time and sufficient troops, there are indeed many ways to do something, such as: screening, isolation and admission, etc.?

But now, in this situation where Lordaeron simply did not have the time and opportunity to react, the only way he could think of was to successfully stop the situation from developing in the worst direction and save his kingdom and the millions of people of Lordaeron:

"Uther ......"

"The whole city must be purified!!"

finally

Arthas, with a hint of trembling in his tone, resolutely said the method that he had only been circling in his mind and had never dared to say, and that was - slaughtering the city!

It was the quickest, most efficient, and only way he could stop the terrible plague of the undead from spreading across the land of Lordaeron in the past few days!!

“！！”

"Are you crazy? Alsace?! ”

"How did you come up with the idea of doing this? No way! I disagree with your decision, there must be another way! ”

Not at all surprising to Arthas, the upright paladin Uther Lightbringer loudly refuted his decision without even thinking about it, and attracted more generals to come and see.

"Crazy? Perhaps......"

"So Uther, that's why I was angry with you just now! Because you're late, I'm late, we're all late!! ”

"Now, I'm afraid we don't have time to figure it out!"

"Based on the time when Andorhar's grain arrived in Stratholme, and based on what happened in the Valley of the Hearth, it is not difficult to calculate that those terrible plagues of the undead should have broken out in these two days! It's within this Stratholme, which could be hundreds of thousands of people! ”

"We have to do that, we don't have a choice!!"

Arthas roared hysterically, and this was the reason why he was not only unhappy after seeing Uther's arrival, but also lost control of his emotions, and couldn't help but directly ridicule the other party.

Because he's angry with Uther, angry with himself, angry with everybody!

Of course, more than that, it's the boundless indignation against the evil undead, the cult of the Cursed God who spreads the plague, and the Dreaddemon Marganis mentioned in the information about the Cowlin junction!!

"No!"

"Absolutely not! We can think again, believe me, Alsace, we must have something else!! ”

Obviously, Uther was also a little anxious, but it was definitely impossible to let an upright paladin slaughter the city, not to mention, in his own kingdom and city, it was still his own compatriots who were slaughtered?

So, although he subconsciously knew that the situation was not good, the upset Uther firmly rejected Arthas's proposal, saying that he would not do such crazy things.

"Damn it!"

"Uther! I, Alsace, in the name of the future king, I command you to bring your troops into the city with me, kill all the inhabitants of Stratholme, burn the corpses and prevent them from turning into the dead!! ”

Arthas, who had already become more and more irritable, was already anxious after hearing Uther's two refusals, and directly gave the order that seemed crazy, but had to do that, in front of countless people.

"In the name of the kingdom and the king?"

"Nope! Arthas, you're not a king yet, and even if you were, I wouldn't follow such a crazy order!! ”

After a moment's pause, Uther finally shook his head firmly and refused the other party's order.

It's just like he said, Arthas is just a prince with no real power, and all he can command is the more than 2,000 troops led by the other party and those who came out of the Valley of the Hearth and the defenders under his control after coming to Stratholme, while he Uther and the paladins of the Silver Hand only obey the orders of King Terenus!

In Stratholme, the paladins of the Silver Hand only listened to him, and it was his personal choice whether he wanted to listen to the orders of Arthas, and he could choose to obey or refuse, which no one could fault in terms of legal or military regulations.

"Are you sure what you're talking about?"

"Uther, based on what you just did, I can even consider it treason!!"

After gritting his teeth and staring at the other party, and seeing that the other party was also fearless and staring at him for a while, there was no way, and he felt that it was a bit unrealistic to forcibly order the arrest of the other party, because the army brought by the other party was far stronger than his own, and he seemed to be unable to defeat the other party's Arthas, so he could only threaten the other party with words again.

"Treason?"

"Arthas, are you crazy, you know what you're doing?"

Also treason......

That kind of crime, it's not something that a prince from the other party can casually impose on himself without any evidence! Moreover, Uther also knew that King Terenus Minahir would definitely have his own judgment and would know the right and wrong of what he, the leader of the Knights of the Silver Hand, was doing now, so he was not worried about the kind of trumped-up crime that the other party said.

"Arthas!"

"You are now on a very dangerous path, which is not what I want to see, nor is it what your father, King Terenus Minehir, wants to see, I hope you had better be cautious before you decide what to do?"

If the plague in Stratholme has begun to break out, and the people inside have become undead zombies, then it is not said, as long as the other party orders, he Uther will directly take the hammer and enter the city to do it, even if he fights with the hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of undead inside for ten days and ten nights, he will never say a word.

However, not yet......

Because, now Stratholme is fine, at least for now! Before the plague has completely erupted, and before the citizens inside have become undead, no sane leader who is not carried away by anger should give such a terrible and crazy order to slaughter the city, even if it seems to be in the best interest of Lordaeron!

Especially when Arthas is still the crown prince of the kingdom of Lordaeron, then there should be no such crazy orders! However, what do you need to pay attention to in governing the country and governing the people, that kind of government affairs should not be explained by him Uther to the other party, that is where King Terenus has the right to set foot in, he Uther will definitely not interfere too much, he is just the other party's paladin mentor, not the court teacher.

"Really? Now that Uther you have made your decision, then ......"

"Listen, everyone, I now declare in the name of the succession of the Kingdom of Lordaeron: in view of the treason of Uther Lightbringer who disobeyed the order, I now dismiss Lord Uther from all powers and all his duties, including the head of the Knights of the Silver Hand, and deprive him of the title of 'Paladin'!!"

Standing on that hill, Arthas ignored the stunned teacher Uther beside him, turned around directly, first looked around at the generals of all levels who were looking at him, and the paladins who had just arrived, and then read his decision out loud.

Then, he paused, and forced himself to endure a certain thought in his mind, squinting at the crowd present, waiting for their reaction.

“！！”

"Alsace...... Y-How can you do that?! ”

The situation changed a little too quickly, and Gianna, who had just been catching up with Hermione in surprise, turned her head and found that the situation was starting to take a sharp turn, and she couldn't help but exclaim.

She couldn't believe that things had gotten so bad that Arthas had gone so far as to turn his face directly with Lord Uther for that crazy decision. You know, before Uther came, she had hoped that the old knight, the teacher of Arthas, would persuade the other party, but the result was ......

'What?! ’

Is he crazy? ’

'Prince of Alsace......'

'This, this ......'

'He can't do this, how can he give such an order, that's the Lightbringer, that's Uther, how can he? ’

'His Majesty will not be happy to see all this......

'It's crazy, he really decided, slaughtering the city at such a time?! ’

'I'm not going to be with him, I can't do it......

Me too! ’

'Humph!! ’

‘……’

As soon as Arthas's words were finished, not only Gianna exclaimed, but the paladin generals who had just arrived from Cowlin junction to reinforcements from Stratholme, including the leaders and generals of the paladins such as David Croford, also argued loudly, and quickly pointed the finger at Arthas.

Obviously, these paladins of the Knights of the Silver Hand also think the same thing as Uther, and they are also upright and believe in the Light, and they can't accept the other party's crazy order to slaughter the city!

"Really?"

"Looks like you've made your own decisions...... So be it: those who still wish to save the kingdom of Lordaeron, save this land that is about to be ravaged by plagues and the undead, please stay and follow me! ”

"The rest...... Please disappear from my eyes, Stratholme doesn't need you!! ”

Taking a deep breath and struggling to grip the power of Minethil in his hand, and grasping the handle of the Hammer of Justice, Arthas, gritting his teeth, finally managed to endure the boundless anger from his heart and a certain heartstring that was about to break because it was not understood by most people, and said his final command.

To tell the truth, Arthas himself did not want to slaughter the city, and did not want to raise his butcher's knife to the hundreds of thousands of citizens of Stratholme...... It was indeed a crazy and heavy decision, but he had to do it because there was no better way for Lordaeron to do it, and he didn't have any more time......

If, if someone has to bear that heavy burden and pressure, someone has to announce that crazy order, then Arthas hopes it is himself! Because, he is the crown prince of the kingdom of Lordaeron, he loves his people dearly, and is willing to give everything for them!

And now, here in Stratholme, the outbreak of the undead plague is inevitable, if slaughtering a city can save a country, or even all the living beings in the entire continent of Lordaeron, then he is willing to do that, and is willing to bear the heavy infamy that can crush him at any time just thinking about it!

Yes, Arthas felt that after thinking about it for many days, he couldn't think of any way, and he had really figured it out, and was ready to bear it all!

Although, his hand holding the handle of the warhammer was still faintly trembling, but ......

"Alsace ......"

"You may not know that you have just made a very terrible decision and crossed a dangerous threshold...... I can't stop you, but I'm going to leave, I'm not going to do that crazy thing with you! ”

After a moment of silence, looking at Captain Farik, the captain of the guard, who had silently stepped out behind Arthas, and the dwarves who didn't know where the other party had recruited, Uther could only sigh heavily, and hung his head, silently turning and walking in the direction he had come.

‘……’

‘……’

And the paladins and generals of the Knights of the Silver Hand, after giving one last look at the Prince of Arthas standing on the hill with all kinds of inexplicable eyes, also turned around one after another and followed firmly behind Uther.

Although Arthas has just relieved Lord Uther of all powers and positions, for the paladins of the Silver Hand, all they need to lead them is the name of 'Lightbringer', and nothing else matters! Moreover, they really did not agree with the decision of the Prince of Arthas, and did not think that the order that the other party had just announced in his capacity as a prince to remove Lord Uther from all positions was legitimate, so what they could do now was to follow Lord Uther out of here.

“！！”

"Gianna.....

When others leave, Arthas can't care about it, and he doesn't want to care, because that's their freedom, but, at this time, if he can, Arthas desperately hopes that his Gianna can be on his side, even if his decision is really wrong, but he hopes that when he repents later, he can have a warm embrace for himself to embrace......

So, with a hint of trill, he looked at the back of the man who was still fighting with him last night with a little trembling eyes, hoping that the other party could turn around and return to his side firmly, he didn't need any words from the other party at the moment, even if it was just a supportive look.

“……”

"I'm sorry, Arthas, Uther was right, I can't watch you go astray......"

After a pause, I thought a lot in my head, remembering the good times I had with Arthas...... I think of the prophet I met on the way to Stratholm in the mountains..... I think of the hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Stratholme...... I remembered the words of Lord Uther just now......

In the end, Gianna shook her head bitterly, and then without looking back, she followed Uther and the others, who were leaving slowly and lonely, preparing to leave Stratholme, who was about to be reduced to purgatory.

“……”

Scold!

Laughing self-deprecatingly, Arthas, whose strings were tightened a little tighter, closed his eyes in pain, not intending to hold the other again.

Because, everything he should have said has already been said, and his last affectionate call was only exchanged for the other party's ruthless betrayal, nothing more......

"Wait! Wait, everybody! ”

"Prince Arthas, it's not right for you to do this, how can you slaughter a city because they have the plague, that's not right! Perhaps, if we all think about it together, we will always be able to think of a treatment plan!! ”

At this moment, Hermione suddenly rushed out of the team next to her, and shouted out to Uther, Gianna and the others who were about to leave.

"It's ...... you"

"Wizard Hermione, I'm glad to see you safe, and I'm sorry for Wizard Fleur's departure......"

Arthas had heard Gianna's report when she was in Hearthvale, and she had accidentally encountered Hermione and the others in Uther's troops, and he was very pleased that they had not been killed by the Stone Men, and he was honored that they had helped the people of Lordaeron many times later, but ......

"Why, Hermione, are you going to come against me too?"

No matter what the other party has done, no matter whether the other party is his friend or not, Arthas is not ready to change some decisions, because his heart has gradually become cold, and that is not something that this little wizard who has a shallow relationship with him can shake.

"Nope! I don't want to oppose you! ”

"It's just that, Arthas, it's not right for you to do that! The people of the city are infected with the plague, and we should try to heal them, not kill them brutally while they are still alive, as we are now! ”

"Moreover, I believe that certainly not everyone is infected with the plague, those innocent people, they must still be saved, we cannot decide the fate of others casually, everyone's right to life is fair and equal!!"

In a hurry, Hermione, who didn't have any good words to convince the other party, had to move out of their earth in a hurry.

“……”

"Shut up! Little wizard, I understand, you're on Uther's side too, right? ”

Arthas knew of course that there would be a lot of innocent people, and that maybe not all those who were infected would become undead, but there was no other way for him...... Now, for the sake of his people, for the sake of the great kingdom of Lordaeron, for the plague to stop spreading, for the sake of putting an end to everything here, and for no more people to die, he must bear it all!

He knew that if he chose to do that, he would be saddled with eternal infamy, but if anyone had to endure it, he wanted that person to be himself......

"No!"

"I'm not on anyone's side, I'm only on the side that I think is right! But, Prince Arthas, believe me, slaughtering the city indiscriminately, that is really a very terrible order! ”

"We may be able to identify and isolate ...... first"

Hermione also knew a little about how to deal with infectious diseases, however, before she could finish it, she was brutally interrupted by Arthas.

"Shut up!!"

"Little wizard, you don't have the right to speak here!"

"Huh?!"

With a wave of his hand, Arthas, who knew what the other party was trying to say, interrupted the other party directly, but when he was about to ask the guards to chase away the chattering little witch, a small head came out of the other party's back startled him.

'Hello......'

'His Royal Highness Prince Alsace? ’

A little boy with a timid expression hesitated behind Hermione Granger, the little witch.

"You ......"

"Little Timmy? But, Y-How are you here?! ”

Seeing that the person who came was the first little boy he accidentally rescued when he was investigating the orc incident, Arthas couldn't help but be a little stunned, because he really didn't expect that he would be able to meet each other here...... He had passed by the other party's village, which had become a ruin, leaving nothing behind, and he even thought that the other party had been killed.

"Great! Really the brother of the Prince of Alsace!! ”

After seeing the other party's stunned expression and feeling that the aura on the other party's body was no longer so terrible, little Timmy, who didn't know anything, tilted his head and thought about it, and after making sure that the other party was really the prince brother he recognized at the beginning, he cheered, stepped forward directly and pounced on the other party's feet, fiercely protected the other party's armor and rubbed it hard.

"Timmy ......"

Arthas's body stiffened for a moment, and then he soon relaxed, and with it, he couldn't help but think of the situation when he was with the other party:

……

'Your name is Timmy, right?' ’

'Hmmm! ’

'Brother Prince of Arthas, why are these people wearing armor?' ’

The little boy who was being held by himself replied tremblingly.

For they are all knights, guardians of us Lordaeron. ’

'So you're the head of the knights?'

The curiosity of the little boy rescued from the jackals gradually overshadowed some of his fear, or at least, he was finally willing to believe that Arthas and their men were protecting him.

'No! I am Arthas, the prince of the kingdom of Lordaeron. ’

Arthas proudly said that he was very proud to have managed to protect and save a citizen on his first mission! Perhaps, after he goes back, he can talk to his father and sister for a few days?

'Your Royal Highness, will you always protect us?' ’

'Of course, I will always be by your side......

‘……’

'Is the prince also afraid of eating chili peppers?' Are you also afraid of being spanked by your mother? ’

'I'm not afraid to eat chili and I won't be spanked! ’

'Brother Prince, you're so lucky, I've been spanked a lot!' ’

‘……’

'Brother Prince, do you like to eat stinky vegetables?' ’

'Stinky cabbage, what's that?' ’

'Looks like you haven't eaten it, it's so pitiful!!' ’

‘……’

'What about those who have been captured by the orcs?'

'Don't worry, kid, I'll take them home......'

'Just like me?' ’

That's right! ’

……

And now, seeing the familiar little child again, remembering his promise to this little guy at the beginning and his powerlessness later, Arthas couldn't help but be a little stunned, and his originally tense body gradually relaxed.

It wasn't until the little boy kept shaking his legs that he came to his senses, and looked down blankly at the little one, who was still clutching his thighs as before.

"Woo....."

"Your Royal Highness, my village has burned down, my mother and they are gone, and Sister Hermione has been refusing to help me find ......"

"Will you help me find them?"

"Also, not only is my mother gone, but Danielle and everyone else are gone......"

"Danielle also said that if I see you again, I will definitely help you weave the most beautiful garland, because you are our most powerful prince, and you will always protect us......"

Timmy didn't know what was going on with the other party, he just tilted his head and kept talking in his slightly whimpering voice, as if he wanted to hear the kind of affirmative answer he wanted to hear from the face of the prince's big brother who had saved him in the first place, because he really wanted to ask the other party to help him find his mother.

This is also something that can't be helped, since Sister Hermione's words don't count, then he has to come to ask Brother Prince.

"I ......"

Arthas was stunned, although he wanted to say like before, 'I will always be by your side', but thinking about what he was about to do, he couldn't answer a word, and he didn't know how to answer......

'Brother Prince, if you find Danielle, will you still let her sit on your shoulder?' ’

Little Timmy didn't care what the other was thinking, he just continued to ask to himself, and looked at the prince's brother's bearded face with his innocent eyes.

“！！”

Boom!

Finally, a string that had already been taut in his heart quietly broke, and then, with a loose hand, Arthas let go of the hammer of justice of the power of Minethil in his hand, causing him to fall to the ground, making a muffled noise, and startling the little Timmy, and then fell to his knees in frustration.

"I don't know, kid, I really don't know......"

"I'm sorry, I don't know, I've tried my best, I can't save everyone, I can't save Danielle and them, I'm useless, I can't save anyone......"

Poof!

The sound of the armor colliding with the ground sounded, and the part with the knee pad slammed into the ground......

Arthas hung his head, knelt down directly, reached out and hugged the small body of little Timmy with trembling, and then his long blonde hair directly covered his face, and his voice whimpered slightly.

"Your Royal Highness, what's wrong with you?"

Little Timmy didn't understand why the mighty brother of the Prince of Arthas had suddenly become like this, and besides, he seemed to see something glittering on the other's handsome cheeks.

“……”

"I'm sorry Timmy, I can't protect everyone, I've tried my best, but things are getting worse and worse......"

"I ......"

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry......"

As a protector, he Alsace has failed too many times......

He couldn't save Uther's messenger, so he could only watch the two bloody horses return...... He couldn't save the hostages taken by the orcs, and watched them slaughtered by the bloodthirsty orcs in front of him...... He couldn't save the lovely Danielle or little Timmy's mother, so he could only watch as villages were reduced to ruins under the ravages of the undead...... And now, he can't save the hundreds of thousands of people of Stratholme, he can't do anything......

All he could do now seemed to be to sit back and watch the death and transformation of the people, and the strong sense of frustration and guilt had polished out his self-esteem and sense of honor......

So, when he saw little Timmy again, and remembered the past again, he was stunned to find out that he Alsace would be so useless and helpless?

"Huh?"

Timmy found that the Prince of Arthas, it seems, really cried?

However, his little head didn't understand why such a powerful big brother, who defeated the gnolls, rescued himself, and defeated the terrible orcs, why did he cry?

Seeing this kind of thing, little Timmy was a little overwhelmed, and thought that he had just accidentally done something wrong.

Qiang~! Qiang~!

"Alas......"

Finally, there was a sound of metal plate armor grinding and landing, and Uther Lightbringer walked over and reached out in relief and patted Arthas on the shoulder, he had just thought that the other party would really take a step.

Now it seems that some naughty little kid who shouldn't be in his army has inadvertently done something that none of them can do? However, Uther quickly calmed down, because now was not the time to sigh.

"Child, you're just a prince, not my king yet!"

"So, let go of your things that you shouldn't have to carry, and I declare: now this place is taken over by me, old fellow, including you! I am the head of the Knights of the Silver Hand, the Generalissimo of the Eastern Plague of the Kingdom, and the Lightbringer!! ”

"Now, soldiers, listen to my orders: immediately lock down Stratholme, send the priests and paladins into the city to begin screening and evacuating the citizens who are not infected from the city, and send someone to escort them from the safer mountain stream path to the Valley of the Hearth!"

"As for those who have not been screened by the Holy Light, they will be ordered to stay at home for the time being, and we will find a way!"

Finding a way is just a pretext, and now their so-called 'finding a way' is equivalent to 'no way' for the time being, because they don't know how to heal the people of Stratholme who have been infected by the plague! But now that's all he can do, he can't think of more effective ways.

"And then ......"

"Send the Griffon Knight immediately to report the matter here to Lordaeron, and tell His Majesty King Terenus that we need support, more support!!"

Seeing that the soldiers who originally supported Arthas were only relieved, and no one came out against him, Uther looked at His Royal Highness the prince who was kneeling on the ground and whimpering like a big child.

"Gianna, take your prince back and rest first!"

‘！！ ’

'Yes, Lord Uther, I will be happy to serve you!' ’

However, Arthas gently pushed Gianna's hand away, got up silently, exhaled first, reached out and touched little Timmy's head, and then turned around in a dejected manner, and left with Captain Farrick, the adjutant who had come to support him with some worry.

"Alsace ......"

Gianna suddenly became a little overwhelmed, and she didn't know where to put her outstretched hand.

“……”

However, Arthas didn't say anything, just silently took the hand of the little Timmy who continued to follow, and followed his lieutenant in the direction of the barracks......

That's right, Arthas is starting to have a grudge against Gianna.

Because, the other party just chose to turn his back on him when he needed the other party the most, even if his decision was really crazy and wrong! You know, he didn't really need much before, just the other party was on his side?

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