Tirio Fortin, one of the first paladins in the world of Azeroth, joined the Knights of the Silver Hand, gaining a high status and reverence in Lordaeron.

Upholding the virtues and justice of a paladin, he brings the guidance of the light to the people and the burning of punishment on his enemies.

At this moment, he was hostile to the orcs.

But the encounter of fate will always completely change a person.

On this day, as usual, Fording rode his Holy Light Warhorse alone into the wilderness, and while passing by an abandoned and ruined tower, he found an old orc hiding and living in seclusion.

Shortly after the end of the Orc War, there were still some remnants of orc soldiers in the land of Lordaeron, and it was normal.

The paladin with a deep sense of responsibility launched an attack without thinking, and the old orc also raised his battle axe, and the two of them went back and forth, and for a time there was no difference between victory and defeat.

However, during the battle, the ruins of the ruined tower next to it collapsed, and a piece of rubble fell on the paladin's body, causing him to lose consciousness instantly.

When Fordin awoke again, he found himself lying on a familiar bed, surrounded by the Priest of the Light, who was healing him, and his deputy, Bathras, who was standing beside him.

According to the deputy's report, the search and rescue team found Tirio a few days ago on horseback, seriously injured and unconscious.

Lying on the hospital bed, Ferding struggled to collect his thoughts, and he was surprised to find that the only one who could save himself from the rubble and carry him back on horseback was the old orc.

However, while Fordin was confused, the ambitious lieutenant Bathras had a different idea, and his boss cried out "orcs" while unconscious, which convinced him that the Stratholme area was about to be attacked by the remnants of the orc tribe.

After recovering, Tirio Ferding searched back alone along the previous path, and sure enough, in the abandoned tower, he met the old orc again.

The orc told him in a very unfamiliar lingua franca that his name was Itrieg.

That night, around a makeshift campfire, Itreig told Fording his story.

He told Fording that he remembered many years ago, when the orc tribe was once a noble race of shamans, who were equally full of glory and justice, and equally disgusted with pointless wars.

He told Fording that after the war, he finally realized how far his tribe had fallen under the evil power of the Burning Legion, which led him to choose to leave his people and live a life of seclusion.

The old orc's high-spirited words won the respect and sympathy of the paladin, who also believed that honor was above all else, and overcame racial hatred and traditional prejudices, and Fording swore that he would never reveal Itreig's whereabouts to the outside world until the two of them parted.

Upon returning to the city, Fordin announced to the people that there was no threat from the orcs in the realm, and that the attacks he had been attacked had been perfectly resolved.

However, his deputy, Bathras, a young man who had a bitter hatred for the orcs because his parents had died in the orc war, did not stop there. He enlisted D'Sohan, who was also a paladin like Tirio, and decided to solve the crisis in his own way.

With the help of the soldiers of the brigade, Da Sohan launched a full-scale manhunt, and Tirio saw this, did not say a word, and silently prayed for the friend in his heart.

However, the reality is always cruel, and Itreg was arrested and escorted back to the city.

The old orc, full of nobility and glory, tried to break free from the animal-like cage, and was beaten and abused by the human soldiers around him, even spitting on him and urinating.

Tirio Ferdin's could not bear it any longer, the glory of the paladin made it impossible for him to continue to watch such a thing and remain indifferent, so he angrily launched an attack on the human guards, trying to stop their actions, and Bathras, who was watching coldly in the dark, showed a grim smile at this time, his goal was achieved.

Basselas soon brought Fording to court on charges of treason, and the former war hero was escorted to the city of Stratholme to face a public trial.

All of Fordin's friends, including his wife, Landra, begged him to put all the blame on the savage and brutal orc.

As one of the first paladins and a war hero, Lordaeron officials also did not want to convict him, so as soon as he spoke, the orc would be convicted and put to death, and Fordin was only an innocent person who was temporarily confused.

However, in the courtroom, looking at the banner of the Knights of the Silver Hand, Fording recalled his son Tyran Fording, who, at the age of seven, innocently asked himself questions.

"Father, are all orcs bad?"

At the time, he didn't know how to answer his son, but now he does.

"I have seen the noblest orcs, and I have seen the lowliest of humans, and races do not prove glory, and one should not judge those who are different from themselves. ”

Now, the noble paladin has come to his senses that he wants to set an example for his son with his words and deeds.

In his father's name, he puffed out his chest and proudly recounted the whole incident, and said that he would never impose a trumped-up charge on the old orc.

Deeply impressed, the jury was unable to convict Fordin of treason, but Fordin's arguments did not change the court's verdict, as the fact that he had attacked his fellow human soldiers was inescapable.

Fordin was expelled from the Order of the Silver Hand, and his old friend Uther, with a heavy heart, personally presided over the ritual to remove the power of the Light from Fordin's body, and he was subsequently sentenced to eternal exile.

And Itreig, the old orc, was still sentenced to death, and it would be carried out publicly, because the people's hatred of the tribe urgently needed such a public event.

Tirio made a decisive change in his life at this moment, and he understood that sometimes glory is not everything, and that people need flexibility and intrigue to live.

Using the vast connections he had amassed, Ferdins was able to contact a fleet of smuggling merchants and have them wait along the coast of the Stratholme area.

Later, Tirio, who no longer had the power of the Light, led a small group of old men who still believed in him, raided the prison where Itreg and the other orcs were imprisoned, and successfully freed them.

"I failed to keep my previous vows, but I am not an oath breaker, and the justice and glory of the paladins still exist in my heart, so go, Itrig, go to the continent of Kalimdor, return to your people, and never return. ”

The old orc Itreg solemnly performed a chest-beating salute, and the orcs who were rescued together also solemnly performed a chest-beating salute.

This human is a glorious warrior who proves that humans are not all treacherous and cunning creatures.

"May your blade always be sharp, Tirio Fordin. "For the first time, the orcs have sent their blessings to humanity.

Itregg and his orcs board the voyage fleet, and they will rejoin the tribe and evolve into a group of intellectuals who are also hostile to humans.

Tirio stood on the seashore, looking at the fleets in the distance, his heart was at peace at the moment, he did not regret it, he was proud of it.

Although he had lost the power of the Holy Light for a while, at this moment, the Holy Light filled his body again.

This is the light of its own, not the power of the Light artificially inspired by the Archbishop of the Light, Alonthos Fao.

He became a true paladin and learned the true meaning of a paladin.

And the way to go ...

Tirio took off his armor, changed into an inconspicuous linen garment, put on a cloak, and began his life of seclusion.