In the middle of the night, Terenus sat alone in the inner sanctum, with no servants left by his side.

The flickering candlelight lengthened his shadow, making the aged Terenus look a little lonely.

"Stomp!"

Outside the room, footsteps could be heard in the empty corridor.

"Haven't you slept yet, Arthas?" Hearing the sound of clear footsteps, Terenus didn't lift his head, and continued to read the materials on the desk.

There's a lot to deal with after the war...

The financial affairs have been left to the Chancellor-Emir, but he needs to take care of the arrangements for the prisoners after the war, the compensation for the sacrificed soldiers, the pacification of the people of the Empire, and the rebuilding of the Kingdom of Stormwind.

"Father!"

Arthas walked into the inner chamber and closed the door with his backhand. Although this was the inner chamber of the palace, where royal guards usually patrolled back and forth, he chose to close the door to make sure that nothing went wrong, after all, he didn't want to wait for his conversation with his father to be heard by some ill-intentioned people.

At this time, Arthas had not yet shed a piece of armor, and his original shiny and smooth silver breastplate also had many scratches after experiencing this war.

"Sit down!" Terenus said lightly.

He still didn't look up, and the quill in his hand kept writing something on the parchment on the table.

Arthas didn't choose to disturb him, but consciously stepped aside, sat down on a chair made of pure gold, and waited silently.

Five minutes...

Ten minutes...

Twenty minutes passed, and there was silence.

"Father!" Arthas was the first to break the silence, he didn't want to wait any longer, "Father, about the mage named Xue Huan..."

"You don't have to worry about it. ”

Before Arthas could finish speaking, Terenus interrupted him. He took the silver candle near the table closer, but his gaze still did not take away from the parchment in his hand.

Could it be that my father already knew the identity of the mage?

At this time, Alsace's heart was a little hesitant...

During the day, above the main hall, the father rewarded many imperial generals in public, but when Xue Huan was not mentioned, Alsace, who had a keen sense of smell, vaguely guessed this.

"But Father..."The anxious Arthas stood up directly from the chair, he wanted to defend Xue Huan.

"Alright, that's it!"

Terenus interrupted Arthas once again rudely.

He tossed the quill in his hand to the side of the table, and instead supported the desk with his hand, holding his forehead.

At this moment, Arthas felt that his father was more tired and older. It would be great if he could share state affairs for his father and solve problems like his sister did.

Arthas secretly clenched his fists!

"I'm sorry, my son!"

After a long time, Terenus sighed.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, as if he was annoyed by what had just happened.

"There's been a lot of work in Lordaeron lately. Terenus rubbed his temples and continued: "The empire has just experienced a great war, everything is in ruins, the people's hearts are undecided, now is the time for internal and external troubles, if you can't properly handle these cumbersome things, then it will bury a huge hidden danger for the future!"

"For many, the war is over, but for you and me, the battle has just begun!"

"I understand, Father!"

"You know, oh, my child, there are many things you don't understand!"

Terenus sighed and shook his head, handing the parchment on the table to Arthas, "Look at it. ”

Arthas took the parchment with a puzzled look on his face, and read it carefully. Terenus, on the other hand, got up and walked to the window.

He gently pushed open the window, and a refreshing breeze rushed in his face, carrying the scent of Lake Lordamere, and made Terenus forget about political troubles for a moment.

"How so!?"

Behind him, Arthas's voice was mixed with shock and anger, and Terenus smiled faintly, he had expected Arthas's reaction, he knew his son too well.

Compared to his sister, the young and vigorous Arthas was less composed, which is why he sent Arthas to the Far North. He tried to sharpen Arthas's temper and patience, but now it seemed that it had little effect.

"How could Solas Thorbain be such a person?" Arthas clenched the parchment tightly in his hand, his angry gaze as if it was about to burn the note, "he actually took the credit and demanded that the Alliance give him ownership of Alterac!"

"It's normal, my son, human nature is greedy. Terenus's gaze drifted out of the window, and his voice was soft and deep, "Although Torbane is greedy, compared to the cowardly Perinord and the walled Jean Greymane, at least in terms of courage and audacity, Torbain is better than the other two. ”

Thinking that Greymane refused to cooperate with the Alliance in order to defend himself against the orc army, and built a wall on the border of the kingdom alone, and named it "Greyman's Wall", the corners of Terenus's mouth couldn't help but hook up a sneer.

Does the ignorant creature think that that fragile line alone can withstand the influx of orcs?

Terenus shook his head.

It's stupidly cute...

"So, Father, do you think..."

"I'll discuss this matter with your sister before making a decision. Terenus didn't look back, his eyes closed, as if enjoying the lake breeze.

Is it sister again?

A flash of gloom flashed in Arthas's eyes...

"So..."

Since his father didn't want to say more, and Arthas didn't want to discuss this matter too much, he shifted the topic back to Xue Huan, "So what is the father going to do with that necromancer?"

In a hurry, he subconsciously took a small step forward.

"Ahh

If Galia was here, she wouldn't ask such a question.