The cold winds of the Northern Rift swept through the Endless Sea, reaching the Tirisfal Glades and the Silver Pine Forest. Although it was warmed by the sea monsoon, this level of cold was almost indistinguishable from winter for humans from the Southern Kingdoms

Most of the refugees in Stormwind chose to stay in Southsea to wait for rescue, and only the sixty or so surviving Brotherhood Knights and Stormwind Mages chose to travel to Lordaeron with Lothar, along with Prince Varian. Along the way, Lothar has been asking Khadgar, who was born in Lordaeron, about the kingdom of Lordaeron

"This is a great kingdom," Khadgar casually leaned back on the carriage, "but if you want to ask my opinion, it would be better if the climate could be warmer," he looked into the distance, and on the southern shore of Lake Lordamere stood another city. Its lines are as graceful as the capital, but this mirrored city has its own uniqueness. Her high walls and minarets exude the gentle hue of violet

"That's Dalaran." Khadgar explained, "The Wizard Kenrito's lair. It was also my hometown before I was sent to be Madison's apprentice."

"You're from Dalaran?" Qiuchen asked, sitting across from Khadgar

"I was born in Andorhar, and when I was nine years old, I was discovered to have a talent for magic, and then the local mage took me to Dalaran," Khadgar laughed self-deprecatingly, "but then they regretted it, because my talent was mainly in eavesdropping and probing magic, but they couldn't fire me, so they found an opportunity to throw me to Karazhan"

"Maybe you'll get a chance to go back there, even if it's just for a short while," Lothar rode his horse side by side beside the carriage, "but for now we have to focus on the capital," he took a closer look at the shimmering city, the golden light reflected in the sunlight of the towers of Lordaeron, visible as far away as the western shore of Lake Lordamere

"I hope those who lead this place will be as noble as this city in their hearts," he kicked his mount, and the horse strode forward slowly, gradually out of the silver pine forest. The young Prince Varian and the mages immediately followed, and the convoy followed

After only two of them exited the Silverpine Forest, the convoy reached the main gate of Lordaeron, which was guarded by soldiers, but the two gates were completely open, enough for two or three convoys to enter side by side. The guards had already spotted their approach early in the morning, and a warrior in a red robe approached, his armor trimmed with gold ornamentation, as did his helmet. His movements are very humble, even with reverence

"Marcus. Redpass has informed us of Your Excellency's arrival, please feel free to come and go," the red-robed soldier waved his hand and said, "The King is aware of your country's predicament, and His Majesty is waiting to meet you in the throne hall"

"Thank you very much" Khadgar also nodded in greeting, "Come, Lothar, Autumn Dust" He clipped his mount between his knees, "Let me be the guide this time"

They rode through the city on horseback, walking freely on the main roads. Khadgar seemed to be a well-traveled car, never stopping to ask for directions or hesitate at forks in the road.

"Khadgar, the moat I saw at the gates was drawn from Lake Lordamere?" Autumn Dust hurried the horse to Khadgar's side

"Yes, Lordaeron has the most perfect sewer system and underground city in any human kingdom, but it will only be open to the public after the city is under siege for civilians to take refuge" Khadgar looked up, and the palace was right in front of the avenue "Here we are"

The palace is more like a fortress, and as you can tell from the decoration, King Terenus is the same kind of person as Ryan. The men who entered the palace said that the reins of their horses were to be guarded by the knights who had entered the city with them--- and that it was impossible for everyone to enter the king's castle---- and they passed through the outer gates of the palace and entered a wide courtyard. It was almost an outdoor garden, with a string of small pavilions on either side, and across the last wooden bridge, Qiuchen saw the towering throne room

It is a majestic hall with a vault high above and the corners hidden in the shadows. The whole room is circular in shape and is surrounded by arches and columns. It has to be said that the design here is more like a fortress, and it only takes a few archers to easily snipe any corner of the hall from those vantage points, and any assassin who wants to assassinate the king will probably be shot into a sieve by vigilant archers

To be honest, this kind of place makes Qiu Chen feel very uncomfortable, except for Gaia's hall, especially after being Yin by the Eternal Dragon once, who knows if they will come to Yin him a second time, after all, Qiu Chen doesn't know anything about the magic of time, even if someone sets him up, he won't recognize it

The meeting with Terenus proceeded quickly, and the old king did not doubt the veracity of Lothar's words, and announced that he would recognize Varian as the new king of Stormwind and would do everything in his power to help him recover

"Do you think Terenus will be like those bloated lords" Khadgar chuckled and shook his head, "He can control the largest kingdom in all of humanity, and if he is not strong enough, the Darius family of Gilneth will covet the Silver Pine Forest"

"Gilneth Ah" among the six northern countries of mankind, the second most powerful country on land. Greymane's ambitions are great, but it's a pity that he can't challenge the alliance between Lordaeron and Kurtilas, and the dominance of the northern humans has almost always been in Lordaeron's hands "Their coast there is almost all cliffs, and it is estimated that the tribe will not choose to land there, to be honest, I am more worried about the kingdom of Stormgard, the Sador Bridge links Kazmodan, and the orcs may not be able to easily capture the dwarven Ironforge Fort, I think they should bypass Ironforge Castle and attack the human kingdom in the north directly from the land, and Riptide Fort bears the brunt"

"So, what are you going to do, Terenus has sent invitations to the other kings, and in a week all the kings will arrive in Lordaeron, and you can ask Solas at that time. Tol Bain warns"

"It's already too late then" Qiuchen shook his head, "I will tell the Lothar people to let some of his knights follow me, we must make all preparations for all defenses before the tribe reaches Sador, and force the tribe to the sea, and when the time comes, Admiral Dalin. Prodmore's fleet can take good care of the orcs."

"But I still suggest you stay for a while," Khadgar retorted, "In two days, Antonidas, the leader of Kenrito, will reach Dalaran, and you talk to him, it will definitely have a better effect, and if you can make your identity public, and have the leader of Dalaran testify, the kings will probably have to be afraid before doing anything."

"I'm sorry Khadgar," Qiuchen snorted, "I want to focus more on fighting than on the troubles that fame brings"

(Warm up, ready to start the holidays)