Volume 5 The Return of the King 262 returns to Karazhin
I was amazed at how quickly Gianna returned, and it took less than a week for her to return, and if it hadn't been for Egwen's reminder that I would have continued to enjoy the time. She had been back from Orgrimmar for three days when I met her, and Varian hadn't sent anyone to look for me when she returned, and she wouldn't have been able to find me.
I didn't ask how things went, and during the dinner that night, Varian didn't say anything to me, but continued to talk to Gianna. I didn't go to Varian after dinner, and he didn't talk to me alone.
In the evening Egwen told me the news she had heard from Gianna, who had met Thrall after she had gone to Orgrimmar, of course, in a separate and secret meeting, and that she had not let the upper echelons of the tribe know that she was here.
Gianna talked a lot with Sal, and from Egwen's relay, Gianna did not have any twists and turns with Sal, but directly mentioned that there was a new investigation progress in the assassination of Theramore.
I was surprised by Sal's performance, he didn't wonder how the humans investigated, nor did he ask what the results were, but asked Gianna what the purpose of the investigation was.
Gianna did not immediately reveal her purpose, but told Thrall about the capture of the orc Garona. When I said this, I could feel that this Sal was indeed not simple, he was much stronger than Gianna.
Thrall wasn't surprised, but jokingly joked with Gianna that it was hard for Galona to say that he had instructed him. Gianna's answer made me think that she really couldn't speak, and she actually answered directly that of course it wasn't, and said that her findings were that Garona's assassination of Varian was not at the behest of the tribe.
Thrall was not skeptical of the findings, nor was he complacent, saying that he had little impression of the orc, only that he knew that Garona was the tribal hero who had killed the human king, but that he was not at all surprised that Garona had reappeared.
I don't know what Gianna thought when she faced this scene, but she told Sal what she had in Galona's mind.
Thrall, an orc raised by humans, has a completely higher intelligence level than his orc compatriots, and seems to be much higher than Gianna, and he asks Gianna what is the reason for looking for her, and Gianna is very honest about her thoughts.
Egwen said Gianna's description of the place was...... She said that it was her own idea, but did not mention that it was the idea of the human king, meaning that it was all her idea and had nothing to do with the human king. She said that she wanted the tribe to investigate the Twilight cult and then control the development of the sect on the tribe's side.
She said she spoke from Saar's point of view about the need to control the denomination's development and made her own proposals. When I was curious to see how Sal would react, Egwen said that Sal readily agreed.
Honestly...... I really frowned when I heard this, and I looked at Egwen in front of me with some incredulity, and said yes very readily! Ha! So agreed?
Gianna didn't say anything, and I don't think she thought about it that much, but all I could think about after hearing the news was whether or not it would be a little too straightforward.
As the leader of the tribe, although there is no politics or politicianship for the orcs at all, it really doesn't feel good for me to agree so simply to this question. If I were Thrall, I would praise Gianna and say that her reminder was very good and necessary, but this organization was formed by ogres, and the relationship between orcs and ogres is not bad, and now not only ogres, but also so many orcs are also involved, does this mean that it will be banned?
What do ogres think? What do orcs think? Those are their own people!
And even the enemies of the tribe, the invisible enemies! They should also try to see if they can be used by their tribe instead of being stoned to death with a stick.
Once you become a helper, there are some things that the tribe official is inconvenient to play a big role for this ally, even if there is a big incident, the tribe has an excuse!
Shouldn't the tribe think like that? Why did you just say yes? Those who find someone to borrow money and push back will not directly agree, which is good! The more simply I think it is, the more unreliable it becomes.
I asked Egwen what he thought, and she agreed.
Gianna said that the tribe would thoroughly investigate the Twilight Sect during this time, and I laughed when I heard this, and I thoroughly investigated...... Ha! How to investigate thoroughly? How? What should I do if the other party cooperates, and what should I do if I don't cooperate? And how long will it take to explain this matter? One month, two months? Or half a year?
At this point, I couldn't help but wonder if Gianna had told Sal about the Alliance's march to Kalimdor, and Egwen shook his head and said he didn't ask.
I didn't know about these things from Varian, so I couldn't tell Varian directly, and I didn't think it was good to focus too much on them. Judging by Gianna's performance, I think she should have told Sal about it.
In the few days I've been watching, I've seen a conscription notice from the Stormwind Kingdom, and Varian is ready to send troops.
Sending troops out to prepare even from here to Red Ridge Mountain is not sloppy, not to mention that this is an expedition, an expedition that is farther away than to Lordaeron. I don't have much authority or obligation to do so. And I had my own ideas, so I found Varian before he came to me.
I told him straight to the point that I was going to go there, not Kalimdor, but the orc's hometown. I wanted to see what was going on over there, and more importantly, I wanted to meet Khadgar.
Varian didn't object, and it didn't matter if he objected, I had to go. And he really didn't keep and said that he would send someone to help me go with me, and I didn't need help, and that the person he sent was a burden to me. I hate being watched.
I packed my bags and said goodbye to him in a few days, and Gianna was back in Theramore, where she would meet Varian's army and coordinate with the tribe.
Egwene didn't go back with Gianna, she followed me.
Crossing the Elwyn Forest and further south to Nighttown, which is no longer called Brightwood, the twilight of the place is depressing, and for Egwene, the sight is a constant reminder that her son is responsible.
On the way, she told me the reason for the formation of this place, the huge energy released by Medivan when he died not only destroyed the Windwind Canyon but also affected the enchantment set up by the dragon in the Sunshine Woodland, originally the dragon had an enchantment in the Sunshine Forest, which was the point where the dragon connected with their world in this world, but after Medivan was killed, the uncontrolled energy disturbed these two spaces, and a large amount of energy leaked out, so something bad appeared here.
I wondered how she knew, and she said that the werewolves that appeared in this forest were not accidental. There is no such thing in the human world, only in the world of dragons and elves.
I said that werewolves also appeared in Gilneth in the north. She nodded, she said she knew, I said I thought the werewolves here were coming from the north, and she said no, it was after the barrier was destroyed.
I believe her.
She also added that werewolves live in the dark, and that the heavier the twilight here, the darker the place, the more werewolves will be hidden, and that when it used to be called the Sunshine Glade, there was a large forest in the southern part of the Sunshine Forest, which was very suitable for werewolves. It reminds me of how Gilneth's werewolf appeared, which I guess might be the case.
I wondered how she knew so much, and she said she had told me that she had been here many years ago.
She seemed calm when she told me about these things, but I could see the regret and sadness in her heart.
After a day in Nighttown, we headed to the Windwind Canyon, which was no different from when I had walked before, withered, dim, withered, desolate, except for the sound of the wind blowing in our ears and the sound of horses' hooves stomping on the ground, there was only a dead silence here, and there was not even a bird on my head.
I'm still talking about the daytime, and at night it's even different, especially when we spend the night in an abandoned village by the roadside, in addition to the sound of wind and firewood, there is that faint whispering of nothingness.
I couldn't see a human figure, and there were no ghosts, but the voice kept lingering in my ears, and when I told Egwene about it, she smiled and told me to leave it alone, saying that it was the voice of the ghosts, but they were no longer even physically formed, and the remaining resentment kept them around us.
I said can I get rid of it? She shook her head.
So we won't spend the night in the abandoned village for the rest of the trip, and I'm not afraid, because I don't need to sleep, and the Varian officials and retinue can't stand it, and most importantly, Egwene still has to sleep for a while.
At the fork in the road, I turned to the men and told them to wait for us at the Watch Fort, for Egwen wanted to go to Karazhan to see it.
The entourage was a little embarrassed, and when I said that I couldn't care about your life or death Karazan, they immediately offered to wait for us at the Watchgate, and hoped that we would be safe and meet them as soon as possible.
I felt relieved after getting rid of these guys, but only before I saw the ruins of Karazhan, and Egwene couldn't help but quicken his pace when the tower, which was still standing, appeared before our eyes.
When we arrived at the ruins of the villages around Karazhan, there was really no grass growing there, and it was not raining in this place, but there was not a single grass, all the trees were dead, and it was even more terrifying at night.
Egwen said that the energy scattered around Karazan is still very strong, so the souls around him can't rest in peace, and this powerful negative energy has caused this place to be completely lifeless, and if it is a living person, it will not take long to go crazy here.
It is true that when we pass by the ruins, the souls of the dead will look at us from afar, and their empty and dull eyes are very frightening.
The quality of the construction in Karazhan is quite good, and although all these years have passed, the dark castle has remained untouched except for the place where it had collapsed.
The main entrance to Karazhan is closed now, very different from the last time I visited. When I opened the heavy door, there was no view of the inside, but a flowing barrier in front of me.
Just as I looked curiously at the strange barrier, a hideous human face suddenly appeared on it, but in a moment, the face dissipated into the barrier that flowed like water.
Egwene pulled me behind and said, "Be careful, there's something terrible in here!" ”