When I appeared in front of Varian, he saw me again with an irrepressible surprise on his face, he froze and frowned, as if thinking again. I nodded to him, and he shook his head lightly and spat out, "Where have you been?" ”

"I'm injured, I'm going to Orgrimmar to be treated." I say.

He looked at my face, "Your face seems to have changed a little bit. ”

"I've lost my skin." I say.

"Gavinrad told me that your injuries are a bit severe, and the elves don't seem to be able to do anything about your injuries."

"There's such a thing."

"Is that why you left the team without permission?"

"Actually, I thought I wouldn't be able to survive at the time." I say.

Varian frowned and didn't continue, he turned to Gianna, "How's going on over there?" ”

He didn't avoid me, but asked about Gianna directly, and I saw that Gianna was a little surprised, but after she gave Varian a look, Varian ignored her, so Gianna told Varian about Orgrimmar's situation. Only then did I realize that her real intention of going to Orgrimmar was indeed to discuss things, and that she was acting as an intermediary to contact the tribe and negotiate with the tribe about continuing to cooperate.

It turned out that the tribe had indeed already made a move in the Valley of Thorns, and not only had they sent more troops, but the number of scouts had also increased significantly, and some of the scouts had even reached the vicinity of the Twilight Forest, which made Varian feel very unhappy. Although the Alliance and the Horde have teamed up to solve the problem of the Twilight Cult of Silysus and the Angela Bugs, they have now touched Varian's bottom line.

The Horde already knew about the Dark Gate, and it couldn't be covered anymore, so Varian wanted the Tribe's side to give him an explanation, what their plans were, or what their purpose was for being so active in trying to get in touch with the Dark Gate.

Varian made it very clear that he would never allow the tribe to go to the Cursed Lands willfully, and swore sovereignty over the Cursed Lands, and he also said that he respected the thoughts of the tribes, but now what the tribe wants to do must share information with the Alliance, and only after consultation can they act within the scope of permission. In fact, the meaning is very simple, and the goal is very clear, that is, to strictly monitor the tribe's every move, so as to prevent the tribe from contacting the orcs of that world and causing unnecessary trouble. Of course, if there is such a sign, the alliance will take immediate action.

Gianna asked Varian if anything was going on lately after exchanging opinions with Varian, but Varian didn't answer her. In the evening, instead of giving Gianna a feast, he summoned me alone.

He said it was a family feast.

It was just me at the table, and he had his son. Anduin was no longer a child, he was about the same size as Varian was when the storm fell. I was there for him when he was born and very young, but before he could grow up his mother died. So he just vaguely remembered me, polite but strange to me.

"It's been a long time since we've sat down to eat like this." He said. Yes...... That's right, a family feast, if Queen Tiffin is still alive, this is really a family feast.

"yes." I nodded.

"I guess I was about the same age as him when Stormwind fell." He looked at Anduin.

"Almost."

"You came here from the north, and I remember the first time I saw you." He said.

"Do you remember?"

"You had bandages on your face." He said.

"We met a sea monster...... Kraken. ”

"It's been twenty years." He looked at me and said.

"In the flick of a finger." I looked at Anduin, who was eating silently.

"The two of us have known each other, and we have been together for a long time...... "He handed over a look, "Are you still the same person you were back then?" ”

This sentence made me frown slightly, "When you saw me during the day, you said that I had changed. ”

"Do you remember when you first changed?" The expression on his face hadn't changed, but it made me chuckle.

I smiled, "Why didn't I notice?" ”

"Have you ever doubted me?" He changed the question.

I looked into his eyes, and he stared at me, and although there was no murderous look in his eyes, I felt intimidation. He's not Varian, he's a king!

"Yes." I admit it directly.

"What do you suspect of me?"

I suddenly realized that I had looked at him like this when I was a child, and I hadn't looked at him like this since he returned to Stormwind to become king.

"You've grown up, and you're not the same person you used to be, I mean...... Because of my fear of you. ”

"What do you mean by my concern for you?" He frowned, "What am I worried about you?" ”

"Some historical questions about me." I say.

"So what do you mean I've grown up?"

"You're more than just Varian. Ureon. You are the king. Or that you're just a king. ”

After saying this, his behavior did not meet my expectations, and instead of showing that he wanted to explain to me or say something to comfort me, he shook his head, "Is this the reason why you are alienating me?" ”

He continued: "It was you who alienated me, who made me feel that you had become strangers, that you had become slack, that you had become a person I did not know, that you had left me!" It's not that I don't trust you! ”

Is he accusing me?

"There are so many things you do that I don't understand, I can't understand! I don't feel like you're caring about me or caring about this country! At this time, his face stiffened: "From the moment I sat on that throne, I found that something was wrong with you, and then you directly began to mess up." ”

I looked at him with surprise in my eyes.

"It's not a mess." I retorted.

"It's not rotten, what is that? Why are you like that? What about the brave and fearless you back then? What about the resourceful you? ”

I took a deep breath, "Lothar's death had a big impact on me. ”

"Is it just Lothar's death?" He wasn't satisfied with my answer.

"Why don't you erect a statue of him?"

His eyes changed suddenly, "What? ”

Did he really not hear clearly? "I asked you this question, but you didn't answer it, do you remember?" I say.

"I remember."

"I'll ask you again today."

"He does deserve to be remembered, but I have the final say in this matter."

"Isn't he doing enough? Or is there something that offends you? ”

"Do you remember when you asked me?" His eyes were already standing up.

"I don't remember." I say.

"This question embarrass me!" He said, "I am the king, and I am embarrassed by your question!" ”

"But you did it wrong!"

"I am the king!"

His roar shocked me.

"You don't ...... at all I don't understand! He said, "I can't understand why you're doing this to me!" He slammed his fingers on his head. Do you know what I'm facing? You should know that, right? ”

"What?"

"I'm on the throne, but I'm not stupid, I look at you, I see what kind of faces those nobles have." He said.

"Can't you see it?" He asked rhetorically.

"At that time, did you still think that I was a child, I didn't understand anything, I couldn't handle anything, and I couldn't play without you, right?"

I just wanted to shake my head gently, but I immediately stopped the action.

"Do you know why I'm hunting?"

I shook my head.

"Do you know why I keep hunting orcs, slashing and killing?"

I looked at him in amazement.

"Do you know why I'm going to be so aggressive?" He raised his voice. "Do you think I'm here for revenge, for venting?"

He shook his head, "I'm the king!" I can do whatever I want! What did I say...... It's an order! ”

I sighed softly.

"It makes me sad that you don't understand me."

"I'll protect you." I say.

He shook his head, "It's not enough. ”

"I'm just ......"

"You've been haunted by this? Do you think I'm ungrateful? ”

"You are the king, everyone has to listen to you, you are right, but I still don't understand why you didn't set him up in the Valley of Heroes."

"In this kingdom, there is only one true hero, and there can only be one." He said. "You have always heard me clearly, the hero of the people will always be his king!"

I was stunned by this.

"And I have erected a monument to him in the Burning Plains, and the people know that I commemorate him, and I am grateful to him."

"Was that Catlana's idea?" I say.

"So what, what if it wasn't?" "Now it seems that the decision is still the right one! ”

"Huh?" I looked at him in amazement.

"For the Alliance!" He said, "And the kingdom of the stormwind...... Dominate the Alliance! ”

I smiled a little helplessly.

He shook his head, "It's hard for me to imagine you have a grudge against me because of this. ”

"He was one of the people I trusted the most, and he was the one I would give my back to him." I say.

Suddenly, I noticed that the way he looked at me became a little fierce the moment he frowned. "Your words remind me of my father." He closed his eyes and opened them to glare at me: "And my mother! ”

This look made me feel so strange to him.

I saw the little boy next to him, and in a trance I seemed to see him...... It seems to be Varian, the proud little prince back then. But when I turned my gaze to the tall and mighty figure next to the child, it was not the little prince anymore, but a resolute and serious, cold and broad face!

He's a king!

"You...... Also in ...... Haunted by the past. I said softly.

"There are things that take a lifetime to heal...... "He died in front of me!" he said. ”

"And my mother ...... Also died in the fire! ”