After the end of the Second Orc War, Quel'Thalas was one of the first nations to withdraw from the Alliance.

From Terenus's subjective point of view, Lordaeron seems to have been unlucky and unlucky ever since.

Some of the Minethir's royal courtiers privately slandered Terenus that the High Elves' withdrawal from the alliance had ruined Lordaeron's plans.

Why not say it's Gilneth and Stormgard's pot?

Because they are kingdoms founded by humans.

Those who are not of my race will have different hearts, nothing more.

If it had been Tyrenus who had worked hard in his youth, he would not have believed the nonsense of these gods.

But in recent years, Lordaeron's bad luck seems to have not dissipated, and even Dalaran, who has always maintained friendly relations with Lordaeron, has gone against the alliance.

Quel'Salas' fault is often whispered in his ears, and the aging Terenus does not want to admit that it is his own decision-making mistake, and gradually begins to dump the black pot on others.

That person is Quel'Thalas.

After the death of the venerable Archbishop Alonthos Fao at the end of his life, Terenas lost a wise enlightener by his side and became more self-disciplined and unable to listen to good advice.

The Prince of Arthas, who had high hopes for Terenus, was choked at Dalaran, and was frightened by the red-eyed Dalin who arrived in a hurry.

Dalin swore in public that he would never marry his daughter to someone surnamed Minethiel, and Terenus was trying to eat a fart.

…… These are the exact words of Dalin.

Listening to the gloomy Alsace's relay, Terenus fell ill in bed in a fit of rage.

Eventually, his condition was relieved, and the news of Stratholme's turmoil reached his ears again.

Due to the delay of his illness, Quel'Thalas's reply, which had been backlogged for a while, was also delivered to Terenus at this time.

Several layers of anxiety mixed together, nearly sending Terenus to the hospital room again.

It was only then that Terenus realized that he was no longer young and that his energy was much lower than before.

Seeing that the dreams he had made in his youth could not be fulfilled, Térenus blamed Quel'Thalas for the shattering of his dreams in recent years.

Kael'thas knew nothing about Terenus's mental journey.

If he knew that someone around Tyrenus had been quietly slandering, he should have reacted immediately.

The origins of these guys are not normal.

Unfortunately, the situation in Lordaeron's court could not be detected by the Backlight Blade.

When Saljan arrived in Stratholme, Baron Rivendell was invited to the Chapel of the Light's Wish and met with Admiral Abydis and Admiral Weswin who held the Terrenas Secret Order.

"What?!"

Baron Rivendell's eyes widened as he stared at the two old similarities with very ugly faces.

“…… Please tell me, you guys are kidding. ”

"Hmph~"

Abidis was about the same age as Rivendell, with a bushy beard like steel needles on his face, and said to Rivendell with a sneer, "I also hope that the orders we received are just a joke, but alas...... It doesn't. ”

Abidis's sneer was not directed at Baron Rivendell, he was just tired of the contents of the secret decree and did not want to obey it from the bottom of his heart.

Alfred Abydis was a paladin, and although he was personally blessed by the archbishop like the Uther Five, he was also one of the veteran paladins who personally participated in the Second Orc War.

Abydis still remembers Alonthos Fao's teachings to this day, and is viscerally resistant to Terenus's command to be "crazy".

Bally-Weswin sighed, "We are soldiers, and the duty of a soldier is to obey orders. ”

"I'm disgusted by this bizarre secret order too, but...... An order is an order, and as soldiers, we can only choose to carry it out. ”

"I know."

Abidis clenched his fists with a dark face: "Marco, what do you say?" Would you like to help us? ”

Baron Rivendell's face changed for a moment, and finally shook his head: "I beg your pardon for refusing. ”

"I am the lord of the Stratholme region, directly adjacent to Quel'Thalas."

"I must be responsible for my people and not let them be involved in meaningless wars."

Weswin and Abydis glanced at each other, and the two looked at Baron Rivendell with a somewhat complicated gaze.

"We respect and understand your choice, and it is your right as a local lord to refuse to execute the secret order."

Baron Rivendell rubbed his eyebrows with a headache: "Alfred, Barry, is it really irreparable?" What the hell is His Majesty thinking? ”

Weswin shook his head, "I don't know, we haven't seen Your Majesty for a long time. ”

"However, the last time we returned to the royal city for Archbishop Fao's funeral, we heard disturbing information from Princess Garia."

"What information?"

Abidis said in a deep voice, "There are people around Your Majesty who have been fanning the flames, blaming the High Elves for all the troubles that Lordaeron has encountered in recent years. ”

"Hiss~"

Baron Rivendell felt chills all over his body.

Once this secret order is not handled well, there is a great probability that it will completely offend the arrogant High Elves.

Once the enraged High Elves send in their troops, the Stratholm Region will definitely bear the brunt.

"No way!"

Baron Rivendell suddenly stood up: "I can't stay here any longer, my people are still waiting for me to deliver food back." ”

Abidis nodded understandingly: "Go ahead, remember, let the content of the secret order rot in your heart, and you must not let the high elves know the 'content' of the secret order." ”

"Huh?"

Baron Rivendell sensed that Abydis seemed to have something to say.

But before he could think further, Abydis and Weswin got up at the same time, walked out of the chapel first, and returned in the direction of Tyr's hand without looking back.

"Don't let the High Elves know the contents of the secret ......"

On the way back, Baron Rivendell was still wondering what Abydis meant.

"In other words, without mentioning specific personnel, you can give a warning to Quel'Thalas?"

For Abidis, who was a paladin, Tyrenus's despicable orders were difficult for him to accept, and he could only alleviate his guilt in this way and minimize the casualties of the civilian population of Quel'Thalas.

"Hey~"

Baron Rivendell looked at the gloomy sky a little confused: "It's only been a few years of peace, is the war going to be ignited again?" ”

……

Far away in Stratholme, Sarren knew nothing about the secret conversations at the Chapel of the Light's Wish.

This time, the High Elves used blitzkrieg to send troops, firstly, to recapture the "miners" who should have belonged to Quel'Thalas, and secondly, to improve relations with their neighbors.

Don't get me wrong, the neighbor here is not the entire kingdom of Lordaeron, but the Stratholme region, which is the Rivendell family.

In recent years, as relations between Quel'Salas and Lordaeron have deteriorated, trade between the two countries has inevitably suffered.

The caravans that traveled most of Quel'Thallas came from Stratholme, and the Chapel of the Light's Wish on the other side had not been caravansed for a long time.

Compared to those people who arrogantly look down on humans, Kael'thas has a more gentle personality after living in Dalaran for a long time, but this does not mean that he will use his hot face to stick to other people's cold butts.

Tyrenus doesn't want to blatantly trade with the High Elves?

Okay, then we'll only be friendly with Stratholme, who is willing to keep trading.

Stratholm is far from the core of the kingdom of Lordaeron, but it is a wealthy place second only to the royal city of Lordaeron.

The Rivendell family, who rule the territory, have always been slick and have a style of not offending anyone.

This time, the contemporary Baron Rivendell has made such a big mess, and Terenus will definitely take advantage of the problem to install his own henchmen in Stratholme, and take Stratholme into his own step by step.

Will Baron Rivendell watch Tirenus make a small move?

Apparently not.

As it happens, Sarren gets an unexpected piece of news through Backlight Blade's intelligence channels.

Baron Rivendell and Kel'thugad have been old friends for many years.

Before departing from Quel'Thalas, Sarian asked Stellagosa to help deliver the message, and secretly contacted Kel'thugad.

Through Kel'thugad's information, Sarjan knew a little more about Baron Rivendell.

His Excellency the Baron, who nominally belonged to the Kingdom of Lordaeron, had no sense of belonging to the Kingdom of Lordaeron and the royal family of Minethil due to the distance of the Emperor Tiangao, and Stratholme was more like an independent city-state under the name of Lordaeron.

In this case, the maneuverable space is greatly enlarged.

Referring to the future information provided by the barrage, Baron Rivendell will take the lead in betraying Lordaeron and will not hesitate to accept Kel'thugad's invitation to join the Cursed Sect and join the Lich King.

Sarren had some ideas about this, and did not leave Stratholme immediately after completing the grain deal, but stayed for the time being under the baroness's hospitality, patiently waiting for the return of Baron Rivendell, who had gone on an expedition.