Shadow Trails in Azeroth

"Wow, it turns out that this Western Wilderness stew is delicious, filling and warming the stomach. It's great when paired with the communion wine from the Milly family's cellar.

It is simply a supreme enjoyment for travelers. "

In the largest, oldest and most famous Lion's Pride Hotel in Goldshire, Blake was sitting in the restaurant of his luxurious private room and had just finished a steaming meal that could feed four people. Big stew.

He enjoyed the meal so much that he generously tipped the waiters who came to clear away the dishes.

Probably because the tip was so generous, several young waitresses quickly took the initiative to prepare the bath water for Blake.

After politely declining the "back rub requests" suggested by several young girls, Blake, who was wearing a bathrobe, watched several reluctant waiters leave the room.

Holding a glass of wine, he coquettishly stroked his cheek in front of the mirror and said narcissistically:

"Oh, a handsome and handsome man like me can really attract bees and butterflies wherever he goes, but in order to keep himself clean, I can only refuse the embrace of those lovely girls.

Blake, Blake, look at the disappointed expressions of those girls. You, the bastard who made the girls sad, are really a sinful guy.

But there is no way, girls, this pirate already has a wife, three of them. "

With such a relaxed mood caused by narcissism, Blake took off his bath towel, revealing his coquettish demon-hunting tattoos, and sat in the bathtub humming a song.

The missing compass in the center of the tattoo on his body has been replaced, which represents the final shape of his tattoo. To be honest, it is very domineering and very arrogant at the same time.

The most arrogant demon hunters dare not do this for fear of being regarded as crazy, but what does Black say?

This kind of madness may just match the persona he has been maintaining.

Perhaps he felt that the water temperature was not enough, so he stretched out his hand and held out a wisp of flame to increase the temperature of the water, which also filled the room with lingering steam.

The pirate lay there and fell into a comfortable nap.

It had been a long time since he had been so relaxed anywhere but on his own ship.

Things happened frequently during this period, from Ulduar to the Skywall, from the Skywall to the "righteous advice" to Azshara, and murdering and eating Yogg Thayer with his lover. Horrible things about Long.

Finally, we have to count the "unparalleled romance" with Maiev in the command module of the Shadowsong.

All of this made Blake feel a little tired even though he had become the "Devil with a Thousand Tongues".

But it doesn't matter.

As long as you have a delicious meal to satisfy your stomach, and then put aside everything for a while to have a comfortable sleep to satisfy your spirit, the stinky pirate who can make the world tremble with a few whispers will return.

While the pirate was sleeping in the bathtub, a white Quel'dorei horse neighed and rushed towards the Lion's Pride Inn in Goldshire.

Logically speaking, it is definitely not allowed to gallop horses on the streets in broad daylight, especially in the towns closest to the capital. In this case, the local police officer should come on stage and scold a few times before confiscating the horses. fined.

But today, Mr. Duhan, the always political Sheriff of Goldsmith Town, seemed to be blind. Not only did he not step out of his office to stop the knight, but he also asked several soldiers under his command to pretend not to see the man coming in a hurry. .

Well, that's a woman.

A woman with a great figure.

Mr. Duhan and his soldiers were hiding by the window of the Sheriff's Office, looking towards the hotel. People who can serve as Sheriffs near the capital area are very smart guys. Several of his soldiers were originally quite right. There was some dissatisfaction with this kind of "bending the law for personal gain", but after seeing the horse clearly, everyone kept their mouths shut.

The white horse was not only strong and strong, but also had a very strange horn on its forehead, just like a legendary unicorn. Just looking at it gave it a somewhat unearthly elegance.

Such a mount represents the unusual identity of the visitor.

Although the female knight who jumped off the horse was wearing a very ordinary hunting outfit and did not have any decorations to prove her identity, just looking at the momentum when she walked, it was known that she must be a big shot.

And it turns out that Lord Duhan has outstanding vision. A few minutes after the hurried female knight walked into the hotel, a group of fully armed Royal Guards of Stormwind City and the Holy Knights of the Holy Light Church chased after her.

These knights responsible for protecting the king did not enter the hotel rashly, but only interrogated the frightened hotel owner, and then set up a temporary defense line around the hotel.

The paladins walked into the hotel and "politely" invited other guests in the hotel to leave temporarily.

This array frightened the Sheriff and his men.

They thought that Queen Elian was out of the palace for inspection, but that was not the case. When the Sheriff brought several young men to assist in the defense, they were immediately warned by the captain of the royal guard.

Ask him to pretend he didn't see anything and forget everything that happened today!

At this time, Her Royal Highness Princess Calia Menethil, who was standing in front of the luxury private room on the second floor of the hotel that had been completely emptied, felt that she must be crazy.

Her body was shaking a little.

Even though I was already standing here, I still couldn't understand why I was so excited when I heard Mr. Xiao's apologetic response.

Her behavior just now was basically that she put on a hunting outfit and rode out of Stormwind City on the Quel'dorei horse presented by His Majesty Varian.

It wasn't until this moment that she calmed down.

Oh my god, holy light, what have you done?

Her Royal Highness the Princess is a kind person and a Holy Light believer.

She had hardly ever done anything that was not allowed by etiquette and law since she was a child, let alone used her status to violently put a running hotel under lock and key.

She felt like she was out of control today.

But she could guess the reason why Black was unwilling to meet her even though he had come to the Kingdom of Stormwind. Of course, this was indispensable because of the "inspiration" of Sir Shore's clumsy rhetoric to cover up his brother.

Shore basically said everything except what he couldn't say.

Even just a few words were enough for Princess Calia to figure out why the pirates had been resisting her approach. Ah, it turned out that the problem was not her own.

This made Princess Calia feel relaxed and at the same time feel urgent.

She knew that there was not much time and opportunity left for her.

This was probably the first time in her life where she was born into a wealthy family and experienced hardships that she had pursued something so proactively.

Frankly speaking, on the way out of Stormwind City to Goldshire, Her Royal Highness had a strange feeling of "freedom".

That was joy that shouldn't happen.

But the moment that will decide her fate is near.

Caliya took a deep breath and tried to calm down. She raised her hand and prepared to knock on the door. However, the next moment, the door in front of her opened.

Wearing a bathrobe and with wet hair, Blake stuck his head out and looked at the helpless Princess Calia with a helpless look. He sighed and said:

“There’s no need to make such a big fuss, right?

I was awakened by the sound of horse hooves in my sleep. I thought His Majesty Varian had sent his elite royal knights to catch me, a heinous guy.

I thought I didn't have time to do anything bad? "

"you"

Princess Calia lowered her head, clasped her hands together, and said in a weak tone:

"Won't you invite me to come in and sit down? Are we going to continue this conversation at the door?"

"So, you're just here for a 'conversation'?"

Blake looked at Caliya up and down. He shook his head and stretched out his hand to help Caliya straighten the buttons that she had even buttoned wrongly because of her haste. He whispered:

"I feel that your mind is very confused, with all kinds of thoughts emerging one after another. You may have rushed here impulsively but haven't even decided what you want to do.

I knew I shouldn't have told those things to that damn talkative woman in Shore!

But that doesn't matter.

Perhaps we should really discuss this issue.

After all, you came to the Kingdom of Stormwind from Tol Barad, wasn't it because my mother gave you too much pressure and you wanted to temporarily escape from that suffocating place?

I know.

I understand them all.

But are you sure you want to walk through this door?

Your Highness Caliya, Xiao should have told you that I am willing to maintain a nominal marriage with you to protect you and live your life safely. Doesn't this answer satisfy you?

Or are you greedy and want more?

Is this what a Sister of the Light should think? "

Black's words made Calia take a step back subconsciously and made the pirate laugh. He shook his head and said:

"Look, you understand, right? What you see in front of you is not a door, but a boundary leading to some abyss that you don't want to go to.

I rescued you from Deathwing's charm, but in a rare act of generosity, I don't need you to pay more for it.

You are a very good girl, excellent in all aspects. There is no need for you to step into this quagmire.

I will protect you, Calia.

So, go back, go back to your life as a queen who is destined to be bright, and look for a man who can accompany you throughout your life in the shadows."

After saying that, the pirate turned and prepared to close the door.

He was really fed up with such unexpected "surprises". The people of Stormwind Kingdom were indeed descendants of pioneers, and they always liked to disturb other people's peace.

But at the moment when the door was about to close, Princess Calia suddenly reached out and grabbed the door lock. This reckless action caused her fingers to get stuck in the crack of the door.

Pain suddenly surged into her heart, and the pain from her fingers to her heart made the delicate human princess' eyes turn red.

Of course, it might not just be because of the pain.

"I know! I am not as good as the saintly or dark women around you. I ran away from Tol Barad not just because Lady Catherine continued to express heavy kindness to me."

Caliya pushed the door open and screamed at Blake:

"My mere one meeting with Lady Maiev left me feeling ashamed of myself, and the obscene and terrifying nightmares that Lady Xal'atath fed me every night nearly drove me insane.

Ms. Seifer doesn't even want to talk to me.

But in this kind of torture, I may have really discovered what I wanted to see and get in my heart! I survived those nightmares, I didn't let them break me.

Blake Shaw!

Do you really want me to make it completely clear?

good!

Then let me tell you, Calia Menethil never liked Drake!

What I like is the pirate who saved me from terror. What I like is the pirate whose fate is entangled with me in every future.

I certainly didn’t tell the truth last time on board the Nagfar.

But at the time I just didn't want to share you with them, I wanted someone named Drake, but I eventually discovered my mistake.

If I choose him, then I am denying you.

This is why you distance yourself from me.

You told me from the beginning that you didn't like being replaced by Drake.

sorry.

I made a stupid mistake and I apologize. "

Behind the pirates, the human princess was so excited that she revealed everything she was thinking. What was desperate was that for the Thousand Tongue Demon, he was sure that Calia was telling the 100% truth.

There was not a shred of lie that he could refute.

"But...even if you say that it makes Blake happy."

The pirate looked back at the princess who was holding her fingers and lowering her hot cheek. He said with a headache:

"But I still don't feel it, you know? The kind of spark that happens when a man and a woman decide to get along, the kind of spark that's called 'love.'

We are like strangers to each other."

"You and Maiev were strangers before you met her. You and Miss Xalatas were enemies who were wary of each other before. Miss Sephiel once tried to kill you."

Caliya also took the risk.

She raised her head, her cheeks were as hot as lava, but she still retorted:

"It has nothing to do with you and me being strangers. We have enough time to get to know each other. I heard Mr. Shore say that you have entered the realm of demigods.

I don't know much about those powers. Maybe you can live for a thousand years.

But I'm human, Blake.

I only have a hundred years to live, and I am destined to be a passer-by in your long life. You have a thousand years to squander, but you are not willing to give me even a few years? "

These words struck the pirate to the heart.

He blinked, stretched out two fingers and said to Caliya:

"There are two mistakes. First, if I am not killed, I may live for more than a thousand years. Second, the Holy Light Church has mastered the complete secret of light casting, and you can perform the ritual in the future under your conditions.

If you are pious enough, you can even live forever in the Light like the draenei.

But here's the problem

Humans are not as pure as the Draenei. Once you decide to completely link a part of your life to me, you will not be able to get all the love of the Holy Light.

But what we are discussing is eternal life. I advise you to be more sensible. "

"good!"

Princess Calia wiped her eyes. She strode up to Blake and raised her head to look at the stinky pirate who seemed to have grown taller.

She said seriously:

"I trade eternal life for your affection for me! Even if there is only one chance, what I need is not a husband who can protect me in name only, Black!

Once is enough for Deathwing!

What I want is a real relationship, a relationship that is enough for you to remember me after I die. I will not perform any light casting ceremony! you."

Her Royal Highness the Princess grabbed Blake's bathrobe, pulled it open, and pushed the astonished pirate onto the bed. She took off her lady's wide-brimmed hat, pushed her hair, unbuttoned, and said:

"Mrs. Catherine asked me to take the initiative. She told me that you have never been good at handling relationships with girls since you were a child. She also said that you were almost tricked into sleeping with a cunning businessman's daughter on the night of your coming-of-age ceremony.

I also think I should be more proactive.

I."

"Shut up."

Blake stood up and stopped Caliya from unbuttoning her buttons.

He said with a wooden face:

"Don't talk about these embarrassing things, I don't like it! It sounds like another person's story."

"oh."

Her Royal Highness the Princess shut her mouth obediently.

She was held in the pirate's arms, and Black said in her ear:

"Just wait until the wedding day. I really admire you as a bold nun. But I'm really not in the mood today. I'm so tired. Rest with me for one night, and then go back to Lordaeron and do what you should do."

You really need to be nice.

I have gone on too many crazy adventures for those three ignorant women and I am very tired. Maybe you can bring me peace of mind.

Sorry, I seem to be treating you as a sleeping aid.

But this is really what I think. "

"I will work hard."

Her Royal Highness the Princess enjoyed the hug that made her cheeks feel hot. She glanced at the bathtub next to her. She wanted to try it, so she whispered:

"I seem to have interrupted your bathing, do you want me to help you finish it?"

"Shut up, now, rest!"

"oh."

——

"Ha ha ha ha"

In a quiet courtyard in the old city of Stormwind City, Shore held a strange telescope in his hand. He didn't know what he saw, and he laughed up and down.

Based on his "magic operation" today, if the four-nation alliance of Lordaeron, Kul Tiras, Dalaran and Gilneas don't give him a gold medal, it means they have no conscience!

If the future human empire does not erect a statue to itself, it means that the emperor's inheritance has been tarnished again.

This scene surprised Mrs. Mary, who had just put on her pajamas. As a "disguise prop" that had been with Xiao Er for several years, this lady with a good personality rarely saw the always calm and rational Xiao Er lose his temper like this.

Seeing Xiao laughing wildly, Mrs. Mary also laughed for some reason.

The charming lady coughed, stood at the door of the bedroom with an astringent posture, and said to Xiao who was sitting in the yard:

"Hey, come in, it's routine."

"ah?"

Xiao, who was proud of himself, turned around and his face dropped when he saw the pajamas with hollow patterns on his inviter. He said feebly:

"But I'm very tired today. I had a fight with a crazy pirate. Can I do it tonight?"

"cannot!"

Lady Mary suppressed a smile, put her hands on her hips and said:

"You were the one who promised to give me a child when you were drunk that night. I know you don't like it, but this is what you promised me! You must do it. Come on, let me take a bath for you first. You are all smelly. It’s sweaty.”