Shadow Trails in Azeroth

"Hui Hui Hui"

Amidst the neighing of the majestic horse, Maris Nathanos, wearing the Quel'Thalas Ranger Armor, was riding the Quel'dorei horse under his crotch, galloping through the paths of Eversong Forest.

After not seeing each other for a while, this human ranger is still as handsome as before. The tailor-made ranger armor on his body also makes him look more powerful.

He is no longer an ordinary ranger.

Because of his meritorious service in killing the orc chief Kilrogg Deadeye in the War on the Burning Steppes, he had been awarded the position of Ranger General by King Terenas of Lordaeron.

This is a special position created by Lordaeron in imitation of Quel'Thalas.

The old king had obviously made up his mind to carefully train Nathanos and let this talented young man train his own ranger force for the human kingdom.

But the problem is that at the same time that Lordaeron began to win over Marris, rumors also spread from the Quel'Thalas Farstrider Legion that the new ranger general, Ms. Sylvanas Windrunner, intended to His disciple Maris was promoted to Ranger Lord.

This is the real deal.

In the 6,800 years since Quel'Thalas was founded, no foreigner has ever become a ranger lord.

Although it sounds less majestic than the Ranger General, the Ranger Lord is the real power position of the Farstrider Legion, and once Maris accepts this appointment, he will be tied to the high elves forever.

Recently, there was a joke that the human Maris Nathanos was about to become an "honorary Quel'Thalasian."

Of course, Maris is not an idiot, and he knows exactly why this rumor spreads.

On the one hand, it is because the elves cannot allow the secret training methods of the Farstrider rangers to be obtained by humans, so they want to tie Maris to their side.

On the other hand, it was because the slight ambiguity between Maris and Ms. Sylvanas seemed to have finally been discovered.

It is said that an "insider" from Windrunner Manor accidentally revealed it at a banquet in Silvermoon City. In short, Maris is in trouble now.

He was not comfortable over there in the human kingdom, and the king's messenger was too warm to him.

He also felt uncomfortable staying here with the elves. Ms. Sylvanas's fanatical suitors regarded him as a thorn in their flesh. Within a few days of arriving in Silvermoon City, he received more than a dozen invitations to duels.

This made Maris angry at both ends, and also made him more and more tired of these political topics, so he left Silvermoon City on the pretext of meeting friends and went to visit Golden Sword Manor.

His friend is naturally Fenner Golden Sword who has been staying in Quel'Thalas recently.

"Hey, the ranger general's little boy is here. This horse is not bad. It is a high-quality pure-blooded Quel'dorei war horse. It is very expensive. Where did you get it?"

At the entrance of the Golden Sword family manor hidden by a lake in Yongsong Forest, Nathanos had just jumped off his horse when he heard a teasing voice.

He turned around helplessly and looked at Fenner Golden Sword behind him who was wearing regular clothes and holding an unfinished novel in his hand. She was looking at him with her hands on her hips.

There was a malicious smile on the face of the mixed human and elf.

"A gift from Prince Kael'thas.

He said he was thanking me for killing Kilrogg Deadeye on the battlefield and avenging the elven rangers who died in the battle of Arathi. "

Maris handed the reins of his beloved war horse to the servant of the Golden Sword family, and then patted the neck of the majestic snow-white war horse with a weird horn on its forehead.

He really liked this horse.

Although he also knew that His Highness the Prince gave him such a good horse, it was definitely not just because he had "long admired the famous name".

"You are a popular big shot now."

Fenna also admired the majestic white horse. She brushed her hair and said to Maris:

"I have heard rumors about you in Golden Sword Manor. My mother also said yesterday that the Silver Moon Council also intends to award you the badge of war hero.

They want to keep you in Quel'Thalas, lest you bring our ranger tactics and skills into the human realm. Tell the truth, do you have any ideas to teach your compatriots? "

"I don't want to talk about it."

Maris rubbed his aching head, shook his head, and said to Fenner:

"I'm just an errand boy, delivering things for your brother, just like last time."

As he spoke, he took out the heavy shield sent by Old Garni from his magic bag with great difficulty, put it on the ground with a bang, and immediately made a small hole in the ground.

This thing is made of magic steel and is completely black.

The shield is 1.8 meters high and is a large protective shield in the shape of a door.

There are also sharp spikes arranged outside the curved shield surface, making it more than just a defensive object. With the strength and sharpness of these steel shield spikes, in the hands of the warriors, a shield strike is enough to defeat the opponent. Everyone in front of him was gutted.

The weight of such a domineering shield is also quite astonishing.

Maris struggled to hold it up with both hands, but Fenna's eyes suddenly lit up when she saw the shield.

She stretched out her slender left hand, clasped it on the handle behind the shield, raised it with one hand, and easily grabbed the shield in her hand.

To be honest, such a heavy shield looks strange when paired with a slender elf like Fenna.

It might be more appropriate if an orc or tauren warrior holds such a shield.

Fenner made a decent block, then stepped forward and struck with a fierce and standard shield blow. The momentum made Maris immediately shrink his neck.

"Blake has an impeccable eye for treasure hunting and equipment appreciation."

Fenna stroked the cold heavy shield with great satisfaction and said:

"Including the magic armor he sent last time, I had a really happy birthday this year. He knows what I want, and he is truly a person connected by blood.

The dresses, jewelry, etc. that other people sent me made me want to laugh.

Do you want me to use those priceless jewels to smash the enemy to death? "

"It's not for free."

Maris looked around and lowered his voice and said:

"Your brother said that he would come to Quel'Thalas for a while, and he asked me to tell him that he wanted to see Mrs. Golden Sword and let you make arrangements. It is said that he is going to do something dangerous here, so let me be prepared. .

Tsk tsk, you are worthy of being one of my own. As long as there is any danger, you will not be allowed to participate. Just use me as cannon fodder. "

"Yeah?"

Fenna put her beloved shield back into her magic bag, sniffed, frowned and said:

"Take care of your fox! If it dares to mess around in mother's favorite garden again, I will kill it!"

"It is a little naughty, and I have worked hard to train it."

Maris smiled awkwardly and whistled again.

A few seconds later, a blue fox running between the virtual and the real appeared from the surroundings. The thing was as big as a dog and had a huge fluffy tail.

But there is always hateful sarcasm and malice in the fox's eyes.

If you look closely, you will see that this guy's claws are wrapped with wisps of beating arcs, which means that it also has its own special abilities.

"Fenna! Fenna! Something bad happened. Aunt Jinjian's favorite tulips were stolen and eaten."

Minutes later, panicked cries rang out from the manor.

Wearing an elf robe, a young human girl who was "traveling" in Quel'Thalas, Caitlin Ruinvivor, the daughter of the Archmage, ran out with her skirt in hand and brought bad news to the female warrior.

After hearing this, the latter clenched his fists and looked angrily at Maris in front of him. The latter also glared at his soul beast fiercely, while the blue fox squatted on the spot, pretending not to see the owner's anger.

It licked its paws like a cat and swung its big tail, as if to say, the fragrant magic tulips were eaten by hateful beasts, what does it have to do with me, a well-behaved and sensible little fox?

"A hunter who can't even train his own pets has any right to call himself a ranger?"

Fenna clenched her fists and said with a sneer:

"I think you really need to be taught a lesson."

"Don't do anything, I will compensate you."

Maris raised his hands and said:

"For your brother's sake, why not"

"When did I have a brother? Are you stupid?"

Fenna's face suddenly turned cold.

Maris glanced at the little human girl Caitlin next to him, and then realized that he had made a mistake, so he laughed and ignored the topic.

Just as he was about to leave, he saw a ray of teleportation light emerging from the shade of a tree not far from the manor. A lady wearing a caster's robe, with her hair tied up, and a graceful face walked around holding the magic sword on her waist. Step out of the light.

This is Mrs. Gina Jinjian.

She is very similar to Fenna Jinjian, in height, shape and appearance. The two stand together like sisters, not like mother and daughter at all.

But at this moment, Mrs. Jinjian had a somewhat irritable expression on her face. When her daughter came up to meet her, she glanced at Fenner with a complex expression and said in very magnetic Salas:

"Your father's letter was delivered to me today. He said he would come to Quel'Thalas to meet me. Although he didn't say it explicitly in the letter, he was testing me about you both inside and outside.

Alas, my silly daughter, I should not have allowed you to set foot on the battlefield of the Burning Plains. "

"this"

Fenner's expression also became complicated.

The mother and daughter were talking, and Caitlin planned to listen next to her, but Maris, who was more perceptive, took her arm and stepped aside.

You can't listen to this kind of thing.

You will be silenced, you stupid kid.

The relationship between the Proudmoore family is too chaotic. If there really is a quarrel, your archmage father's face won't be able to protect you.

"But it has to be solved, and we can't keep putting it off."

Fenna Jinjian was silent for a few seconds, took a deep breath, raised her head and said to her mother:

"From the moment I met Blake, I knew that these things I had been resisting would eventually come to my door. Mom, forget about me, how are you going to face your former lover?

If you meet Dai Lin again, how should you sort out your relationship?

He owes you so much.

Don't let him come to Quel'Thalas. Once these things are known, your reputation will be ruined. "

"Of course I won't let him come here."

Mrs. Jin Jian smiled and said to her daughter:

"The final meeting may take place in Dalaran. Prince Kael'thas found me today. He hopes that I can join his small group and travel to the human kingdom in the near future.

I may have to spend the next half year in Dalaran.

Therefore, no matter what the negotiation between Dai Lin and I is, it will not affect the reputation of the Jinjian family. "

"Um?"

Fenna was stunned for a moment and asked:

"Mom, haven't you always disliked the noise in Dalaran? Why did you take the initiative to accept the prince's invitation this time? Haven't the parliamentary faction always kept a distance from the prince?

Will your joining his group affect your seat in the parliamentary faction? "

"Haha, my silly daughter has indeed grown up and knows how to think about these disgusting political factors."

Mrs. Jin Jian covered her mouth and smiled, showing off the charm of a mature woman. She held her daughter's hand and walked into the aisle under the shade of the trees. As she walked, she explained to Fenner:

"But this time things are different. This time the royal party and the parliamentary party acted together. Although it was Prince Kael'thas who came forward, the approval of His Majesty the Sun King should be behind the scenes.

It's all because of the recent uproar in Northern Xinjiang. "

"Lotha and his sword?"

Fenna understood as soon as her mother spoke. She said:

"I heard from the servants at home that the human nobles have placed a bounty on the assassin organization. As long as Lothar dares to return to the northern border with the Emperor's Sword, he is destined to die on the land of his ancestors."

"Well, that's it."

Mrs. Jin Jian said calmly:

"Previously during the Orc War, Lothar asked Quel'Thalas for help but was declined by the Sun King. This incident has aroused dissatisfaction among many people, who believed that the Sun King had violated the promise made 2,800 years ago.

That decision was indeed a mistake. Although we later sent troops to participate in the decisive battle in the Burning Plains, it was difficult to recover.

Probably in order to restore the reputation of the Sun Chaser family, the Sun King took action when Lothar's matter became clear. This time Quel'Thalas will send His Royal Highness the Prince and a group of guardians to protect Lothar, who is about to return to the northern frontier, from harm.

We will not allow Lothar to die in a despicable political assassination! "

"I'll go with you, Mom."

Fenner immediately said:

"I have also fought alongside Marshal Lothar, and I will not allow such a great man to be killed by a swarm of bugs. Besides, this trip will definitely be dangerous, and you will need protection."

"Do you think I, your mother, am weak? Do I still need your protection?"

Mrs. Jin Jian glanced at her daughter strangely and said:

"Didn't you listen to what I just said? If things happen in Dalaran, I will have the most powerful warriors in the world to protect me."

Seeing her daughter still looking confused, the lady sighed helplessly and reached out to tap her smooth forehead.

explain:

"Don't interrupt my rekindling our old relationship with your father, you silly boy. With him by my side, I won't be in danger, so just stay at home.

You are not allowed to show up at will before I have an agreement with him.

I haven't figured out that strange power in you yet. Your brother is too reckless and dares to put anything into your body. That pure divine arcana does make you more powerful, but I'm not sure it has any effect on you.

Stay home and be good. "

Fenna still wanted to defend herself, but then she heard Jin Jian’s mother say:

“This time, in addition to Prince Kael’thas, there are also Archmage Manroth from the Council, Captain of the Royal Guard Salorian Morningwalker, Ranger King Hawksbill, and the Blood Baron.

This is already an extremely powerful force, and there are also high-level spellcasters like me, as well as Miss Vereesa of the Windrunner family and other representatives of the great nobles.

This was not just a conservation action, it was a political one.

You are too young, Fenna, and you cannot handle this situation. Stay at home and don't let me worry. "

"Um."

Fenna Golden Sword nodded, seemingly obeying the order, but in fact she concealed the news of Black's upcoming visit.

Mom is going to meet an old lover.

Miss Fenner, who has been addicted to reading third-rate novels, has filled up her mind with tens of thousands of words of plot.

She believed that her brother, who had a bad personality, would definitely not want to miss this classic scene. When the time came, he would say that Black tricked her into boarding the ship and going to Dalaran together. Whatever happened had nothing to do with her.

Well, the plan works, let’s do it this way!