Remember [New] in a second! After the end of the Second Orc War, Quel'Thalas was the first group of countries to withdraw from the alliance.

From Terenas' subjective point of view, Lordaeron seems to have been unlucky since then, and everything is not going well.

Some close courtiers of the Menethil royal family slandered Terenas in private, saying that the high elves' withdrawal from the alliance ruined Lordaeron's plans.

Why not say it's Gilneas and Stormgard's fault?

Because they are kingdoms established by humans.

Those who are not of my race must have a different heart, that's all.

If it was Terenas who worked hard when he was young, he would definitely not believe these nonsense.

But in recent years, Lordaeron's bad luck seems to have never dissipated. Even Dalaran, which has always maintained a friendly relationship with Lordaeron, has deserted its alliance.

It was Quel'Thalas' fault that people often whispered in his ears. Terenas, who was getting old, didn't want to admit that it was his own decision-making mistakes, and gradually began to blame others.

This successor is Quel'Thalas.

After the highly respected Archbishop Alonsus Fao passed away due to the end of his life, Terenas lost a wise mentor and became more self-willed and unwilling to listen to good advice.

Prince Arthas, who had high hopes from Terenas, had a hard time in Dalaran, and was frightened and at a loss by the red-eyed Daelin who rushed over.

Dai Lin swears in public that he will never marry his daughter to Menethil, Terenas is thinking of farting.

...these are Daelin's exact words.

After hearing the news from the gloomy Alsace, Terenas fell ill on the bed in a fit of rage.

Finally, his condition eased, and the news of the turmoil in Stratholme reached his ears again.

Due to the delay of the illness, Quel'Thalas' reply, which had been backlogged for a while, was sent to Terenas at this time.

Several layers of anxiety mixed together, almost sent Terenas to the ward again.

It wasn't until this moment that Terenas realized that he was no longer young and his energy was not as good as before.

The great wish he made when he was young seemed impossible to realize. Under the guidance of the uninterrupted thoughts in his ears in recent years, Terenas blamed Quel'Thalas for the broken dream.

Kael'thas knew nothing of Terenas' mental journey.

If you let him know that someone around Terenas has been quietly slandering, he should be able to react immediately.

The origins of these guys are not normal.

It's a pity that Backlight Blade couldn't detect the situation in Lordaeron's court.

When Sharlayan arrived in Stratholme City, Baron Rivendell was invited to the Light's Hope Chapel and met General Abdis and Captain Weswin who held the secret order of Terenas.

"What?!"

Baron Rivendell stared wide-eyed at the two old men with ugly faces.

"...please tell me you guys are joking."

"huh~"

Abbendis 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 order we received was just a joke, but unfortunately... it is not."

Abbendis' sneer was not aimed at Baron Rivendell, he was just tired of the content of this secret order, and he didn't want to obey from the bottom of his heart.

Alfred Abidis is a paladin. Although he is not personally blessed by the archbishop like the Uther five, he is also one of the out-and-out senior paladins. He personally participated in the second Orc Wars.

Abbendis still keeps in mind the teachings of Alonsus Faol, and resists Terenas' "crazy" order from the bottom of his heart.

Barry Weswin sighed: "We are soldiers, and the duty of soldiers is to obey orders."

"I also dislike this unbelievable secret order, but... an order is an order, and as soldiers, we can only choose to execute it."

"I know."

Abidis clenched his fists with a dark face: "Marco, what do you say? Will you assist us?"

Baron Rivendell's face changed for a while, and finally shook his head: "Please forgive me for refusing."

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

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

Weisswin and Abidis looked at each other, and the two looked at Baron Rivendell with complicated eyes.

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

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

Weiswen shook his head: "I don't know, we haven't seen His Majesty for a long time."

"However, last time we returned to the royal city to attend the funeral of Archbishop Fao, we heard a disturbing piece of information from Princess Calia."

"What information?"

Abbendis said in a deep voice: "Someone around His Majesty has been fanning the flames, blaming the high elves for all the troubles that Lordaeron has encountered in recent years."

"Hiss~"

Baron Rivendell felt a little chill all over his body.

If this secret order is not handled properly, there is a great probability that it will completely offend the proud high elves.

Once the angry high elves send troops, the Stratholme region will definitely bear the brunt.

"no!"

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

Abidis nodded understandingly: "Go, remember, let the content of the secret order be rotten in your heart, and the high elves must never know the 'content' of the secret order."

"Um?"

Baron Rivendell felt that Abides seemed to have something to say.

But before he could continue to think deeply, Abedis and Weswin got up at the same time, walked out of the chapel first, and returned to the direction of Tyr's Hand without looking back.

"The high elves cannot be allowed to know the contents of the secret order..."

On the way back, Lord Rivendell was still pondering what Abbendis meant.

"That is to say, without mentioning specific personnel, it is possible to show goodwill to Quel'Thalas as an early warning?"

For Abbendis, who is a paladin, Terenas' despicable order was difficult for him to accept. He could only alleviate his guilt in this way and minimize the pain of Quel'Thalas civilians. casualties.

"Hey~"

Baron Rivendell looked at the gloomy sky in confusion: "It's only been a few years of peace, is the flame of war going to ignite again?"

…

Sharlayan, who was far away in Stratholme, knew nothing of the secret talks in the Light's Hope Chapel.

This time the high elves sent troops in a blitzkrieg, one to recapture the "miners" that should have belonged to Quel'Thalas, and the other to improve the relationship with their neighbors.

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

In recent years, as the relationship between Quel'Thalas and Lordaeron has become worse and worse, business exchanges between the two countries have inevitably been affected.

The caravans that come and go the most with Quel'Thalas are from the Stratholme region, and the Light's Hope Chapel on the other side has not had a caravan for a long time.

Kael'thas, who has lived in Dalaran for a long time, has a gentler personality than those who are arrogant and look down on humans, but this does not mean that he will use his hot face to stick other people's cold asses.

Terenas doesn't want to openly trade with the high elves?

All right, then we'll only befriend Stratholme, who is willing to keep trading.

Stratholme is far away from the core area of ​​the Kingdom of Lordaeron, but it happens to be a rich place second only to the King City of Lordaeron.

The Rivendell family that ruled this territory has always been smooth, with a style of not offending anyone.

This time, when the contemporary Baron Rivendell caused such a big disturbance, Terenas would definitely make use of the problem and put his confidants in Stratholme, taking Stratholme into his own step by step.

Would Lord Rivendell watch Terenas do his little tricks?

Obviously not~lightnovelpub.net~ Coincidentally, Sharlayan got an unexpected piece of news through the intelligence channel of Backlight Blade.

Lord Rivendell and Kel'Thuzad are old friends for many years.

Before departing from Quel'Thalas, Salayan specially asked Stellagosa to help deliver the message, and secretly contacted Kel'Thuzad.

Through Kel'Thuzad's notification, Salayan had a better understanding of Baron Rivendell.

The Lord Baron, who nominally belongs to the Kingdom of Lordaeron, has no sense of belonging to the Kingdom of Lordaeron and the royal family of Menethil because the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Stratholme is more like a castle under the name of Lordaeron. independent city-state.

In this case, the operable space has been enlarged a lot.

Referring to the future information provided by the barrage, Baron Rivendell will take the lead in betraying Lordaeron, accept Kel'Thuzad's invitation without hesitation, and join the Cult of the Damned to join the Lich King.

Sharlayan had some ideas about this, and did not leave Stratholme City immediately after completing the food transaction, but stayed temporarily under the warm hospitality of the baroness, and patiently waited for the return of Baron Rivendell who had gone out for war.