Remember [New] in a second! After the end of the Second Orc War, Uther, who was the leader of the Knights of the Silver Hand, was unsurprisingly promoted to a nobleman. The aristocratic lord, the powerful elder with heavy soldiers in his hands.

However, Uther didn't care about these extraneous things.

Unable to resist Terenas' repeated persuasion, he had no choice but to take over the role of Alsace's mentor. In recent years, he would inevitably deal with the royal family and nobles.

And this kind of complicated interpersonal communication is exactly what Uther is not good at and doesn't like the most. After racking his brains for a long time to make false claims with the nobles, Uther, who thinks he is just a rough man, feels physically and mentally exhausted.

Recently, he suddenly began to miss the time when he obeyed the orders of Marshal Lothar.

At that time, Uther was just a general who followed orders, and the pressure from the alliance officials was all carried by Lothar on his shoulders. He could rush on the battlefield without distraction, and fight for the justice in his heart with all his heart.

The higher the official position and title, the more Uther thought about it.

After the war, he was given the title of Lightbringer, far less pure than he was during the war.

This was also reflected in the battle of Alterac the year before last.

As the commander of the first army, Uther needs to consider the knights under his command and minimize unnecessary battle losses.

In the eyes of some noble lords in Lordaeron who don't understand war, Uther's sword has become blunt compared to when he showed his sharpness during the Second Orc War and has been pampered for many years.

He was no longer able to lead the Silver Hand Knights to easily break through the enemy's defenses like before, and became a little timid.

Saidan Dasohan, the deputy head who has been following Uther's side to assist the left, can best understand Uther's changes.

It's not that Uther's strength and ability to command troops have regressed, but that his worries have increased and he can't concentrate all his energy on the battlefield.

To put it more bluntly, his heart was no longer pure, and a lot of trivial things polluted Uther's originally transparent heart of light.

From an objective and fair standpoint, the Battle of Alterac was originally an unjust battle.

From the standpoint of a paladin fighting for justice and justice, the Alterac Restoration Force headed by Inselton Perenolde is just. Lordaeron forcibly annexed Alteran Keben has no morals at all.

The subconscious resistance in his heart prevented Uther from doing his best in the Battle of Alterac, and it was difficult for him to shout slogans to fight for his country in an open and honest manner.

All Uther's entanglements were clearly seen by the Grand Crusader who had been following the Lightbringer.

Since the end of the Second Orc War, Tirion only had a name in the Knights, and spent most of his time working hard in his own territory.

North Valley, centered on Hearth Valley, has developed very rapidly in recent years. The once barren mountains and wild valleys have changed greatly. More and more refugees who lost their homes in the war came to North Valley spontaneously to live in North Valley and joined the frontier led by Tirion himself. in the ranks.

One thing to say, both Uther and Saidan are quite envious of Tirion's purity to this day.

Far away from the power center of Lordaeron's royal city, Tirion was more able to let go of his hands and feet to fulfill the oath he made to benefit one side.

And he has indeed done it personally, and he can spare a lot of time to personally teach his growing son Tylan Fording when he is busy.

Compared with Tirion, Uther and Saidan, who were busy with military affairs and various miscellaneous affairs, neglected the children at home.

Compared with the more capable Tailan Fording, Uther and Saidan felt that none of the cubs in their family could be compared.

Under the strict parenting management, the children of the two did not grow into playboys, but they did not have any commendable talents, at most they were mediocre.

When Uther was most at a loss, Tirion seemed to sense his distress from afar, unexpectedly left the territory and appeared in the long-established royal city, and returned to his old buddies.

Although Uther was more happy to reunite with his old friend, he still asked his own question curiously.

"Tirion, you haven't been to the royal city for several years. Is there any important thing to do this time?"

"important things?"

Tirion laughed loudly and waved his hands: "It's no big deal, if you have to say it...helping Tailan find a suitable horse and a set of equipment for actual combat, it's barely important."

Uther was full of doubts: "Then..."

"I know what you want to ask."

Tirion put away his smile, lowered his voice and said to the two old men: "I did receive news that you are in trouble from a certain channel, so I left the territory in a hurry and came to Wangcheng to help."

Uther's expression turned cold, and he exchanged glances with Saidan, who had the same changing expression.

"Where did the news come from?"

"Quel'Thalas."

Tirion directly stated the source of the information without hesitation: "Do you still remember the name Sharlayan Deep Shadow?"

Saidan frowned slightly, and confirmed first: "Is it the Earl of Deep Shadow who is said to be active behind the scenes of the Battle of Alterac?"

"count?"

Tirion shook his head amusedly: "When are you all old calendars... But I have to blame that one for being too low-key."

"Not long ago, Sharlayan Deep Shadow, who led the Quel'Thalas dragon army back from Kalimdor, was officially promoted to Duke by Sun King Kael'thas Sunstrider."

"What?!"

Both Uther and Saidan showed stunned looks at the same time, Uther scratched his head in doubt and asked: "Duke...he can't be a grade skipper, right?"

Tirion shrugged: "Of course not, as early as the end of the Battle of Alterac, the Earl of Deep Shadow at that time was promoted to Marquis by the Sun King because of his meritorious deeds. As for the deeds...you should know Bar."

"Hiss~"

Saidan felt his teeth ache, and couldn't help baring his teeth: "My dear, such a monster has appeared in Quel'Thalas. We have been busy with internal affairs for the past few years, and we have not received any relevant news."

Tirion patted the two of them on the shoulder and comforted them: "This is quite normal. After all, you are not a department specializing in intelligence. The Duke of Deep Shadow has always kept a low profile. It is not surprising that the intelligence lags behind."

Uther rubbed his chin thoughtfully: "Although I am very interested in what you said about the return from Kalimdor, but now is not the time to discuss this issue."

"Let's get back to the point, why did the rapidly promoted Duke of Deep Shadow provide you with information? Did he offer anything in return?"

"This is what makes me strange." Tirion said with some distress: "He didn't ask for anything, it seems that he just reminded me out of kindness."

"To be honest, before I received the information sent by the Duke of Deep Shadow, I didn't know much about him than you. I also sent someone to Stratholme to investigate and then I found out about him. part of the achievement."

"Think of the plots he made behind the scenes of the Battle of Alterac. I'm sure that's not all I've investigated."

Uther said with a bitter expression: "I heard that the Duke of Deep Shadow is not yet 30 years old this year, and Alsace had some conflicts with him because of jealousy... What a young man."

Tirion also smiled wryly and shook his head: "Who says no, I heard that not long ago he held a celebration banquet in the capital of his territory, and almost all the nobles in the southern part of Eversong Forest attended the banquet without hesitation. "

"His charisma~lightnovelpub.net~ can't just be explained by the Sun King's trust."

"Huh~"

Uther let out a long breath of foul air, and temporarily put aside the complicated thoughts in his heart.

"Don't think too much about it, no matter what the purpose of Duke Deep Shadow is, it's a good thing that you can come in time."

Reunited with long-lost old friends, Uther, who has a lot of gray hair, seems to have regained the passion he had when he fought side by side with them on the battlefield.

At least at this moment, he doesn't want to worry about what's there anymore, he just wants to clean up those filthy things hiding in the dark for Lordaeron and his motherland with all his heart.

Uther could vaguely see the shining golden holy light in his eyes, and he said decisively: "Sorry, old man, I want you to accompany us to offend people."

"ha!"

Tirion laughed freely and said: "Since I dare to come, it means that I have already prepared myself."

"Come on, Uther, who are we going to kill today in order to purify Lordaeron?"