Speaking of the participants in the Karazhan raid, Garona returned to Stormwind before Lothar.
Llane was puzzled by this. After Garona came back in a daze, Llane repeatedly asked about the situation at that time, but found that Garona's memory only lasted until she was knocked unconscious by Sargeras with Fear.
Llane and Bolvar didn't blame Garona too much.
On the battlefield, even the bravest knight may not be able to withstand a Fear. Before the Dark Portal incident, Llane and Bolvar would have regarded Garona as a deserter. Now... countless battles have proven that if you don't have a particularly strong will or skills, you can't be immune to this thing.
Moreover, when Garona came back, Llane had already received the news that Lothar was injured but not seriously injured and Duke was safe. In addition to the news of Medivh's death, Llane didn't have much time to think about Garona, as his childhood friends were dead and injured.
Lothar was not seriously injured in that battle, but his leg was injured. Not only was his ankle sprained, but in fact, in the explosion caused by Medivh, the protective shield used by Medivh was not complete, and several pieces of rubble were inserted into Lothar's injured leg.
The result was that although Lothar was obviously extremely anxious, no one dared to let him ride on the extremely bumpy griffin. In addition, due to Llane's strict order, Lothar could only return in a carriage.
In addition, due to the changes in the war situation, the battle line in Elwynn Forest was constantly moving towards Stormwind City. Lothar and his party had to go from east to west, almost across the entire Duskwood before turning north to return to Stormwind City.
The poor visibility in the Duskwood also greatly slowed down the return of Lothar and his party.
When Lothar rushed back to Stormwind without any rest, they had already arrived in Stormwind a full month later than Garona.
Seeing Garona standing beside Lion, Lothar suddenly remembered Duke's words.
As a half-orc, Garona was not originally qualified to enter the power core of Stormwind Kingdom. In the message sent by Lothar earlier, Lothar reminded Llane to be on guard against Garona, and he also secretly sent a message to his men to keep an eye on Garona.
Garona was harmless, but her intelligence was too important. Humans were completely in the dark about the tribe, and many military secrets could not be circumvented by her.
Llane also tried to isolate Garona first, and then send someone to ask her if there was anything.
Garona didn't get angry and answered every question.
The problem is that the military situation is urgent!
For example, the combat power of the various clans of the orcs is uneven. It seems that the Blackrock and Warsong clans are absolutely fierce, not only are their individual soldiers strong, but they also have a large number of people. When the orcs invade, they often send out troops as a clan unit.
The second-tier clans are much worse, such as the Thunder King Clan.
The unknown clans in the third tier are even worse, as they are completely backward in terms of numbers, equipment, and basic combat power.
The difference in combat power might be that one warrior from the first-line clan could fight 10 human soldiers, but by the third line the ratio would be 1 to 3.
However, the orcs' flags were not only ugly, but also all handmade. If one hand slipped, the flag of the same clan could become several totems. In addition, the art classes for the scouts were all taught by the physical education teacher. With mistakes on top of mistakes, it was easy for something to go wrong when they arrived at the rear command post.
Llane and the senior generals had been screwed by this kind of thing more than once. The worst one almost wiped out an elite army that had been formed before the war.
It's different with Garona.
No matter how weird the characters were, she could recognize the clan at a glance. She could tell the clan's characteristics, number of people, and combat power. In the eyes of many officers, Garona was simply a treasure trove bestowed by God on the Kingdom of Stormwind.
Even if we fight and retreat and suffer repeated defeats, at least the losses are decreasing.
Among Duke's suggestions left by Makaro, there was one that was to take advantage of the dry weather at the beginning of summer and send a suicide squad on horseback to burn down the East Valley logging camp.
This fire feels so good!
A fire killed 3,000 elite members of the Blackrock Clan, while Stormwind paid only five dead soldiers.
As time went by, Garona had unknowingly become an important official in the kingdom, and she would always participate in every military meeting.
Especially when the Horde captured Goldsheath, the gateway to Stormwind City, and was about to arrive at the city, military meetings were held more frequently.
This military meeting seemed no different from any previous military meeting.
The only difference was that Prince Varian, accompanied by the queen, listened quietly.
Llane was originally against Varian's participation in the military meeting, but the queen's words made him change his mind.
"Llane, Varian is ten years old. In my opinion, this war with the orcs will continue for a long time. Five or ten years later, can you guarantee that you can still command the army like you do now? Can you guarantee that the next king of the people of Stormwind Kingdom will be an excellent king who knows military affairs?"
Llane was silent. All mortals will eventually grow old. Beliefs are passed down from generation to generation. If it were a peaceful era, Llane might not let his children get in touch with these things too early. But this is an era of war, and even Llane himself doesn't know when he will go to the battlefield himself.
Swords and knives have no eyes, and no one can guarantee that they can come back alive after going to the battlefield.
Once he dies in battle, Stormwind will need a new king.
"Okay, you convinced me."
On this day, the little Prince Varian was very excited. Although his good court education made him sit very quietly in his seat, his eyes kept scanning Lothar from time to time.
Varian particularly admired Lothar, not only because Lothar taught him swordsmanship, but also because of all the legendary stories about Lothar. His burning gaze made Lothar feel uncomfortable during the military meeting several times.
He was also curious about Garona. His father and mother often came into contact with this wonderful female half-orc and often mentioned her good points, but for safety reasons, he had no chance to come into contact with Garona.
The military meeting seemed a bit boring to Varian. A group of generals were arguing over something, and everyone insisted on his own opinion. Then Anduin and Bolvar expressed their views, and finally Llane summarized everyone's opinions and made the final decision himself.
At this moment, Garona suddenly had a headache. She suddenly covered her head with one hand and pressed the other hand on the military sand table.
"What's wrong?" Llane asked with concern.
The next moment, a cold light flashed in the eyes of everyone at the military meeting table.
Because of Lothar's insistence, Llane was always accompanied by two of the most skilled royal guards, fully armed, guarding him on the left and right.
When the cold light and cool air appeared, the guard between Llane and Garona reacted quickly. He had been staring at Garona intentionally or unintentionally, so his reaction was the fastest.
He had two swords, one was a standard long sword and the other was a short sword for close combat.
At this moment, he drew the dagger. Even if he was given another third of a second, he could draw the sword and stand in front of the king.
However, it was too fast, and Garona's figure turned into a green light. The cold light flashed, and he was unable to dodge it with just such a horizontal slash, and even his movements and thoughts were completely out of sync.
Incredible killing skills!
Speed! Angle! Power! All are perfect.
"Swish!" A streak of bright red blood spurted out from the guard's throat.
You know, the guards are fully armed. The full-face helmet is just a T-shaped one. The horizontal gap is convenient for a wide field of vision. The vertical gap is conducive to breathing.
There is almost no angle for attack between the helmet and the breastplate.
In fact, there was only a gap of less than three millimeters.
Just happened to seize this gap.
Killed with one strike, no luck!
No one reacted. Garona passed the guards and appeared in front of Llane.
Llane couldn't help but be stunned.
Frankly speaking, Llane's skills were not weak. In fact, he had reacted the moment he saw the cold light. But the moment he saw Garona's face, he was stunned.
What a face that is!
In Llane's imagination, the assassin should be ferocious and evil. He should be filled with immense hatred, or be indifferent to life, or...
Llane thought of many things. In fact, after Lothar's vague reminder, he had become more cautious about Garona. But Llane never thought that Garona would have such an expression.
With helplessness and despair, with love for humanity, and even with fondness for Llane, no, it had been sublimated into a more direct love... Even with this expression, Garona's body swung the dagger as fast as lightning and stabbed at Llane.
Llane was stunned.
He was not only a wise king, he was also a merciful king.
Like Lothar, Llane also took the oath of knighthood.
He simply couldn't bear to draw his sword against a woman who didn't want to hurt him, even if she was an orc.
In a flash, Llane's eyes revealed this look: "Why are you killing me? Did I do something wrong?"
Garona responded with a helpless, unwilling and desperate look: "No! I don't want to kill you! But my body is out of control!! "
What!?
After Llane understood Garona's eyes, he realized that he should draw his sword. Because it was a military meeting in Stormwind Fortress, located in the center of the kingdom, he was not wearing armor.
His sword is his only support.
Llane's sword-drawing speed was quite fast, but during this moment of hesitation, he was still half a step slower.
Time seemed to have stood still because of this horrific and complicated assassination.
The little prince Varian looked at his father who was about to be stabbed to death in horror. He could not understand why the hateful orc would attack his father for no reason.
Lothar was also a little slow. "It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone" is how he is now. Even though he received the best priest's treatment right after leaving Karazhan, his leg was still not fully healed. This was because a large amount of chaotic magic energy was injected into his leg. Although this energy was not fatal, it would take some time for it to dissipate.
So Lothar drew his sword immediately, but he couldn't get there in time.
It seemed that King Llane Wrynn, the true pillar of Stormwind Kingdom, was about to die at the hands of his trusted Garonabi.
As the orcs are about to launch a massive attack on Stormwind City, the people of Stormwind Kingdom are about to lose their king.
Another wise king was about to fall from a despicable assassination.
An unexpected person took action.
Reginald Windsor!
As a representative of Viscount Edmund Duke, and as the mouthpiece of this important minister who was temporarily unable to attend, Windsor was allowed to participate in the military meeting. In addition, since he was once a direct subordinate of Llane, the king allowed Windsor to enter with weapons. Interestingly, almost everyone knew the name of the one-handed sword that Windsor got from Duke.
King's Guard
On this day, at this moment, the King's Guardian demonstrated a glory that lived up to its reputation.
Assistance: A special skill that makes a dull profession like "Warrior" feel a bit elegant. The "Warrior" here is not an ordinary warrior, but the "Warrior" of a professional. Using a special power called "Rage", the warrior can perform many special skills that ordinary people can't do. For example, this Assistance allows the warrior to cross a certain distance and go to take the next attack for the teammate he has selected.
With a "whoosh", when everyone's attention was attracted by Garona, no one noticed Windsor's move.
It was a speed comparable to an afterimage. The moment Windsor appeared, he used the crimson King's Guardian like a scimitar to block Garona's fatal dagger in a horizontal position.
What's interesting is that both the attacker and the victim showed expressions of relief.
"Thank God!" This is what the expressions on Llane and Garona's faces said.
But the next moment, Garona's expression became horrified again, and her figure disappeared again.
Shadow Step
A special skill of a thief that allows the thief to instantly appear behind the victim.
Seeing that Garona's first strike failed, she attacked again. This time, not only did Llane successfully draw his sword and turn around, but Lothar and the royal guard on Llane's right also arrived.
The guard suddenly dodged, almost using his own flesh and blood to squeeze between Llane who was half turned and the dagger. Garona's epic dagger easily cut the muscles on the guard's arm. At this moment, Lothar arrived.
It was also a simple sword strike, but Lothar's sword of kingship turned into a dazzling arc of light and slashed towards Garona's arm.
"Ah——" Unexpectedly, Lothar didn't even hit Garona, but Garona let out a shrill scream. A visible black aura came out from Garona's back, and vaguely, it was a ghost in the form of a half-incorporeal demon roaring.
this...
The sudden roar of the demon had a terrifying power that shocked people. The cold and piercing evil aura spread like a storm throughout the meeting room. The evil power of this demon was so strong that even Lothar's King's Sword was slightly suppressed by it.
A blinding flash of light exploded beneath Garona's feet.
That's glitter powder.
A must-have item for thieves to play stealth.
Garona disappeared, but before she disappeared, she threw out seven daggers.
This time, there was no way out, because the guards rushed too hard and he fell out. Llane was completely defenseless at this moment.
Llane tried his best, but he could only knock down two daggers. The remaining five were all stabbed into Llane's chest.
"Ah!" Llane also let out a scream.
Garona disappeared, and everyone rushed over. Just as everyone was terrified, they found that Llane, who should have been fatally injured, had no blood at all. The next second, Llane sat up straight.