Lylas Windrunner was a playmate who grew up with Sharlayan and Valeela. The three of them had a close relationship and talked about almost everything.
Compared with Sarlayan, who was either fighting or on the way to a fight when he was a child, Lyras was a bit naughty, but he caused far less trouble than Sarlayan.
After the defense of Quel'Thalas due to the massive invasion of the Horde, the "awakened" Sarlayan left his hometown with Valeela and embarked on an adventure journey to become a legendary hero.
Lalas stayed in the Ranger Army because of family reasons. As an ordinary soldier, he followed the Alliance army to defeat the Horde in the decisive battle of the Searing Gorge.
Before the three of them parted ways in Quel'Thalas, there was little difference in strength between them.
After the war, Lyrath returned to Quel'Thalas with his second sister Sylvanas, while Sharlayan and Valeela continued to wander outside, experiencing countless hardships and practical tests, which led to Lyrath's progress. The speed gradually fell behind the two of them.
As a member of the Windrunner family, Lyras also inherited from his bloodline the strong will and unwillingness to admit defeat from his ancestors.
Under Sarlayan's guidance, Lyras, who had lagged behind in his progress in strength, began to catch up, and successively served as a ranger unit captain, adjutant, and leader of the Farstriders.
In the past two years, Lylas has led the Farstriders to go to the Hinterland Highlands many times. With the cooperation of the Wildhammer dwarves, they have used the local Vilebranch Trolls for actual combat training.
He also responded to the invitation of the Wildhammer dwarves and established a Farstrider camp named Quel'danil in Cintra.
Under the alternate supervision of his two sisters, the hard-working Lalas made rapid progress.
Although his rising speed cannot be compared with that of a genius like Jaina, it is not much slower than her.
Since Lyrath's starting point was higher than Jaina's, now he, like Jaina, is stuck in the bottleneck of breaking through and becoming a legendary ranger.
The ranger troops in the North cannot be mobilized easily. Even if Vereesa, as the commander, is ordered to return to the homeland, someone must fill her position.
The Ranger Force has always been run by the Windrunner family. Kael'thas is very aware of the Windrunner family's loyalty to the country and their contributions from generation to generation, and has no intention of changing this tradition that has lasted for thousands of years.
Today, among the core members of the Windrunner family, the head of the family, Liressa, sits in the cabinet as the Minister of Defense, holding a high position of power.
Sylvanas took over the position vacated after her mother left and succeeded as the new ranger general, but she could not easily leave the mainland of Eversong Forest.
Alleria stayed in Draenor on the other side of the Dark Portal with the Alliance Expeditionary Force, not knowing when she would be able to return home.
After ruling out this, only the third sister Vereesa and the youngest brother Lalas can be mobilized as mobile forces in the Windrunner family.
In comparison, Vereesa is stronger and more experienced, and would be more suitable than Lyras when someone is needed in an emergency.
At the moment, the situation in Northrend is relatively stable, and leaving Vereesa there is somewhat of a waste. Kael'thas plans to transfer this powerful legendary ranger back to his homeland for his use.
"Hmm..." Sarlayan murmured and touched his chin: "After Lalas gave up his playfulness and gradually matured, his progress in the past few years has been visible to the naked eye. He has already reached the threshold of legend, and only needs the final step. One kick."
"And he has experienced a lot of practical experience as the leader of the Farstriders. There should be no problem in sending him to Northrend to take over Vereesa's position."
"...Of course, the premise is that Northrend will not encounter any major changes in a short period of time. Otherwise, with his current strength, it will be difficult for him to gain favor from those cunning enemies."
With the defeat of the Dragonflayer Vrykul at the hands of Kul Tiras, there are only a few forces in Northrend that can pose a threat to New Shandalar.
Loken, the Dakkari trolls, and the Scourge hiding in Icecrown Glacier are quietly growing.
According to Sarlayan's speculation, Loken should not dare to make big moves in a short period of time. If Laiden suddenly descends from the sky... With Laiden's supreme authority in Ulduar, this guy may not be able to fight on the spot. GG.
Trolls coming from Dhaka... they can't be completely unprepared, but Sarlayan doesn't think they dare to jump out and cause trouble, otherwise they wouldn't be so quiet in the past few years.
The last Scourge Legion is also the force that worries Sarlayan the most.
On the one hand, it is because the Scourge is secretly extending its tentacles to the Eastern Kingdom, and through the "Eternal Life" sect, it is trying to recruit those old nobles who are greedy for life and fear of death to strengthen themselves.
On the other hand, it was also because of the Burning Legion who was hiding behind the Scourge and causing trouble secretly.
Those fear devils seem to be quite honest in recent years, but even Sarlayan cannot guarantee whether these big bats that can change their shapes at will have quietly sneaked into the major kingdoms to cause trouble quietly.
In any case, Northrend should continue to be peaceful until the Scourge accumulates enough strength.
Once there is any trouble, Kel'Thuzad, who is lurking within the Scourge as an undercover agent, will inform Sharlayan of the news as soon as possible.
After listening to Sarlayan's analysis, Kael'thas nodded with relief.
"That's no problem. The pressure on Northrend is not great at this stage. It's just enough for Lyras to stay away from his warm homeland and the elders who always take care of him, and go to the ice-covered Northland continent to have a good experience."
"Maybe we can take this opportunity to let him break through the bottleneck."
Sarlayan smiled and nodded: "I have no objection, but... what should the Farstriders do if the leadership position is once again vacant? It is impossible to hand it back to Vereesa."
Kael'thas shook his head: "Of course that's impossible. I still have another use for Vereesa. Let's leave the Farstriders to that lazy guy Halduron Brightwing to manage for the time being."
"During your absence, there have been frequent warnings coming from the Watch Castle in the Cursed Land."
Talking about this matter, Sarlayan's expression became serious: "Is there something wrong with the Dark Portal again?"
"Um."
Kael'thas's expression was also a little solemn: "According to the inspection of Archmage Ansrem Ruinvivor, someone is trying to repair the transmission channel that was blown up by Khadgar on the other side of the Dark Portal."
Sarlayan frowned and rubbed his temples: "Burning Legion? Has the Expeditionary Force lost control of the Dark Portal?"
Kael'thas shook his head: "We don't know for the time being, but we must prepare for the worst in advance."
"The mages of Dalaran are actively interfering with the progress of the people on the other side in repairing the Dark Portal, but after all, there is a limit."
"According to Archmage Ansrem's prediction, if this progress continues, the Dark Portal connecting Azeroth and Draenor will be opened again within a year at the latest."
"One year..." Sarlayan sighed with a wry smile: "By then, I'm afraid the Scourge Legion will also take the opportunity to rise up... It will be a disaster."
Kael'thas smiled and comforted: "This situation of being attacked from both sides was within the scope of your prediction, but I didn't expect it to actually come true."
"Huh~"
Sarlayan rubbed his cheeks vigorously and quickly adjusted his mood: "So, you are planning to let Vereesa lead a part of the ranger troops to enter the Watch Keep in advance to prepare more fully for the defense of the Dark Portal that will inevitably start in the future. Prepare?"
"Yes, this is the suggestion of Defense Minister Leleza, and I and the cabinet ministers think it makes sense."
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As the saying goes, there are specialties in the arts. Liressa has commanded the ranger troops for many years, and has extremely rich experience in commanding troops and fighting.
Her judgment based on professional knowledge and experience should be correct. Of course, Sarlayan would not let an outsider instruct an expert to question her decision.
The Backlight Blade in Kael'thas' hand can quickly produce detailed reports about Lylas, but his spiritual abilities are difficult to define by outsiders.
This is also the reason why he asked Sarlayan, a young man from Ras, for advice.
After gaining Sarlayan's approval, the transfer orders regarding Vereesa and Lyras were basically finalized.
Both Vereesa and Lyras chose to obey the sudden order without hesitation.
Now that Quel'Thalas is very peaceful, Lalas can't always lead the Farstriders to travel thousands of miles to the Hinterlands to fight trolls. He should always change his enemies to practice his skills.
Vereesa had no objection to being transferred to Nethergarde Keep.
Alleria had been trapped in Draenor for several years. When she learned that the Dark Portal would soon open again, not to mention Vereesa, Sylvanas, who also missed her eldest sister, almost couldn't help but volunteered. .
Knowing that Sarlayan planned to go to Northrend for business in the near future, Kael'thas approved his request without saying a word, and asked him to take Laras with him, and handed the official transfer order to Vereesa. , allowing the two siblings to complete the handover of duties on the spot.
Kael'thas's trick of beating snakes and throwing the blame on the stick left Sarlayan a little speechless, and complained angrily: "When are you going to set off? I have children and old people at home, you should let me go home to repair for a few days. .”
