After Arthas learned the news, he felt it was very strange, but he did not ask Kael'thas directly. Although their relationship was good, the current situation clearly exceeded the scope of personal relations.
The fall of the Sun King has not spread in the human circle. I am afraid that except Arthas and the Privy Council, no one else knows about it.
However, this cannot be concealed for long, because the death of the Sun King will cause an uproar within Quel'Thalas, and it will not take long before Kael'thas will launch a series of countermeasures.
At that time, it would be meaningless to cover up the news - or in other words, excessive cover-up would make other members of the alliance aware of the problem.
So this is not a matter of covering up or not. Arthas only needs to wait for Kael'thas to give himself a reasonable explanation.
As Arthas expected, Kael'thas found Arthas less than a week after first receiving information from Nathanos.
However, this call was conducted in a private manner. In the secret room of the Privy Council, Arthas was the only one talking to the image of Kael'thas.
"You should know everything, Arthas. I believe your intelligence personnel should be aware of anything that can be exploited in the Eastern Kingdom and even Kalimdor." Kael'thas' tone seemed very helpless and mixed. Showing visible fatigue.
"His Majesty Anastarian, has he really fallen?"
"Yes, my father faced the enemy in front of the Sunwell and repelled the invading enemy at the cost of his own life." Kael'thas had an indifferent expression when he said this, as if he had seen through it. Everything, "On his deathbed, he poured his life's magic essence and insights into the Flame Strike, and I have absorbed them."
Alsace was silent, and the two of them remained silent for dozens of seconds in perfect agreement before Alsace said, "Kyle, what do you want to do?"
"What to do...I can't do anything now. The only thing I can do is to imprison Sylvanas as my father ordered before his death, because this is something the Council is happy to see."
Kael'thas sneered, "Fortunately, several old members of the Silver Moon Council also died in the battle at the Sunwell, otherwise it would be a problem for me to be able to talk to you now."
The Sun King Anastarian has indeed died on the island of Quel'Danas, and not only the Sun King himself was killed, but also hundreds of elite guards from the Sunwell and the Archmages of the Silver Moon Council.
Kael'thas' sadness was suppressed by him. He knew that now was not a good time to be sentimental, because he felt that his father's death was very strange.
Why did his father leave such a strange "order" before his death? Why did his father have time to inject power into the Flame Strike even though he died in battle?
There were so many questions plaguing Kael'thas that he had no time or energy to be sad. The first thing he did after returning to Silvermoon City was to absorb the magic essence of the Strike of Flame, which was the power of the Sun King. The last "legacy" I left him.
Anastarian's legacy has increased Kael'thas' strength a lot, and this has also given him a basic say in front of the Silver Moon Council. However, the Silver Moon Council has strangely remained silent on this matter. Silence neither meant to oppose Kael'thas nor seemed to intend to support him.
The whole thing about the Sun King's fall was indescribably weird. After Kael'thas stabilized the general situation, he immediately began to investigate. However, except that the enemies were Naga and fishmen, everything else was the same. I don’t know.
During Kael'thas' investigation, the Silvermoon Council was still silent, as if they were not the ministers who saw the king die in battle, but strangers who had nothing to do with them.
Kael'thas was furious about this, and the actions of the Silver Moon Council repeatedly violated Kael'thas's bottom line.
But the Silvermoon Council is the biggest pillar of Silvermoon City and Quel'Thalas besides the Sun King. If the Council falls apart, the chaos caused by that time will not be easily smoothed out by Kael'thas who just inherited the throne.
For this reason, Kael'thas could only swallow this breath temporarily. He was prepared to try to deal with the Silver Moon Council after he completely took over the power of the Sunwell.
The state of the council also made Kael'thas wonder more than once whether there was a traitor within Silvermoon City, which led to the death of several archmages who represented the heritage of Silvermoon City, including the Sun King.
As the investigation progressed, Kael'thas gradually discovered some details that he had not noticed before. Among them, what aroused his thinking and suspicion was the other remaining power in Flame Strike.
This artifact of the Sun Chaser family, in addition to containing huge magic power, is also mixed with a very subtle power of chaos, disorder and depravity.
After Kael'thas carefully extracted and studied it, he was shocked to find that this was the fel magic used by the demons of the Burning Legion.
But the testimonies of all the guards proved that it was the Nagas who raided Quel'Danas Island, not demons, and those Nagas showed no signs of using evil magic.
At least the Naga corpses left on the island of Quel'Danas show that they are not fallen people who use fel magic. So where does the fel energy in Flamestrike come from?
Near the rune stone that is the node of Bandinorel's barrier, Kael'thas reproduced some magical remnants that had almost dissipated. After simple restoration, these magical energy became a structure that inhibited spells.
These clues do point to the sudden weakening of the Bandinorel barrier in Quel'Danas, which gave Naga an opportunity to take advantage of it. And the person who weakened the barrier effect is most likely one of the high elves. the traitor.
Kael'thas thought that before the death of the Sun King, he asked him to imprison Sylvanas in order to confuse the eyes and ears of the Silver Moon Council. Then his father's implication was probably that the traitor was in the Silver Moon Council. .
But all the clues stopped here. No one in the Silver Moon Council felt any strange. It couldn't be that those dead old mages were betrayers. Then there was no need for the Sun King to let Kael'Sa Sylvanas was stripped of her position.
Moreover, by removing her from her position as the backbone of the ranger force and throwing her into prison, Kael'thas could foresee that in the coming period, not only the Silvermoon Council, but also the Farstriders' trust in him would decline sharply. , maybe it will make the situation in the kingdom even more chaotic.
Kael'thas had a headache over this, but his father's last words before his death were this, and he repeatedly emphasized that he must carry it out, and there was no way he would not do it.
Now Sylvanas has been arrested, but Kael'thas himself has fallen into greater trouble and confusion, which is why he found Arthas.
"Arthas, you know the Burning Legion better than I do, and maybe even better than my father. Can you find out the source of the evil energy in Flame Strike?" Kael'thas said his request.
"Kyle, it's true that I know demons relatively well, but it's impossible to find their master through the remaining evil energy."
In this regard, Arthas could only express his helplessness. Indeed, he knew that this matter was probably done by Illidan, but what was the use of telling Kael'thas now?
Should the high elf prince go to the betrayer with anger and hatred to fight for his life, or should he make the same mistake again?
Moreover, Arthas was sure that the Sun King was not willing to let Kael'thas know about Illidan's existence, at least not now. Otherwise, without Arthas having to say anything, Anastarian would definitely give Kael'thas the information. Sass left a straightforward message.
But now, all the clues left by the Sun King are actually letting Kael'thas focus on solving the problems within the kingdom. Since the Sun King has his own considerations, Arthas thinks it is best not to get involved in this matter.
Illidan went directly to the Sunwell. Arthas had not expected it, but this still could not explain Anastarian's death, because he was backed by the Sunwell and the Bandi Norel Barrier. Arthas didn't think the Sun King would be a match for Illidan.
In other words, if the two people did not really fight desperately, Illidan would definitely not be able to defeat the Sun King with the Sunwell as a backup force.
In addition, Quel'Thalas is not at the end of its strength as it was when it was invaded by natural disasters, and cannot even put up a decent defense. There are no blatant traitors in Quel'Thalas now. No matter how rampant Illidan is, he cannot be in the army. The high elves come and go as they please from their old home.
Kael'thas sighed and apologized to Arthas, "I was rude, but...this incident has caused great trauma to me and Quel'Thalas. I'm afraid I won't be able to do it for a while in the future." Provide reliable help to the alliance.
Sorry, after accepting many relics and knowledge from Erethalas, the high elves are temporarily unable to participate in the alliance's next activities.
However, I will hand over all the sharable information to Dalaran, and Romance will be responsible for sorting out those things that can be used. "
"It's okay, Kyle, everyone has difficulties. If you need help, whether it is private or public, I will provide it to you. The high elves will always be allies of Lordaeron and a member of the Alliance."
Arthas did not feel regretful. Although he lacked the help of the high elves, the distance between the Burning Plains and Quel'Thalas was indeed too far. The high elves could provide too little help in the current situation.
After all, unlike the Burning Legion, the threat from the Burning Plains cannot directly harm Quel'Thalas. Although Kael'thas is now in power in Silvermoon City, he cannot yet act directly beyond the Council, and his prestige has not yet reached To this extent.
Kael'thas opened his mouth, but in the end he could only say four words, "Thank you very much."
But before ending the call, Kael'thas seemed to have thought of something. He said, "Wait, Arthas, although Quel'Thalas cannot participate in the operation against Blackstone Mountain, I can indeed send another person. People come here, because looking at it now, she no longer has a close connection with Quel'Thalas."
"you sure?"
"I am sure that it is not a problem to lock her in a cell. Although my father asked me to 'imprison' Sylvanas, it was only a temporary measure against the Silver Moon Council. Now I have temporarily exiled her. , it’s not a problem.”
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Sylvanas sat on a simple carriage, looking at the magic shackles on her wrists, and looking at the scene outside the window with some confusion.
Of course she knew Kael'thas's difficulties, otherwise she wouldn't have admitted her somewhat ridiculous "crime" so simply and ended up in jail.
Although she still felt a little dissatisfied, she thought that Kael'thas was also doing a helpless move to maintain the fragile balance of Quel'Thalas, so Sylvanas had no choice but to comply.
Because she had no better way. If Quel'Thalas was likened to a boat tied to a wooden stake, then the Sun King was the rope tying the ship.
Now that the rope is broken, no one knows whether the boat is staying still or drifting somewhere.
Before Kael'thas becomes the new rope, all we can do is try our best to keep the waves carrying the ship from being too wild.
——That is, after thinking so much, Sylvanas still felt an indescribable feeling in her heart when she saw the shackles on her hands and feet.
She was taken out of the magic prison in Silvermoon City yesterday, and now she doesn't know where she will be sent to be imprisoned. The closed carriage makes Sylvanas unable to know the specific passage of time and can only follow her heartbeat. to calculate the distance traveled by the carriage.
This was actually different from what Kael'thas had informed her in advance. Originally, she would be imprisoned in Silvermoon City's prison as a "criminal general." She would not gradually return to her original state until Kael'thas could stabilize the situation. Some status.
This is why Halduron and Lor'themar only serve as "Ranger Generals" on their behalf, rather than being directly canonized as new Ranger Generals.
I believe this can make the lifeless Halduron realize something when he returns. Even if he still doesn't understand, Sylvanas believes that Lor'themar should be able to decipher something.
Now she was sent away from Silvermoon City. Although she didn't know where she was going, Sylvanas estimated that she should be quite far away from Silvermoon City now.
Finally, the carriage stopped, and a Silvermoon City guard walked in. With a cold expression, he unshackled Sylvanas's hands and feet and pushed her out of the carriage.
"Windrunner, you have been exiled, please immediately——"
However, the elf guard and the other guards escorting Sylvanas fell to the ground amidst the sound of breaking the air. They fell on the carriage and the ground. Sylvanas looked shocked and instinctively supported the fallen one in front of her. The guard drew the scimitar from his sheath from his waist.
"Teacher, don't be nervous, it's me."
The familiar voice came, making Sylvanas' tense body relax by three points. Only then did she notice that the arrow that hit the guard was a special magic arrow. It had no entity. After hitting the target, Should cause immediate fainting.
"Nathanos, why are you here?" Sylvanas looked at her students seriously, "Also, there is no need to hit these guards hard. They know nothing and are innocent. of!"
"Sorry, my lady, this is complicated to explain. Come with us first. The effects of these arrows will wear off in a few minutes."
Nathanos took Sylvanas's hand and quickly disappeared into the forest with his men.
