A night elf ship anchored in one of the few ports in Gilneas, and the heavily armed elf wardens stepped off the ship one after another. The leader of the elf, who walked vigorously, was none other than Maiev Shadowsong.
"Maev, how are your injuries?"
Malfurion asked Maiev about her physical condition. During the last battle on Azshara Beach, although Illidan was defeated by their joint attack and escaped, Maiev, who fought in close combat with Illidan, was still suffering. Slightly injured.
The strange strength after Illidan's demonization made her arm unable to use much strength in the next few days. Fortunately, with the timely treatment of druids and priests, there were no hidden injuries.
"It's nothing serious, Archdruid, what do you want from me?" Maiev originally planned to go back to the Watcher's crypt first to check if there were any problems with the dangerous creatures imprisoned there, but there was nothing wrong with it. She had received a letter from the Archdruid before.
The letter asked her to come to the Eastern Kingdom, but Malfurion did not say what the specific matter was, but looking at his wording and the anxiety revealed between the lines, Maiev realized that this matter might not be simple.
Malfurion sighed and whispered, "Follow me, and I will talk to you in detail."
Maiev's expression under her visor was a little confused, but she still followed Malfurion's pace and walked into a small wooden house not far from the port.
Huntress Nasa followed Maiev, looking at everything around her with caution. Although this was the stronghold of the night elves and human allies, when they came to an unknown continent and were in a strange environment, the watchers would instinctively Be alert to everything around you.
Malfurion saw the huntress' nervousness, and he smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. It is very safe here. The king of Gilneas has managed this land very well."
"Ah... yes, Archdruid, I just got used to it," Nasa moved her body unnaturally. This scene of someone seeing through her mind made her a little embarrassed.
Maiev remained silent and waited until she entered the hut before saying to Malfurion, "Arch Druid, with all due respect, I think you are a little nervous."
"Oh, you really saw it?" Malfurion was not particularly surprised. Maiev was an excellent hunter, and it was difficult for any tiny detail to escape her eyes. "Maybe I do have some... personal The emotion is in it.”
Personal emotions?
Maiev captured this word very keenly, and her tone instantly became serious, because there were only a few events in the world that the Archdruid could use the word "personal emotions" to summarize.
"You found traces of Illidan?"
"To be precise, it was discovered by our human friends." Malfurion's smile was bitter, with some unexplainable emotions. "Forget it... let Alsace talk to you."
Maiev was stunned when she heard this name. Of course she knew this young prince from the human kingdom, his contribution in the Battle of Mount Hyjal, and his friendly attitude towards the night elves.
But when Illidan's matter was connected with a human being, Maiev still felt that it was a bit fanciful.
But...where is that prince?
At the other end of the wooden house, Alsace walked out of the shadows in a loose shirt. However, when he first appeared, Nasa put her hand directly on the hilt of the dagger at her waist, and her whole body tightened Stretched up, like a night saber ready to go.
Maiev immediately stopped Nasa's behavior, but in fact, at that moment, her own hand subconsciously touched the guard of the ring blade, and she felt a creepy feeling.
——When did he stand there? Why didn’t Nasa and I notice at all?
Alsace casually stuffed the bread in his hand into his mouth and took a sip of milk to help him swallow it. He said a little apologetically, "Sorry, I got up so early to find something to eat to fill my stomach."
"This is Prince Arthas Menethil, Prince Arthas. These two are our watchers. Maiev Shadowsong and Nassa are both excellent warriors and experienced hunters. They are also recommended by me. Give your manpower.”
Malfurion began to introduce the two parties to each other, and Maiev narrowed her eyes and bowed slightly, "Nice to meet you, Your Highness, you are really... extraordinary."
"I am very happy to be praised so much by a beautiful lady. It is my honor to meet you, Ms. Maiev." Of course, this was not the first time Arthas met Maiev. He was sneaking into Illidan's cage to release the betrayer. When I walked in, I barely managed to meet her face to face.
As for Nassa, Arthas felt that she would not realize that he was the one who stabbed her and then cured her.
There was no way. In order to quickly make this excellent huntress lose her ability to resist, using Frostmourne to temporarily peel off her soul was the best choice in an emergency.
"Let me tell you something about Illidan first."
"Of course I'd love to hear about my prisoner."
Arthas fumbled around in his pocket, took out a piece of wrinkled parchment, and handed it to Maiev, "This is the object our scouts saw in the Cursed Land. It was restored through magical images and was the same as the Archdru." There is almost no difference between what His Excellency Yi said.”
Maiev took the portrait, unfolded it, and saw the scene engraved by magic: on the desolate and terrifying crimson land, there was a tall figure, somewhat similar to Nasrezim. , but a demon with an elf face and pointed ears is at the front of the green Naga team.
"That's right...this is him. So he got together with Naga? No wonder he escaped to the Eastern Kingdom in such a short period of time," Maiev sneered and said to Malfurion, "Great Master Rui, I think he is completely hopeless, not only turned into a demon, but also mixed with abominable creatures like Naga."
Malfurion sighed and looked out the window without saying anything else.
"Thank you for the clues you provided, Your Highness. After I arrest him and imprison him, I will come and thank you personally." Maiev put away the scroll and saluted Alsace again, this time with a larger amplitude than before. many.
Arthas shook his head, "Ms. Maiev, you may not be able to take action against this 'fugitive' yet - he is no longer in Azeroth."
"No longer in Azeroth...? The betrayer is dead?" Maiev was a little confused. If that was the case, why would he still look for her?
"No, no, you misunderstood me. What I mean is that Illidan is no longer in our world, but has gone to another world -" Arthas realized that there still seemed to be an ambiguity in the middle of his sentence, so he simply To put it bluntly, "He left Azeroth and went to Draenor, the planet of the orcs."
"Going to another planet?" Maiev was even more confused. She looked at Malfurion, "The spell of astral teleportation was a forbidden spell that only a few people knew even during the Azshara period, right?"
"I don't know if Illidan knows how to teleport into the astral world, but the evil artifact he obtained, the skull of the orc warlock Gul'dan, must have recorded the method of traveling across the world, because it opened the Dark Portal to connect to Azeroth. It is this orc warlock who belongs to Si and Draenor."
