After all, compassion is limited, but preference has no lower limit.
The phenomenon that best explains this argument is the children of other people's families and the children of one's own family.
Carlos killed six of his finest horses while taking a short rest in the last village at the junction of the Hillsbrad Hills and Silver Pine Forest, when he received the news that the Prince of Alsace had landed. .
The prince brought back the fountain of immortality for his father, the old king.
What about fooling the undead?
There was also the Fountain of Immortality. Before the Well of Eternity exploded, Queen Azshara was blushing when she licked her face and said she was the Fountain of Immortality. What good things could Arthas find in the ice and snow of Northrend?
Based on this piece of news alone, Carlos could basically tell that something had happened to Alsace.
But in the city of Lordaeron, at the end of his life, Terenas Menethil II had only his son in his eyes, and only the eternity of continuing the royal power in his mind.
Yes, old father-in-law Terenas did say that popular saying about the eternal power of kings.
But nice words are easy to say, but nice things are hard to do.
All the lords were summoned to Lordaeron so that Terenas could crown his son.
Is this a pot delivered to your doorstep?
The decision of Terenas, who was running out of gas and energy, could not be said to be foolish, but it was very independent.
The gods treated the Alliance of Lordaeron well. After the tragic Second Orc War, good weather prevailed for eighteen years. At this time, the land of Lordaeron was full of vitality.
But beauty itself is meant to be cared for and trampled upon.
Carlos wanted to protect everything that was hard-won, and the Lich King wanted to trample it under his feet to promote his power.
None of this is contradictory.
What really made Carlos uncomfortable was Terenas's emissary.
Every king has his own secret power. This is not uncommon. Aiden had it back then, and Carlos himself also had it.
The only difference is probably that the Emissary of Terenas is particularly awesome.
"Your Majesty Carlos, King Terenas wishes you to stay here for three days."
"ha?"
"His Majesty the King does not wish you to interfere with the coronation of the Prince of Alsace."
"Look me straight in the eye."
"We know something is wrong with the prince, but the stability of the kingdom is above all else, please understand."
"What if I don't understand?"
"Then...stop!"
The emissaries of Terenas were horrified and tried to stop the uprising among their men, but to no avail.
Because he himself is also an assassination target.
Carlos looked at the scene in front of him thoughtfully, feeling that the severity of the situation exceeded previous expectations.
Therefore, Carlos helped the emissary to avoid the deadly blade.
There were only four attendants accompanying Carlos. Two were feeding the horses in the stables, one was guarding the door, and the other was guarding the door. When the four attendants brought by the old father-in-law's emissary broke out, it seemed that Alterac's The king was left alone and helpless.
Then, Carlos didn't even draw his weapon, holding the emissary's wrist with one hand and demolished the four thugs.
Under the eyes filled with holy light, no trace of shadow can be hidden.
"Very well, it seems you are not one of them."
Carlos let go of the emissary's wrist.
"His Majesty Terenas has no intention of harming you. I am here to bring only conditions, not harm. Please believe this."
Although the secret envoy was not very powerful in terms of force, his spirit was still strong. Even if his subordinates betrayed someone who had accepted benefits from someone unknown, and even his own life and safety could not be guaranteed, he did not forget his responsibilities.
"Needless to say, I gave you a chance just now. It's good that you didn't stab me in the back, so you can live. Just keep the extra words and clean up the situation. It's time for me to leave."
"Your Majesty Carlos, given by His Majesty Terenas..."
Carlos looked at the emissary with a stern look that made him understand that words were useless.
"Your Majesty Carlos, please be careful."
With an indifferent wave of his hand, Carlos set out on his journey again.
This is just a small episode, and it only lifts a little of the hem of the cursed sect.
Of course, Carlos had no delusions that Tirion Fordring and the 1,800 men of the Argent Dawn could eradicate Ner'zhul's minions from within the Alliance.
But even the power that directly served Terenas was in trouble.
We can only race against time.
Judging from the intelligence collected, Arthas was not in a hurry to return to Lordaeron, but first sent an envoy to report the good news to his father.
Then, in order to welcome its future master, the Kingdom of Lordaeron prepared to welcome Arthas with a grand triumphal ceremony.
It was great, and Carlos knew why with his knees.
Old Fordring's raids in Hearthglen and Stratholme were not without effect. The spread of the plague was indeed greatly curbed by the activity of the Silver Dawn.
So the Lich King is ready to continue the excitement to the end.
In the triumphal ceremony to welcome Arthas, all the heads of the Kingdom of Lordaeron were poisonous. The scene was so beautiful...
Precisely because Arthas' plan took time and required local snakes from all over the Kingdom of Lordaeron to gather in the royal city, all his actions after landing from the port seemed very slow.
This gave Carlos time to get on his way.
The Alterac army was held back by the orcs in the Arathi region. Unless Carlos could break down the high walls of Gilneas and persuade Greymane to send troops, he would have to adhere to the principle of Lordaeron being Lordaeron. .
Therefore, he must enter the city first in Alsace and give himself enough time to connect.
"His Majesty……"
After entering the Silver Pine Forest, everything turned bad. The road was blocked by giant trees and gravel, the corpses of cattle and sheep were floating in the water source, and the guards and war horses at the horse exchange area were slaughtered.
There was no doubt that someone was targeting Carlos.
"It's too late. Without the horses, I can't reach Lordaeron faster than Arthas."
Carlos sighed.
"Let's turn around, return to Alterac, and prepare for war."
On top of the Frozen Throne, Ner'zhul stared at Carlos' figure, exuding joy from his soul.
Using the smallest chips to get the biggest results, the Lich King is simply too excited.
One day, the grand ceremony will begin. Who can stop it from ruling the world? !
Ner'zhul no longer paid attention to Carlos Barov and instead focused on Arthas.
After all, spying on someone of Carlos's level is very energy-consuming.
Therefore, Ner'zhul did not notice that Carlos's resolute expression did not change at all due to the setback.
"Your Majesty, this direction?"
The attendants asked questions because they were confused.
"Going to meet an old friend."
"..."
Carlos did not choose to return to Hillsbrad and then transfer to Tarren Mill to return to Alterac, nor did he choose to take a boat from the ferry to Dalaran, but entered Silverpine Forest.
Because there, or rather in that direction, there is an archmage who is good at gnome engineering.
Milhouse.Manastorm.
Giving up was not in Carlos's vocabulary.
