2,800 years ago, the first human kingdom of Arathor emerged on the land in the middle of the continent. It was the first time that human beings gathered together in the form of a kingdom and entered the world stage.
At that time, the high elven kingdom Quel'Thalas was under siege from forest trolls. Under desperate circumstances, the proud elves asked the human kingdom for help. Thoradin, the first king in human history, agreed to the elves' request.
request, so the two parties worked together to completely defeat the forest trolls, the original overlords of the northern border of the continent, and dismember their power.
Since then, the northern frontier of the mainland has truly ushered in long-lasting peace.
Humans and elves admired each other on the battlefield. Emperor Thoradin and the high elf Sun King Anastarian, who had just succeeded to the throne at that time, signed a covenant of mutual assistance. The covenant stipulated:
As long as Thoradin's descendants need it, the high elves will stand by his side and fight together on the battlefield.
But the history written by humans is always short. In the blink of an eye, it was 2800 years ago. Although Quel'Thalas was still ruled by King Anastarian, the kingdom established by Emperor Thoradin had long since fallen apart, and even his descendants
Only the last one is left: Anduin Lothar, a general from the destroyed Kingdom of Stormwind.
When the decisive battle between the orcs and the human alliance was about to begin, Lothar, who served as the supreme marshal of the human alliance, asked the high elves to send troops to help in accordance with the ancient covenant of his ancestors. Unfortunately... King Anastarian only sent troops for various reasons.
A part of the elven fleet went to help in the battle, but was unwilling to send out large-scale troops to help. This behavior caused a lot of discussion among the nobles in the country. After all, this was already a breach of contract.
The Immortals have a stubborn insistence on the sacred alliance. When the king was unwilling to respond directly to the matter, many elves spontaneously went to the battlefield to help humans. Among them was the eldest daughter of the Windrunner family, whom General Lilissa valued the most.
Daughter of Alleria Windrunner.
"Bang bang"
A low knock on the door sounded in the Nanhai Town Hotel in Hillsbrad Hills, and a gentle female voice responded at this time:
"Come in!"
The Farstrider ranger wearing green chain mail and a cloak opened the door and walked into the room. He held a letter in his hand and placed it on the table of the blond woman in front of him.
"Captain Alleria, this is your letter, from the Tower of Windrunner."
"Um?"
Alleria Windrunner was stunned for a moment. This ranger general with long blond hair, beautiful blue eyes, and always covering his left eye with blond hair put down what he was doing, and reached out his hand to take it with some confusion.
That letter.
Nearly a month and a half has passed since she had a big quarrel with everyone in the Windrunner family and came alone to support the human war with the rangers who were willing to abide by the ancient covenant. During this period, she and her slightly indifferent
His mother, sisters, and his nominal brother Tyrion have never actively contacted each other.
In the Farstrider Legion, Alleria's position as ranger captain has also been cancelled. This means that Alleria has paid a heavy price for her decision. She has lost the qualification to compete for the position of ranger general, but this
The stubborn ranger has no regrets.
"It's a souvenir from my mother."
Alleria looked at the signature of the letter. It was her mother's note. She could tell it at a glance, but it made her even more curious. What big thing happened to make her stern mother give him this letter at this time?
She writes letters.
Alleria opened the envelope with a letter opener and took out the letter. There were only two brief sentences on it.
"Get back to the Windrunner Tower immediately!"
"Tyrion...your brother...sacrificed..."
"Snapped"
The cup that Alleria had just picked up in her other hand was crushed into pieces by the explosive force, and the hot milk spilled on her fingers. This scorching temperature did not make the agile ranger captain react.
, she sat on the chair almost sluggishly, and the sparkling emotions in her eyes meant that she had temporarily lost the ability to think.
This desperate bad news, in just an instant, completely defeated this woman who dared to resist the royal power and had a strong will.
"Tyrion..."
Tears filled Alleria's eyes in an instant. The moment she came to her senses, her figure quickly disappeared from the room. A moment later, the sound of the Quel'dorei warhorse neighing on the road outside Nanhai Town was heard.
When the sound rang out, the horse led its master and rushed towards the mage tower closest to the battlefield.
25 minutes later, Alleria appeared in Windrunner Village, the home of the Windrunner family in Eversong Forest. In the manor and military camp stood a slightly dilapidated white tower, which was the Tower of Windrunner.
What greeted her were the white flowers flying all over the manor to represent the remembrance of the dead, as well as the nobles who had received the news and came to offer condolences, as well as some rangers waiting outside the Windrunner Tower, feeling unspeakable sadness.
The atmosphere has enveloped the manor in front of me.
The moment Alleria stepped into the manor in despair, the silver-haired girl with a hesitant look on her face was waiting at the door of the manor. Her youngest sister Vereesa Windrunner threw herself into her arms with tears in her eyes.
Hug her tightly.
"Uuuu, eldest sister...why did you come back just now..."
"Brother Tyrion...is dead, mother...mother is ill, and the second sister has been silent, wuwu...I'm so scared...wuwu"
Feeling her sister trembling in her arms, Alleria wiped the tears from her eyes. She hugged Vereesa tightly, patted her back, and whispered:
"It's okay, I'm back, it's okay..."
"Alleria! You're late!"
A slightly indifferent call sounded from the front. Alleria raised her head and saw Lor'themar, the destined red ranger in Farstrider, standing in front of her, looking at her with an unexplainable look.
Lor'themar's left arm was wrapped with a black strip of cloth representing grief.
"The general and the prince have something to give you, come with me."
After saying that, the indifferent ranger turned and walked towards the center of the manor. Alleria grabbed her sister's hand and followed him, walking towards her long-absent home amidst the white flowers flying in the sky.
It should have been the most familiar scene, but it made Alleria feel unfamiliar. Every step closer to the tower in front of her made her feel a panicked fear, like...like the most important thing in her heart.
It's like everything has been taken away, it's so empty, so panic-stricken.
I even want to turn around and run away, maybe in this way I can escape this nightmare that is happening.
"boom"
The door to the living room was slowly pushed open by Lor'themar, and Alleria, who was standing at the door, saw several people sitting in the living room.
Sitting on the main seat was her mother, the current ranger general Lilesa Windrunner, a hero who guarded this country nearly 2,000 years ago. She was also the goal that Alleria had admired since she was a child and vowed to surpass.
Beside her mother were Prince Kael'thas, who also wore a black strip of cloth on his arm, and a cold, old elf archmage, Master Rommath, who came to express condolences on behalf of the Silver Moon Council.
At this time, General Lyressa no longer had the same sharp arrow-like temperament as before. She was sitting on a chair, not wearing the armor of the Ranger General, but a set of simple robes, and her long golden hair was not as sharp as before.
It was coiled like that but scattered behind her back. Her eyes were no longer sharp and filled with unconcealable sadness.
This was the first time Alleria saw her mother in such a fragile state, and she felt the same sadness that haunted her mother.
No longer a powerful ranger general, but... an ordinary mother who lost her son.
"Mom, I'm back..."
Alleria took a step forward. She wanted to say something, but when she saw the blood-stained leaf-shaped pendant in her mother's hand, she felt the deepest pain, as if it was stirring her heart.
The blood surged out of her body and blocked her throat, making her face pale and unable to speak a word.
"I think...this is probably Tyrion's last nostalgia..."
General Lilesa did not look at her daughter. She just put the pendant in her hand and stroked it, as if stroking the most expensive treasure. Her eyes became gentle, with a hint of pride, that kind of
The eyes make everyone who sees them feel sad.
"Even at the end of his life, he cared about his loved ones... just like a true Windrunner, willing to give everything he had for everything he protected."
"Tyrion is a true hero, a hero of Quel'Thalas. He thwarted the plots of the orcs and trolls, and also demonstrated our courage on the land of humans..."
Prince Kael'thas said softly with sadness: "I thought he was your best successor, but it's a pity..."
"No regrets..."
Ms. Lilesa shook her head and said softly in a hoarse voice:
"170 years ago, when I brought that child to the Tower of Windrunner, I knew that he would become a hero, that he would make Quel'Thalas proud... and that he would make Telisa and me
, making his two mothers proud, but if this is Tyrion's last wish..."
The Ranger General was silent for a few seconds. She turned her head and looked at her eldest daughter with a scrutinizing gaze.
"Alleria Windrunner!"
General Lilesa clenched the pendant in her hand. At this moment, she once again became the ranger general who ruled all the rangers in Quel'Thalas. Her serious and sharp temperament came to her face. She looked at her eldest daughter,
Shout loudly:
"Come forward!"
Alleria was silent. She stepped forward and looked at her mother. At this moment, Prince Kael'thas, who was sitting next to her mother, and Archmage Rommath, who represented the Silver Moon Council, both looked at her strangely.
He looked at the ranger captain in front of him who refused to obey the king's orders and would rather lose his inheritance than fulfill his covenant.
Finally, Prince Kael'thas spoke:
"The Sun King has approved the proposal submitted by the Silver Moon Council early this morning. Alleria Windrunner, I ask you now, are you willing to take over the heavy responsibility on the shoulders of your great mother, are you willing to take over from her hands?
The bows and arrows that guard the people, are you willing to sacrifice everything for Quel'Thalas, are you willing to... become the next ranger general?"
"I?"
Alleria raised her head, with a hint of doubt in her bleak eyes, and asked softly:
"Have I not been stripped of my rank by the Farstrider Legion? I have lost the qualification to inherit the position of general."
"But Tyrion thinks you are the most suitable..."
Prince Kael'thas whispered:
"After his suggestion, I submitted the same suggestion to the Silver Moon Council. The patriarchs of the Sunfury, Brightwing, Firewing and other ranger families all agreed with this suggestion. Your only competitor is the new ranger lord Lor'themar Se.
Takashi also voluntarily abstained..."
"Alleria, this is Tyrion's last wish, this is the hero's last wish, and your own ability is enough for us to recognize, so... as long as you nod, your inheritance rights will be re-determined."
"Is... Tyrion, did he say that?"
Alleria lowered her head. She tried hard not to let tears flow out of her eyes, but no matter how she suppressed them, the sadness was unbearable.
"So, is he using his life to fulfill his childhood promise?"
"Stupid! So stupid... You are so stupid! Tyrion! You are so stupid..."
