Chapter 656: The 'crouching dragon and phoenix chick' of the Barov family
While Sarlayan and others were busy preparing Kasanatir, the Backlight Blade thieves who dispersed and lurked after being attacked witnessed the beginning of this restoration turmoil with their own eyes.
Duke Faculest seemed to have realized that the development of the situation was beginning to escape his control.
After the Quel'Thalas delegation was attacked and evacuated, Duke Faculest, who became increasingly anxious, was worried that more changes would occur, so he forcibly detained Alex Barov and General Haas, who were currently inactive, and placed them under house arrest.
In the syndicate's headquarters - Faculest Castle.
Before Sarlayan left Steinblade for the second time, he changed into the form of a sharp-tailed swift and secretly contacted the Barov family, and learned the location of Meri's secret warehouse from Alex.
From that time on, Alex and Haas knew that Duke Faculest might attack at any time, and were mentally prepared in advance.
Haas and Alex are not thieves or mages, and cannot escape the Syndicate's surveillance by being invisible or sneaking like Sarlayan and others.
In order to avoid provoking Faculest, the Barov family cooperated and accepted the treatment of being placed under house arrest.
Considering the extraordinary power of the Barov family, Duke Faculest did not dare to go too far.
He forcibly brought the delegation of the Barov family to the castle in the name of hospitality, without further irritating Alex and Haas. He also specifically asked the nobles of the original Alterac Kingdom to receive Barov and his party on his behalf.
Duke Faculest, who was very confident in his own deterrent power, didn't know that these nobles had already been contacted by Quel'Thalas, and their originally firm stance had been shaken.
Faculest's decision to win over Barov in order to show his generosity gave Alex and Haas the opportunity to directly contact these low-ranking nobles and explain the current situation to them more intuitively.
After learning that Duke Ravenholdt had made a decision to support the sage Etherton Perenolde, the nobles turned back and thought about that useless dandy from Auriden. Many of them
The balance in my heart began to tilt.
Duke Faculest was temporarily unaware of the undercurrent behind him.
After taking down Alex and Haas, he took a beautiful pipe from Alex as a token, and asked his substitute to hurriedly set off for Keldaron.
Using the token as evidence, Faculest's stand-in plans to force the Barov family to fully cooperate with the Syndicate's restoration of the country.
Duke Faculest himself stayed in Steinblad and led the most elite members of the Syndicate to rise up.
The new mayor sent by Lordaeron to Stannbrad was killed by Faculest himself, and the remaining Lordaeron security forces were quickly wiped out.
The Syndicate hung the mayor's dead head in the town square to warn the residents of Steinblad and threaten them to cooperate with the Syndicate's restoration plan.
After capturing Stannbrad without any surprise, Duke Faculest did not stop and led his elite troops to attack the Icewind Hills in the east of Stannbrad.
Icewind Hills is Andorhal's entrance to the Alterac Snow Mountains.
On the other hand, as long as they capture this outpost that stands on the only way into the mountain, the Syndicate can concentrate its superior forces to keep Lordaeron's army out of the Alterac Snow Mountains.
Of course, it is difficult for the Syndicate's power alone to stop Lordaeron's military front, which is why Falkurest immediately sent his confidants to Caer Daron before launching the attack.
They need the help of the local gangsters, the Barov family.
The shrewd Alex knew what his two sons were. During the time when he and Haas left the castle, the management of Keldaron was handed over to the mistress Ilusia Barov.
Alex had made sufficient preparations, but he failed to calculate that his good son would secretly hook up with the Syndicate and sell him out.
As the saying goes, misfortunes never come alone, but blessings never come alone.
When Wilton Barov rushed to Barov Castle with Duke Faculest's substitute to prepare to seize power, Alex's eldest son Alex Barov also started his own
Naughty operation.
This second-fifth son was even more important. When he realized that his younger brother had begun to seize power in a fatherly and filial way, he immediately left Barov Castle and went directly north to Andorhal, revealing to Lordaeron officials that Wilton
Barov has the intention of treason.
The actions of this pair of sleeping dragons and phoenixes were hidden from their mother and sister. Both Ilucia and Jadis thought they were just going out for fun.
When Wilton came to the house with Duke Falkrest's substitute, Ilucia, who acted as the head of the family, realized the seriousness of the problem.
However, this is not the end.
Due to the intelligence blockade of surrounding countries, Lordaeron knew nothing about the undercurrents in Alterac.
After Alex reported that his brother Wilton had colluded with the Syndicate to plot rebellion, the mayor of Andorhal immediately reported this important news to the Royal City of Lordaeron.
The old king Terenas had just woken up from a coma. Logically speaking, his physical condition was far from recovered to the point where he could handle state affairs.
After learning that Prince Arthas, who was in charge of the country, had made a series of bizarre decisions during his coma, Terenas narrowly avoided getting fainted again.
The angry Terenas, regardless of his illness, took away Alsace's power of superintendent on the spot and ordered him to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors.
Terenas' wife has passed away long ago, and it is impossible to ask the queen to supervise the country on her behalf.
Considering his physical condition, Terenas was reluctant to delegate power and asked Princess Calia to assist him in handling state affairs, despite the objections of his ministers.
The Queen of Lordaeron died young, and Terenas had few heirs, only one son and one daughter. His wife did not renew her marriage after her death, and Arthas had no children after that.
Arthas was ordered to reflect behind closed doors. Terenas, who had not yet recovered but was unwilling to delegate power again, could only carry his daughter out to help.
Princess Calia had never received education in state affairs before, and Terenas positioned her as a vase used to win allies through marriage.
It was said that she was assisting her father in handling state affairs, but in fact Princess Calia was just a reading tool, responsible for reading the memorials submitted by the ministers to Terenas, who was still a little energetic.
Terenas did not want to focus on Calia, but only planned to find a tool person to help him survive the period of time when his body was not recovering.
However, for Princess Calia, being exposed to these memorials about the direction of the Kingdom of Lordaeron every day, and then recording Terenas's handling plans one by one and assigning them to the ministers in charge of various positions, is equivalent to her father's responsibility to the king.
She gave instructions on state affairs from ear to ear.
After receiving the information submitted by the mayor of Andorhal, Calia immediately informed Terenas of the news.
"What?!"
"Ahem!"
Terenas, who was leaning on the bedside with his eyes closed and concentrating, suddenly sat upright. Due to the excessive movement, his already weak body immediately issued a warning.
"Wildon Barov... intends to rebel?"
Terenas took a few deep breaths, and a cold light flashed in his cloudy eyes.
"Is it really just Wilton's personal behavior? Did Alex mention his parents? Where are Alex and Ilucia now?"
The genes of the Menethil royal family are very good. Arthas has a handsome appearance and a tall figure. As his biological sister, Calia also has a graceful figure and exquisite appearance.
Her waist-length blond hair was spread behind her, and the breeze blowing in from the window gently blew through her hair. Calia raised her hand and elegantly tucked the fluttering blond hair behind her ears.
Princess Calia, who has a gentle temperament, carefully read the information in her hand, and after a few seconds, she reported it to Terenas with a firm attitude.
"Without further explanation, Alex just reported his brother Wilton."
"Damn it!"
Terenas was a little annoyed and leaned back against the head of the bed. He closed his eyes and thought for a while before speaking again.
"Pass my order and ask Matthew, the mayor of Andorhal, to immediately send scouts to Icewind Ridge and Barov Castle to investigate information."
"In addition, order Uther to lead the Knights of the Silver Hand to Andorhal first and stay in the town on standby."
"Yes, father."
After Princess Calia turned around and left with an elegant gait, Terenas stared blankly at the roof of the room.
"I hope I'm just thinking too much, otherwise... the situation in the Eastern Kingdom will become even more chaotic."