Five minutes later, Sarlayan and his party followed Aegwynn, who was somewhat short of magic power, and came to a forest hut hidden by a spell.
The latest secluded place chosen by Aegwynn is not a beautiful place, but to be fair, it should be the area with the best environment in the entire swamp area.
Aegwynn's hut was built on a higher hillside. The land around the hut was not soaked in mud and water and was relatively dry.
Outside the house there is a greenhouse covered with a constant temperature spell.
Some common vegetables are grown inside.
"Self-sufficient?"
Sarlayan turned to look at Aegwynn curiously: "Why don't you use the magic bread made by food creation to satisfy your hunger?"
Aegwynn's still young and beautiful face showed a very obvious look of disgust.
"Why don't you ask the two little girls next to you if they are willing to eat the magic bread they made for a long time?"
Seeing Sharlayan's eyes turn around, Jaina and Tinagosa shook their heads vigorously in unison.
Jaina: "I'm not a spoiled child. It's okay to eat it occasionally in emergencies. The taste is really..."
Tina Gosa: "yue! It tastes bad! No! The magic bread has no taste at all. In your words, it tastes like chewing gum!"
"Ah this..."
Before Sarlayan went out to travel, he received a magic package from his father. At that time, he and Valeera did not know how to knead magic bread.
You can only bring more dry food with you.
Before each departure, Sarlayan and Valeela would stuff a lot of food and water into their bags, but they never had the chance to experience the taste of magic bread.
Out of curiosity, Sarlayan mobilized his arcane magic power and kneaded a magic bread that looked normal on the spot.
With the three witches looking at the warrior, Sarlayan tentatively took a bite of the "fresh" bread.
"Uh~"
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and Sarlayan forced himself to swallow the... "food" in his mouth.
"Okay, I took the liberty."
For a moment, Sarlayan thought he was biting into a ball of tasteless mud. The taste... was simply indescribable.
Just like Jaina said, it's okay to use as an emergency when you're hungry, but Sarlayan doesn't want to eat this kind of food for a long time, otherwise he feels that his sense of taste will deteriorate.
"Uh! Uh!"
As if he heard the conversation outside the door, a rather familiar hoarse struggling sound sounded in the hut.
Sarlayan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Aegwynn with a half-smile: "You really did it?"
Aegwin curled his lips indifferently,
You can vaguely see the traces of her acting without taboos when she was young.
"Who made that old lich keep nagging?
I don’t need sleep like him, so in order to get a good night’s sleep, I have to shut him up first.”
Saraian silently clasped his hands in mourning for Meili.
Merry, who was full of confidence when he set out, never expected that Aegwynn would still have such a hot temper despite losing the power of the guardian.
But in the final analysis, Merry was too confident and lacked preparation for the investigation in advance. She still looked at Aegwynn with the same old eyes as in the past, and failed to accurately grasp her current weakness.
From the outside, Aegwynn's hut looks like a typical wooden single hut with a small area.
But after entering the house, Sarlayan and others were surprised to find that there was actually something inside the hut.
After all, he was the former guardian of Tirisfal. Even if the conditions were difficult, Aegwynn would not treat him badly in terms of food, clothing, and housing.
The interior of this cabin has obviously been expanded by space magic, and the internal space is much wider than the actual area.
The first thing that caught Sarlayan's eyes was the miserable old lich, Merry Winterwind, who was tied to a chair with multiple arcane rings.
There were new guests coming, and it would be bad to keep Merry tied up here. Aegwynn released him with a wave of his hand.
"call……"
Finally regaining his freedom, Meili stood up and complained depressedly: "What's wrong with you? You still conduct a sneak attack on me, an old comrade.
Don’t talk about martial ethics.”
Aegwin rolled his eyes indifferently: "It's a waste of time to fight with you. It's not the first day you've met me. I always choose the most efficient way to solve problems."
"Yes yes~"
When not in a research state, Merry has a good temper. Even when Aegwynn tied him to a chair for several days, he didn't get angry. He just kept talking nonsense.
"Okay, old guy."
Aegwynn waved his hand impatiently: "Why is your nagging problem worse than before? Can I apologize?"
Sharlayan interrupted in a funny way: "Merry has been alone in the sewers of Alterac City for hundreds of years. No one talked to him. He could only talk to himself to maintain his speech ability. If he maintained it for a long time, he would become nagging.
It’s also natural.”
"Not only is he nagging, he is also very venomous when discussing academic theories."
Merry snorted and explained for himself: "This group of Kirin Tor councilors is quite disappointing. Except for the oldest one who is about to retire and the two youngest ones, the rest are just idlers."
"Didn't you see what kind of questions they asked? It's like a mage apprentice who has never been exposed to advanced theories. How can he be a Kirin Tor councilor?"
Aegwynn rolled his eyes: "That's alright. Don't ask modern people to use your golden age standards, but..."
Aegwynn curled his lips in disdain: "Indeed, there are really not many decent Kirin Tor this year. Apart from Antonidas, who is too old to look good, only the successor he chose, Ronin, is decent."
Merry pointed with his staff at Jaina, who was standing next to Sharlayan and looking at Aegwynn with a troubled expression.
"And this girl, she is the most talented person in Dalaran this year, and her knowledge reserve puts me to shame."
"oh?"
Aegwynn has an arrogant personality, goes her own way, and has always shown no pretense to those who have little social value.
In terms of personality, Aegwynn and Azshara, who are both demigod witches, have many similarities, but Azshara has a higher vision and only sees people who are stronger than her.
There are only a handful of demigods in Azeroth who were promoted from mortals. Apart from the Guardians of Tirisfal who used the power of the Guardians to forcibly transcend levels, there is only one example like Queen Azshara.
To put it in barrage terms, Azshara, standing alone on a tall building, may have always felt lonely and cold at the top.
Aegwynn, who once reached the realm of demigods, should also be able to understand this state of mind. During that time, she made many companions from the dragon clan, which relieved her aloof mentality to a certain extent.
Azshara and Aegwynn have very different friendship standards.
For some reason, Azshara has always disliked the wilderness demigods and the dragon clan, and is unwilling to take the initiative to make friends with them.
If she continues to be alone like this, Azshara feels that she will go crazy sooner or later, so she can only place her hope on the world outside Azeroth. Through the Well of Eternity, she found Sargeras, who was good at hiding his true intentions.
This is not the first time that Sargeras pretended to be a bronze titan to defraud netizens. The first victim was the Eredar of Argus.
At this time, Kil'jaeden and Archimonde had begun to doubt whether it was the right decision for them to abandon everything in Argus and follow Sargeras regardless.
When Sharlayan and others entered Dustwallow Marsh, Aegwynn quickly discovered their whereabouts through the magic surveillance network he had set up.
Tinargosa and Jaina are still relatively weak and cannot catch Aegwynn's discernment. Her attention has always been on Onyxia and Sharlayan.
Aegwynn has been in Azeroth for hundreds of years, and even if she has never seen a character as famous as Onyxia, the Black Dragon Princess, she will have heard about it.
What surprised Aegwynn wasn't Onyxia's identity.
Most dragons have very arrogant personalities and will subconsciously assume a high profile when facing mortals.
As far as Aegwynn knows, the Dragon Clan will not let people ride on their backs easily. Only those who are recognized by them can have this honor.
Although she has lived in seclusion in Kalimdor all year round, Aegwynn is different from Merry Winterwind, who is completely in seclusion. She has been paying attention to changes in the world situation.
Aegwynn knew very well that the black dragon clan, led by Neltharion, had completely gone astray, including Onyxia, the legitimate daughter of Deathwing.
Due to the conscious intelligence blockade of Quel'Thalas and the Dragon Tribe, Aegwynn did not know that Onyxia had long since changed her ways and had been living with Sharlayan in the Eversong Forest for a long time.
After experiencing the battle with Sharlayan, Aegwynn could understand why the Black Dragon Princess was willing to walk with "mortals" and even let them ride on her.
Sharlayan Deep Shadow, who calls himself the Marquis of Quel'Thalas, is half of his bloodline from the dragon race.
Aegwynn had not paid attention to the weak Jaina and Tinagosa before. After receiving Merry's reminder, she finally began to take a serious look at these two little girls.
"Um?"
Upon seeing this, Aegwynn immediately realized something was wrong.
It wasn't that she saw Jaina's talent at a glance, but she was surprised to find that Tinagosa, a little dwarf made of pink and jade, was actually a dragon in the form of a dragon.
"...What have I missed in these years of seclusion? When did the arrogant dragon clan start to actively intervene in mortal affairs?"