Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

Listening to Aegwynn's story of how she became a Guardian, Jaina was shocked to find that the word surprised could no longer describe her feelings.In all the history books she has read, this period of history is regarded as a good story and widely praised.She never thought that Tirisfal would appoint Aegwynn so reluctantly; after the appointment, they would still worry about her gender issue; and their opinions on her would be so opposed and resisted. But after all, Aegwynn's experience has a history of hundreds of years. "Magna, the facts you described are not at all the same as those recorded in the historical scrolls."

"No," Aegwynn sighed, "Of course it's different. Wouldn't it be better for you young mages to always think that all mages are serious and responsible, and be harmonious? But I think you also realize how empty their dogma is. , without any evidence." Aegwynn shook his head and leaned back. "No, they didn't want girls to be guardians at all, they just did it because they had no other choice. I was the best at that time, better than those four boys. But they were there all the time Regret." Aegwynn sat up straight, "In the end, we all regretted it, if I didn't..."

Jaina shook her head: "It's ridiculous, you've done so many things." "What have I done? I stubbornly insisted on taking the initiative to attack the demons, but what did my stubbornness bring about in the end? For eight hundred years, I have been trying to eradicate these demons completely, but everything is not in vain? Zmodor is nothing but It was the first demon I defeated, so many demons, so many battles, how much can you win? In the end, I fell into the trap designed by Sargeras, I—" This time, Jaina doesn't need to listen to the story: "I know that you destroyed Sargeras's body, but his soul was attached to your body, and later transferred to McGovern."

Aegwynn said with a wry smile: "You still think I'm a great mage? Arrogance blinds my eyes. I've always thought that the mages of Tirisfal are just old-fashioned and conservative asses. Considered the actual situation: They are all battle-hardened and experienced mages who know demons and the whole situation better than I do. After 'beating' Sargeras, I was even more arrogant and arrogant. They called me to a meeting, I always procrastinate or be absent on purpose, ignore their rules, and don't obey their orders. Don't forget, I defeated Sargeras, and he is a god. What do these old guys know?" Iger Wen growled in pain: "I'm such a self-righteous idiot!"

"Don't say that." Jaina didn't want to believe it.It is unbelievable how the greatest mage in her heart, the idol she once admired so much, is such a person, maybe she was being stupid just now. "It's all Sargeras' fault. Every mage could make your mistake. You said just now that he is a god. He designed to frame you because he was afraid of your magic. He knows how to use you. What you did was normal." Aegwynn stared blankly at the hut she called home, a corner of which had collapsed. "I made far more mistakes than these, and Medivh was also dragged down by me."

Jaina didn't understand even more: "I know Medivh, he is—" Aegwynn suddenly turned his head to look at Jaina, and said before she finished speaking: "I don't want to say what my son looks like, I just want to say why he is like that." "What do you mean?" Jaina looked puzzled, "Isn't Nieras Elam the father of Medivh?" "Father?" Aegwynn made a sound like a rock cracking, "Isn't this word a little grandiose?" sixty-nine years ago... The summoning talisman became more urgent every time, and Aegwynn had to respond.The mages of Tirisfal have changed several batches: the three elves are still there, but the three humans and the dwarf are dead long ago, and their successors are also dead, and now their successors are taking their place successor.Although these people have changed, in some respects everything has remained the same.Aegwynn didn't want to talk to them, and didn't want to recruit apprentice mages.She magically extended her life so she could continue to be her guardian.

Aegwynn stood on the parapet of Lordaeron, issuing a tracking order to find a former slave of Sargeras - there were rumors that Sargeras's slave had escaped to Lordaeron.Halfway through the magic, Tirisfal issued a powerful summoning talisman at her, which almost caused her to lose her balance and fall off the parapet to die.This is already the third summoning talisman.The first summoning talisman had seriously interfered with her spellcasting. Aegwynn realized that if she didn't go back today, she wouldn't be able to track down the slave.So, she teleported to Tirisfal Glades.She stood on the rock where Falarik had cast the spell—Falarik was dead, and the three companions had died fighting the demons—Centuries ago, Falarik Turn this rock into fool's gold.Eight hundred years of sun and rain have already obliterated its original golden light, and now it is only a dark brown stone.

"What's so important that you interrupt my work?" "Eight hundred years, Aegwynn," said a newly appointed human mage. Aegwynn never thought of remembering his name. "Your term of office has already expired." Aegwynn straightened, making her appear taller than anyone else in the woodland. "You'd better call me 'Magna', which is one of the rules you set to deceive the demon world." "Magna" means "protector" in the language of the dwarves. The honorific title of the guardian has been passed down.Aegwynn didn't care about the title at first, but those mages insisted on calling her that, and they didn't allow her to despise the title.Now, these mages don't address them according to the rules, but it makes her feel very angry.

Ralphsla shot back: "Well, you're pretty disciplined now, huh?" The human took one look at Ralphsla, and then said, "Magna, the point is that you and everyone here know that you are in a very dangerous situation. The longer you prolong your life, the greater your risk. This slow-aging magic is imprecise and unreliable. In the middle of combat or spellcasting, you may suddenly find yourself reverted to your natural age. If this happens, and you don't have a successor -" Aegwynn raised a hand to signal him to stop.She doesn't need these old asses giving her magic lessons.She was stronger than any of them, had they ever beaten Sargeras? "Okay, I will find a successor and pass on all the guardian's magic power to him."

The human gritted his teeth and said, "We will find a successor for you, just like the one who chose Scarville's successor, and every guardian before him." "No, I have to decide for myself. I believe I know the qualifications to be a guardian better than anyone else—of course, you guys who only know how to stand in this forest to express opinions and let others do the work." "Magna—" the human spoke again, but Aegwynn didn't want to hear a word. "I already know your opinion, and I will make an exception and consider it." Aegwynn smiled, "I think this is inevitable. Even a fool can gain something for a thousand thoughts. Wait for a successor to find out. Well, I'll let you know, of course. That's it."

Before announcing the end of the meeting, Aegwynn teleported back to the parapet.Although the words of those old guys are right, she still has to perform her duties now.She issued another tracking order to make sure the demons hadn't infiltrated Lordaeron as rumored. That's all taken care of - no demons, just teenage kids obsessed with practicing spells they don't understand.If they played any longer, the demons might actually be called, but she had a way of finishing them off before then—Aegwynn teleported to Stormwind, specifically Nirath Elam's home. Over the years, Elan has been one of Aegwynn's many loyal suitors, but Aegwynn has never looked him in the eye.It wasn't until recently that Elan showed greater talent than the mages of Tirisfal, which attracted Aegwynn's attention.To her delight, Alan had no prejudice against her at all, and he was also quite superb in magic, and he was also the court magician of King Landan Wynn.If she was hundreds of years younger, she might be infatuated with those blue eyes, those stalwart shoulders and that easy-going smile. But she wouldn't be hundreds of years younger, and she had no interest, no desire, or even to know about his admiration for her.When she was young, Aegwynn liked to attract bees and butterflies and play games in the world. Jonas was her first lover, but now she has lost patience with men.Eight hundred years had turned all the romance and love into a bunch of hypocrisy and flirting, not worth mentioning, and now she didn't have the time, nor the interest. However, now Aegwynn seems to have recovered the method used to seduce Jonas back then.She started talking to Elan, and all of a sudden, she became obsessed with all of Elan's fascinations, including Elan's interest in dwarven music. These are all for one purpose - to get him to sleep with her. The next morning, Aegwynn knew she was pregnant with his seed.Knowing that the fetus in her body would become a boy in the future, she couldn't help being sad for a long time.She'd always wanted a daughter, making her a thorn in the side of Tirisfal's mages too.But even so, the boy was good enough for the task entrusted to him. Aegwynn left Elan with a frustrated face—this man didn't dare to ask for anything, he only hoped that Aegwynn could treat the child better—and left Stormwind City.For the next nine months, she did her best to complete the guardian's task.After giving birth to Medivh, she returned to Stormwind City to hand over the child to Elan, and at the same time declared the child as her successor. "I can tell by your expression that you are frightened." Aegwynn smiled painfully. "Yes." Jaina said.She had fought alongside Medivh—he was the one who encouraged Jaina to ally with Thrall and the orcs against the Burning Legion—but Jaina never imagined that the philosopher's background could be so filthy.In fact, she didn't know much about Medivh, except that he came back from the dead and tried his best to destroy the Burning Legion in order to atone for his sins. "That's why I tell you these stories," said Aegwynn. "I am not a hero, nor a role model, nor a shining figure to inspire mages of any sex to strive forward. I am just a proud fool, let myself - and the whole world - ruined idiots in their own power and in the wiles of their enemies." Jaina shook her head.She remembered that she and Christopher had talked many times about the relationship between history and words.There are not many real histories recorded in written form. Out of one or another preference, the writer of historical records always hopes that the readers know the history he wants the readers to know.Jaina suddenly realized that the history of Tirisfal she could see in Antonidas' library, like the history books mentioned by Christopher, might not stand up to history due to the author's preference. any scrutiny. Suddenly, Jaina felt a stabbing pain in the back of her neck.She stood up. Aegwynn also stood up—the old mage must have felt something too. "The magic power of the enchantment has been strengthened." What makes Jaina feel strange is that she didn't tell Aegwynn about her ability to break this spell, but Aegwynn actually noticed it.It seems that my initial guess was not wrong. But now that the enchantment is getting stronger and stronger, Jaina can't help but worry that things are getting more and more wrong. "There is trouble." "Yes——I know this kind of magic. To be honest, I really didn't expect to bump into him again." Aegwynn coughed, "I really can't believe it, how is it possible?" Before she had time to ask Aegwynn, Jaina first had to make sure she could penetrate the barrier.She tried a teleportation spell and a piercing spell.She told herself that this little pain would not make her give in. Of course not, after all, it was all effective before - she didn't use piercing spells to teleport these thunder lizards, because she wanted to investigate the hills carefully, and then resettled these hundreds of restless little guys.Jaina quickly closed her eyes, trying to take the pain away.She turned to Aegwynn and said, "I can't penetrate." "I'm afraid so." Aegwynn sighed, obviously she didn't want to be trapped with this "little girl". Jaina didn't want this to happen either.Trapped in this kind of place, she couldn't keep her promise to Thrall. "You say you know this kind of magic?" Aegwynn nodded: "Yes, remember Zmodor? The first demon I encountered was the guy who occupied the school building." Jaina nodded. "This enchantment is his."