Chapter 20 Chapter Twenty

Jaina invites Aegwynn and Lorena to rest in the small dining room.This restaurant is usually reserved for senior military officers or important ministers.From Duffy's point of view - the woman who took care of Jaina's food and daily life - the so-called important ministers actually included only two people: Christopher, who had just passed away, and Queen Proudmoore herself.But the young mage also granted Aegwynn access, and Duffy initially disapproved of her doing so, but Jaina told her that a Guardian was higher than a Head of State. Jaina returned to the council chamber.Although she also needed some additional food, she could only eat while working, because she wanted to find out the whereabouts of those warlocks as soon as possible.She wanted to rush to Northpost, in case Thrall couldn't stop the torrent of war, she could still turn the tide, but she couldn't.First of all, she trusts Thrall; secondly, if she encounters Zmodor and his slaves, she needs Lorena to stay by her side to protect herself, especially in the danger of Christophe transferring the elite guards to Northwatch. situation.

But now, she needs someone to think calmly.So she invited the old guardian and the young colonel into the dining room. A waiter came in, and Aegwynn ordered a salad and juice.Lorena ordered a meat plate and a boar spirit.Aegwynn had never heard of this wine.Lorena told her it was an orc wine. Aegwynn let out a long sigh: "Time can really change everything!" "What's the meaning?" "Not long ago, orcs were just slaves of demons, and I have dedicated my life to destroying these slaves. These beasts roamed the countryside, pretending to be Gul'dan on the surface, but actually working for Sargeras. At that time, a human who drank orc wine would at least be considered... an extreme act."

Lorena smiled: "Yes, but 'not long ago' was really a long time ago compared to someone your age." Aegwynn chuckled: "It makes sense." "Are you really a thousand years old?" Aegwynn said proudly: "The difference is only a hundred years." Lorena shook her head: "I have never understood magic, I hate magic, and to be honest, I hate it when I use it myself." Aegwynn shrugged: "My greatest wish since childhood was to become a mage. Whenever those adults asked me over and over again what I want to be when I grow up, I always answered this way. They always looked strange. Look at me—because mages have always been men." The tone of the last word was full of bitterness.

"It's the same with fighters. I have nine older brothers who are all fighters like my father. I don't understand why I can't?" Lorena smiled slyly. "People look at me in weird ways." Yes, really." After a while, Lorena's drink came, as did Aegwynn's salad.Lorena raised her glass: "Would you like to taste it?" Boar Stout smells as disgusting as its name.Aegwynn wrinkled his nose and shook his head politely: "I'm very sorry, I haven't had a strong drink in a long time—it's been centuries. Mages can't lose their rational and clear minds, so I wasn't interested in it a long time ago It's gone." She raised her glass, and at a glance, she knew that it was juice squeezed from three or four kinds of fruits. "This juice is strong enough for me."

"That makes sense," Lorena smiled smugly. "When I was a recruit in the Kul Tiran Guards, I used to drink the men in our barracks under the table. Later, when I competed with other battalions for drinking, I was always my battalion's secret weapon "Lorena laughed loudly, "That year I won three times my income from drinking alone." Aegwynn nodded and smiled as he ate the salad in small bites.She found that she liked talking to this woman very much-a day ago, she didn't believe that she still had the ability to feel, and a series of blows made her feel that she was no longer useful to anyone.

The waiter brought a plate of assorted meats.Aegwynn only recognized a few types of meat, and she guessed that this might be because the livestock grown on the Kalimdor continent were different from other places.She hasn't eaten meat for many years. Although the wine Lorena ordered doesn't smell very good, the aroma of this plate of meat is very attractive.As a mage, meat food is her faithful companion—it takes a lot of energy to cast spells frequently, so protein needs to be replenished in time—but since she exiled herself to Kalimdor, she no longer has the magic power to capture animals, nor There is no need to consume stamina anymore.She suddenly became a vegetarian.

"Mind if I eat a little?" Aegwynn asked timidly.This startled Aegwynn herself - she never believed that she would be timid. Lorena pushed the plate to the middle of the table: "Please go ahead." Aegwynn greedily chewed a piece of sausage like wild boar ham.Lorena couldn't help asking: "Magna, I want to ask—how is it?" "Call me Aegwynn," Aegwynn said as he took a bite of his sausage, "Since I passed the magic to my son, I am no longer a Guardian, so I can't bear the responsibilities required by this title at all now." Responsibility." Aegwynn swallowed the meat: "How about what?"

"It feels like living so long. I am a fighter through and through. From the very beginning, I knew that I would not live to be 40 years old, but it is incredible that you lived two more than 400 years old." Aegwynn let out a long breath - he could still smell the smell of wild boar ham, and the smell of wild boar was better than the smell of wild boar wine. "I never had time to reflect on these issues. It's a pity that the guardians have to work around the clock. Long before I was born, demons have been threatening humans. Later, they became more and more blatantly attacking humans. But it also made it easier to fight back. At that time, I not only had to stop their attacks, but also to hide their evil deeds, so many people didn't know about them - nor me - Terry Sfa would rather be like this." Aegwynn shook his head, "It's strange, I'm against those old guys everywhere, but I stick to this creed. I always wonder if this is a mistake. If people don't know In fact, the sense of security may indeed be a little more. In the recent wars, the people have suffered more casualties than before, but the demons have also met with stronger counterattacks. Your Queen Proudmoore and her orc friends are against the demons from the whole It can be said that it is the most powerful and effective one in the millennium."

"That's because we are all aggressive mortals." Lorena looked proud. "As long as we are enemies, we will fight to the last breath. We must do so." "Oh, Colonel—may I have another piece?" Lorena smiled and said, "Please feel free." Aegwynn picked up a piece of meat—she didn't recognize what it was this time—and wondered what it would be like when it was all over.She found that returning to her cabin in Scar Heights was no longer as appealing to her as it once was.Jaina is right - humans and orcs created life here, and all of this originated from Medivh, traced back to the source, that is to say, it is all because of her, so if she is now reaping the fruits of what she sowed back then, Is it reasonable...

Before she had time to think deeply, Jaina walked into the restaurant. "I found them, we must hurry." The young mage looked exhausted.Aegwynn stood up and asked, "Are you okay?" "It's a little tired, it's okay." Jaina was a little impatient. Aegwynn pointed to the meat plate on the table: "Eat something - if you collapse, you are useless to anyone. I know better than anyone the consequences of not being able to concentrate when casting a spell." Jaina opened her mouth to say something, but closed it again. "You're right, of course, Magna."

Lorena moved closer to Jaina's ear and whispered, "She doesn't like being called that." Aegwynn couldn't help laughing.She was really beginning to like the Colonel. Jaina wolfed down several pieces of meat—Aegwynn was surprised to see that Lorena ordered the plate but she herself ate the least—and when she finished, Jaina said eagerly: "The Burning Blade clan is ghosting." Activities outside a huge cave in Wufeng." Lorena frowned: "Really? Great!" Aegwynn looked at Lorena and asked puzzledly, "Is there any question?" "The name Ghost Mist Peak couldn't be more appropriate. The top of this mountain is shrouded in an orange-yellow smog all year round." Jaina said disdainfully, "It's just the remnants of an ancient demonic spell there. Maybe that's why Zmodor chose it there—and its location, from there to Orgrimmar and to Seymour." Lamore's distance is the same. Either way, my magic will protect the three of us from that layer of smoke." "Okay." Lorena bit out these two words forcefully. "Also, Defe can find us." Jaina took out a scroll that looked familiar and opened from the cloak and handed it to Aegwynn. Aegwynn took it, noting that the broken seal was that of Tirisfal.She opened the scroll and laughed--it was she who had written it. Aegwynn handed the scroll to Jaina again: "This is an improved version of the exorcism spell I wrote. Three hundred years ago, after the death of El Serif, I came to his castle." In the study, Aegwynn felt apprehensive.It was a mess, with countless books piled up in a mess without any order.It took her and El Seliver's men ten weeks to clear and catalog all the scrolls.Aegwynn discovered a spell written by the legendary elven mage Kechiros about how to transport a target from one place to another, and she summarized these records to write a more effective exorcism. "I think if I had this scroll eight hundred years ago, we wouldn't have to deal with Zmodor today." Jaina put the scroll back inside her cloak. "Not really. I checked, and your first spell to banish Zmodor was very successful. But when the Burning Legion returned, they recruited more demons, including those who had been Tirisfal drove them out. After the war, the Burning Legion was driven back, but some remnants of the defeated army remained in this world." "Is Zmodor one of them?" Aegwynn asked. "Yes." Jaina nodded. Lorena drew her sword out of its sheath—she was hesitant and afraid just now, and now she is willing to work together with them—and said with high spirits: "Your Majesty, forgive me—what are we waiting for?" "There is another doubt," Jaina said, "I can't do divination close to them, I'm afraid of being detected by the demons, so I'm not sure what protective magic Zmodor and the gang of warlocks have used. We Everything must be prepared." Jaina turned to face Aegwynn: "Magna—Aegwynn—you don't need to go with us, it may be dangerous." Aegwynn snorted softly.She really didn't know what to say now, which seemed to be the complete opposite of her previous talk about the guardian's responsibility.Also, back then they thought she had failed to banish Zmodor, but now they knew it wasn't her fault.Even so, she felt that she still had some responsibility. "Isn't it just a little devil? When your great-grandfather and great-grandmother were babies, I have experienced more dangerous scenes than this. We are simply wasting time." Jaina smiled: "Then let's go."