Chapter 9 The last guardian chapter 8 lecture

If you want to know more about the council," Medivh sat down on an undamaged chair, "you need to know about demons first, and of course about magic. He moved his body, simply changed to a comfortable position and lay his head upside down on the chair, which happened to be one of the only chairs with a complete cushion. "Mai... Lord Star Mage," Khadgar said, "The current situation is... there is a demon in Stormwind City outside, I think we should consider this issue first, as for the history class or something, maybe we can let it go In the future..." Medivh lowered his head to look at Khadgar.Khadgar felt like slapping himself. He might have provoked the Astral Mage's fiery temper once again.But the Master Master just shook his head and smiled: "Your worry is based on the premise that the demon is indeed a threat to the surrounding residents. Let me tell you, no. Even if the demon is a senior officer of the Burning Legion, he is dealing with He used up all his strength when he summoned his two powerful mages. He can't cause any trouble, at least for now. The most important thing now is that you need to know about the Council, about me, and why others So fascinated by these situations."

"But, astral mage..." Khadgar wanted to say something again. "The sooner I finish this class, the sooner I will consider your suggestion and go out to take care of that devil boy, so if you really want me to go, just listen to me, OK?" Medivh revealed She smiled slyly. Khadgar opened his mouth to protest, but that was obviously unwise.So he sat passively against the ledge by the window.Although the corpses had long since been removed from the tower by servants, the stench of death and decay was still strong. "Okay. So what is magic?" Medivh asked in the tone of an academy instructor.

"A background energy field that pervades the entire world," Khadgar didn't have to think at all. The answers to common questions on the Dalaran exam were written in the reference book. "It's uneven, some places are strong, some are weak, but overall it's everywhere." "Correct answer," said the old mage, "at least for now. Imagine that there was a time when magic was not everywhere." "Magic is the constituent element of the world," Khadgar insisted on retorting, although he knew that what he was going to say would definitely be overturned by Medivh immediately, "it's like water and air."

"Okay, let's use water as an analogy," Medivh said, "Imagine that at the beginning of creation, all the water in the entire world originated from one place. All rainwater, rivers, seawater, brooks, and even dew and tears Come together, come together in one well." Khadgar nodded slowly. "But now, we are not talking about water but about magic," Khadgar said. "In the same way, imagine a well made of magic. She is the source of magic in the whole world. She is connected to other planes. It is a door of light to endless darkness and other worlds. Those who first used magic Dwelling right next to the well, they distilled the primordial energy of the well into magic, and later they were called the Kaldorei. As for what they are called now, that's hard to say." Medivh stopped and looked at Khadgar , but the young mage just kept silent this time.

Medivh continued: "With the development and utilization of magic, the Kaldorei have become more and more powerful, but they have not understood their essence. They also don't know how terrifying and powerful there are in the depths of the endless darkness. beings that hungrily seek magic, and are only too happy to see the destruction of those who try to develop and refine it. They are the nightmares and conquerors of the worlds, and we have a simple name for them, demons. They try Invade the worlds of all magical civilizations, whether emerging or established, and then destroy them, taking the magic of those worlds for themselves. And the most powerful of them all is none other than the Lord of the Burning Legion, Sargeras. "

Khadgar shuddered as he remembered the vision of Aegwynn. Even though Medivh noticed the abnormality of the young mage, he didn't say anything. "The leader of the Burning Legion was powerful and cunning, and he succeeded in corrupting the first magic users - the kaldorei. Dark shadows hung over their hearts, and they enslaved other races in order to build their own empire - Even nascent humans." Medivh sighed: "Among those Kaldorei who enslaved others at that time, there were still some farsighteder than their compatriots. They dared to stand up and openly oppose the Kaldorei, and did not hesitate to pay for their vision. These brave Humans, like other races, see that the hearts of the Kaldorei ruling class are becoming cold and dark, and demonic forces are growing there."

"The fact is that the Kaldorei who were corrupted by Sargeras ignored the warnings of their brethren and opened the way for the invasion of the most powerful demons-Sargeras and his minions. They almost destroyed the world. The initial stage-if it weren't for the heroic actions of a few people at that time, closing the door of light to endless darkness, banishing Sargeras and his followers from this world. But the victory cost The price was terrible. When the portal was closed, the Well of Eternity exploded, tearing apart the center of the world, destroying the kingdom of the kaldorei and the land they had inhabited for generations. No one has ever seen those who closed Kaldorei of the Portal."

"Kalimdor!" Khadgar said, interrupting Medivh, though not intentionally. Medivh looked at him, and Khadgar continued: "Lordaeron has an ancient legend! There was an ancient evil race who foolishly wanted to control a powerful force beyond their control. As punishment, their land was torn split and sank into the sea. That's the story of the Sundering. That continent was called Kalimdor." "Kalimdor," Medivh repeated, "but the part you're hearing is just a childish version of the story. That part is actually a warning to all future mages of the dangers of misuse of magic The Kaldorei are stupid. They destroyed themselves in the end and almost buried our whole world with them. After the explosion of the Well of Eternity, the supreme power contained in her overflowed to every corner of the earth. It is like rain in the world Circulation. And that's why the magic is everywhere—it's from the energy that exploded in that well."

"But the astral mage," Khadgar said, "was that thousands of years ago?" "Ten thousand years ago, ten thousand years," Medivh said, "the error is not more than twenty years." "But how did that legend spread to our generation? Even Dalaran can only trace its history back twenty centuries, and the earlier history has been distorted by folklore." Medivh nodded and continued his story: "After the sinking of Kalimdor, most of the Kaldorei lost their lives, but some survived with their knowledge. Among the Kaldorei survivors A part of the Tirisfal Council was established. As for whether this Tirisfal came from the name of the person? The name of the place? Or something else or just a concept? Even I don’t know. What happened years ago and vowing never to let it happen again is the backdrop against which this parliament came into being."

"And human beings also survived that dark age, and their civilization gradually prospered. Soon, because the power of magic has merged with the world, they also began to summon creatures in the void, and began to try to open the door of the real world. ——The gate of Sargeras prison. It was at that time that the Kaldorei used the story of their ancestors to almost destroy the world to speak out, and stopped the human being from this step of destruction in time. "The original human mages, after carefully considering everything the Kaldorei survivors said, found that even if they put down their wands, grimoires, and ciphers, there would always be others who, out of naivety or various For the same reason, they found a way to let the demons come to our green world again. Therefore, they further developed the council and made it a secret society composed of the strongest mages. This Tirisfal Council will be held from time to time Choose a member and appoint him as the guardian of Tirisfal. This guardian will be endowed with supreme power and will become the gatekeeper of the physical world. And that 'door' is not just a huge mouthful of magic power The well, but like rainwater, circulates eternally in this world until today. It can be imagined that guarding this door is the heaviest responsibility in this world.”

Medivh fell into silence, his eyes temporarily lost focus, as if he suddenly fell into remembrance of the past.He quickly came to his senses, shook his head, but still didn't say a word. "And you are the Guardian," Khadgar said without questioning. "Yes," Medivh said, "I am the son of the most powerful guardian ever, and after I was born, her power was infused into me. That was too heavy for me. I therefore And gave the best childhood and youth of my life." "But you said that those mages collectively decide who to appoint." Khadgar said, "Aegwynn, Lord Magna, can't she choose an older candidate? Why do you have to choose a child? And Or her own child?" Medivh sighed: "The guardians of the earliest dozens of centuries were indeed selected by the selection meeting. According to the intention of the original founders, the existence of the parliament has always been kept secret from the outside world. However, as time goes by, political Factors and personal interests began to intervene, eventually turning the Guardian into a mere servant, a drudgery with little power. Later even some powerful mage members became paranoid that the Guardian's meddling was actually to hinder other People have the right to enjoy magical power normally. So, just like the Kaldorei before, the shadow of corrupt power spread among the members of the council. More demons came to this world, and even Sargeras himself succeeded in using his smallest A portion of that power has manifested itself in Azeroth. Even though it's a fragment of his total power, it's still enough to level armies and destroy nations—more than enough." Khadgar recalled the vision of the confrontation between Sargeras and Aegwynn.Could the power he displayed at that time be but a fragment of the most powerful demon? "Magna Aegwynn," Medivh paused after finishing the words.It was as if he wasn't used to pronouncing these words at all. "She bore me, and she was born nearly a thousand years ago. She had powerful gifts, and was chosen by the rest of the council to be her guardian. I'm sure the whitest bearded of the white-bearded old men in the council Thinking they could manipulate her and continue to use the Guardian as a pawn in their political game. "However, she caught them by surprise." - Speaking of this, Medivh smiled, "She refused to be manipulated, and she also defeated the most powerful members of the council who were obsessed with demon knowledge at that time. Mage, when someone naively believed that her maverick would soon be over, as sooner or later she would have to pass the mantle to the next more manageable candidate. Yet again, she shocked them by using her With great power in her body, she has lived for a thousand years, and her appearance has not changed a bit for a thousand years, and she can even continue to use her power in a wise and graceful way. As a result, this has led to a virtual separation between the Council and the Guardian. The former He can provide advice to the latter, but the latter can restrain the former at any moment, so as to avoid the recurrence of Kaldorei's tragedy. "During the millennium, she has fought against the endless darkness all the time, and even challenged the physical form of Sargeras who forced himself into this planet to exterminate the dragons and absorb their power for himself. Magna Encounter him, defeat him, seal his body in a place no one knows, and cut him off forever from the endless darkness where his true power lies. This is the epic ——The true content of "Aym of Aegwynn" is also the story that Jaziba really wants to know. But after all, she can't go on forever, but after all, this world will always need a guardian. "So..." Medivh lowered his voice. "She dressed herself up again. She is indeed extremely powerful, but she is still flesh after all. Therefore, the council hopes that she will surrender her power one day. However, the fact is that she and a court mage in the court of Azeroth Having a child, she also wants to designate the child as her heir. She threatens the council, saying that if they don't respect her choice, she will never abdicate, and she would rather take the power of the guardian to the grave than take it Pass it on to others. In the end, the council felt that it might be more realistic for them to manipulate the child... I... so they agreed." "Those powers are too heavy for me," Medivh said. "It awakened in me when I was little, younger than you are now, and I've been in a coma for twenty years. Aegwynn's life is so long, but I seem to have been deprived of most of my life." His voice dropped again, "Magna Aegwynn...my mother..." He wanted to say something, but found himself unable to say more. Khadgar straightened for a moment.And Medivh raised his head again, and stroked his beard back: "During the time I was asleep, evil forces came to this world again. More demons, more monsters appeared. And now I am The council has once again gone down the dark old road of playing with fire. Yes, Hagra and Hagarin - they are members of the council, just like a few others, such as old Alexis of the Kirin Tor. Yes, he The same thing happened to me, but the Council kept the truth well hidden. You may have heard of it. They feared my mother's power as much as I did, and I had to be on guard lest their fear Destroy them in turn. It adds yet another burden to the work of the Guardians of Tirisfal." The old man got up from his chair. "I have to go!" he said. "Go?" Khadgar asked, looking at the slender figure in front of him, surprised by the great power contained in it. "As you so rightly suggested, there's a demon out there hanging around," Medivh smiled, as if his mood had fully recovered, "Sound the hunting horn, and I've got to find him before it revives and kills more innocents .” Khadgar straightened up and asked, "Where do we start?" Medivh stopped and turned to look at Khadgar with a strange look. "Aha, we don't start anywhere. I'm alone. You're talented, but you've never dealt with a demon. This is my battle alone, young apprentice 'Trust'. " "Astral Mage, I think I should be able to..." But Medivh cut him off by raising a hand. "I also need you to stay here to investigate the situation," Medivh said in a low voice, "I am sure that the old Lothar had put his ear to the door to eavesdrop for the first ten minutes, and now he will definitely have a mark in the shape of a keyhole on his face Already." Medivh grinned sinisterly. "He knows a lot, but not all. I'm telling you this just so I don't want him to get too much out of you. I needed someone to keep the Keeper's secrets, and now I have you." Khadgar looked at Medivh, and the old mage blinked at him.Then he rushed to the door and quickly opened it.Although Lothar didn't fall into the room as expected, he was indeed outside the door.Maybe he was really eavesdropping just now, or maybe he was just standing guard. "Made," Lothar smiled unnaturally, "Your Majesty the King..." "Your Majesty the King will certainly understand," Medivh said, running past the big man in a flash. "It is more important to deal with a raging demon first than to meet the national leader. No matter what the order of priority is. Also, would you like to help take care of my apprentice?" After he finished speaking in one breath, the man had already disappeared without a trace.Lothar, who was left behind, didn't have time to say a word. The veteran touched his bald forehead and sighed helplessly.Then he looked at Khadgar and sighed again. "He's old and virtuous, you know," Lothar said, as if Khadgar really knew, "I guess you might be a little hungry, maybe a little bit? Then let's find something to fill." The main body of this late lunch was frozen game meat from the freezer, and Lothar was holding them in his arms.As for his hands, there are wine bottles as big as water jars in each hand.Even though he was walking in this acrobat-like difficult posture, the king's warrior seemed to be at ease. While carrying his lunch, he took Khadgar to a balcony overlooking the entire city from a high place. "My lord," Khadgar said, "Although the astral mage wants you to take care of me, I think you have other important matters..." "Hey," Lothar replied, "but most things have been dealt with when you talked to Medivh. His Majesty King Lane is now in his room, under strict protection like most of the rest of the courtiers. Prevent that demon from sneaking into the palace. In addition, I have sent my cronies to investigate around the city, but so far nothing suspicious has happened. In fact, I am really looking forward to where the demon will appear and cause some panic. So far I've tried everything I can, but there's still no news, so I have to wait." He looked at Khadgar, "My lieutenants know I'm here, and every time I miss lunch, I come to this balcony to make up for it. Meal." After listening to these words, Khadgar realized that the king's warrior was really similar to Medivh - he would carefully plan the next few steps before doing anything, and he would take pleasure in telling others about his careful plan afterwards.Now Lothar started to tear the chicken legs, and Khadgar picked up a few pieces of chicken breasts by the way. After that, the two ate by themselves and did not speak for a long time.To be honest, this table of game is really bad, because they are actually stuffed with a lot of spices, bacon, and butter, and then put together and thrown into the pot to cook.Even after refrigerating, it is still very unpleasant to bite.The wine was also too spicy, with a strong taste of hops. The whole city is unfolding before their eyes.In order to highlight the majesty of the king, the castle itself is located on a protruding rock formation, coupled with the additional height of this tower, the citizens of Stormwind City passing through the crowded streets look like little dolls.Today may be a market in the city, the shops on the street are decorated with extravagance, and the loud cries of vendors can be heard everywhere (actually, at Khadgar's height, the sound is actually very soft). For a moment, Khadgar forgot where he was, and was completely immersed in a state of forgetting everything and himself.This city is so beautiful... Kolotha's inarticulate voice while eating brought him back to reality. "So," said the king's warrior as if to himself, "how has he been?" Khadgar thought for a while and said, "He is very strong, as you can see, Your Excellency." "Bah," Lothar was very dissatisfied with this answer, but Khadgar thought he was just spitting out flesh and bones, "I 'saw'? But I know better than anyone else that Maid can pretend to be a fool. What I want to know Yes, how is he?" Khadgar had no choice but to turn his head and pretend to watch the city scenery, wondering whether he had the talent of Medivh to fool the old man across from him, deftly diverting and avoiding problems. The conclusion is, no.Medivh is much older than him when it comes to dealing with relationships (eg, friendship, loyalty).He could only find another way to reply: "It's very strict. He is really strict. He is also very wise, and he is often unexpected. Sometimes I really feel like I am being a disciple of a whirlwind." After finishing speaking, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Looking at Lothar, I hope this answer can satisfy the other party. Lothar nodded: "That's right, Whirlwind. However, your words are too euphemistic. In fact, you want to say, 'thunderstorm', right?" Khadgar shrugged weakly: "Well, he also has his own preferences and emotions, just like everyone else." "Hmm," the king's warrior said, "the groom kicks his dog when he's in a mood. The mage makes a city disappear when he's in a mood. I don't mean anything in particular." "I understand, Your Excellency." Khadgar thought of the two mages who died in the tower, "you asked him how he is, and he has always been like this." "Hmm," Lothar said, "He is a very powerful person." Khadgar broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that the other party would follow the old path of those self-defeating wizards.He hastened to say: "He thinks highly of you." "What did he say?" Lothar asked hurriedly, it seemed that he was very concerned about it. "He just mentioned," Khadgar tried to be careful with his words, "you were the one who took care of him when he was sick." "Indeed," the Warrior mumbled as he ate, and he struck at the other drumstick. "I also said that you are a very reputable person who abides by the law and the agreement." Khadgar added, he felt that should be Medivh's view of this soldier. "Glad to know he said that," Lothar said with a mouthful of food.There was a pause in their conversation for a while.After Lothar finally swallowed the mouthful of food, he continued, "Did he mention the guardian?" "We talked about it," Khadgar said, feeling like he was walking a tightrope.Medivh didn't tell him how much Lothar knew.He thinks that silence is the best way to deal with all kinds of changes.So he stopped talking after half a sentence. "It's not convenient for apprentices to talk about teachers, is it?" Lothar smiled a little artificially, "Come on, you come from Dalaran, the lair of the strongest mages, where every square foot hides more secrets than the rest of the entire continent combined More. Of course, I still don't have any specific meaning." Khadgar shrugged his shoulders in disdain for the notion.For the sake of the scene, he still said: "I find that there is less competition and disagreement among mages here than in Lordaeron." "You mean, when your mentors sent you here, they didn't give you a list of things you need to pry out from the astral mage?" Lothar said like Medivh just now. A sinister grin. Khadgar thought he must have blushed.The old soldier's language offensive continued to intensify, and he felt that he could hardly resist: "All requests from Violet City are within Medivh's consideration. He has always been a very generous person." "Hmph," Lothar obviously disagreed, "They want something unrealistic. I know a little about the local mages, including Hagra and Hagarin—may their souls rest in peace, they always It's about pestering him, asking for this and that. If he doesn't get it, he will come to me and His Majesty to complain. As if we can influence him." "I don't think anyone can either," but he didn't go on, taking a sip of his drink and drifting off. "Not even his mother, I know," Lothar said, an ordinary sentence that sounded like a sharp sword to Khadgar.Khadgar found himself tempted to ask Lothar more about Aegwynn, but he held back. "I guess I'm too young to understand," he said. "I've seen some stories about her. She seems to be a mage with great power." "And those powers have come to him now," Lothar said, "she gave birth to him with a court mage in this palace, let him eat magic essence instead of breastfeeding him, and then gave her power Instilled in him. Yes, I know it all, after he fell into a coma that time, I only found out by my own investigations to sort out the clues. It was too heavy, he was so young at the time. I have been in it until now Worry about him." "You are afraid that he is too powerful," Khadgar said, but he was immediately stared at by Lothar's sharp eyes and couldn't move.The young mage was annoyed for his sudden blurt.He shouldn't have spoken his mind so directly, especially since he was making up the host's house as a guest. Lothar smiled and shook his head: "On the contrary, boy, I'm afraid he's not strong enough. Terror is coming to this kingdom. You've seen those orcs a few months ago, and they're springing up like mushrooms after rain. Popping up. And trolls, we thought they were going extinct, but there are more and more of them lately. And as we speak, Medivh is out hunting a demon. A bad time is It's coming, and I'm hoping, no, I'm praying, he's got enough of it all. We've been without a Guardian for over twenty years since he's in a coma. I don't want to go through that again Twenty years, especially in an extraordinary time like now." Khadgar was so embarrassed now: "Then when you asked how he was doing recently, you actually wanted to ask..." "How is he?" Lothar continued, "In this extraordinary period - orcs, trolls, demons and whatnot, I don't want his health to suffer any failure." Lothar looked at Ka Degas lowered his voice and said, "I can think now that you already know about the guardian?" "You can assume that," Khadgar said. "There is still a council, right?" Lothar said, "You can keep silent, young man, but your eyes have betrayed you. Stop playing tricks with me, huh?" Khadgar felt himself on the edge of a precipice.Medivh had warned him not to divulge too much information to the champion, but Lothar already seemed to know as much as Khadgar—possibly more. Lothar continued to lower his voice and said: "We will not move Laomed because of an ordinary spell misfire. Even two ordinary court mages will not fall into their own spells. And Hagra and Hagarin is two of our best mages, two of our strongest mages. There was a third before, even stronger than those two, but she had an accident two months ago. All three , I believe, are all members of your council." A chill rose from Khadgar's back.He reluctantly said: "I don't think it's convenient for me to talk about this matter." "You don't need to say," Lothar's frowned eyebrows looked like the foot of several ancient mountains, "Three powerful mages, the strongest mages in Azeroth. What I want to emphasize to you is that although they are not even as good as Med and a piece of his mother's nail clippings, but still a powerful wizard. Now all dead. If a wizard is unlucky, or has an accident, I can still accept it-but three in a row? A warrior Don't think it was a coincidence. "Also," the king's warrior continued, "I have my own sources. There are often merchants, mercenaries, and adventurers who come to Stormwind City willing to be the eyes and ears of old Lothar. My news channels cover Ironforge and Alterac, and even throughout Lordaeron. There must be ghosts behind this, mages are dying one by one like a plague. I suspect that someone, or even something, is specifically hunting that secret council Members. Not just here, but those in Dalaran, I'm sure." Khadgar understood that the old man opposite was not joking, and he began to realize that these clues could be connected with the rumors he had heard before leaving Violet Castle.Several aged mages passed away suddenly, but the superiors secretly concealed these matters.The great secret that the Kirin Tor has tried so hard to keep hidden must also be part of the present great mystery. Khadgar turned away, looking down at the city again. "Yes, it seems that something like this happened in Dalaran." Lothar said, "Although there are not many news from over there, I bet that the situation over there must be similar, huh?" "You think the Master Astral Mage is in danger?" Khadgar asked.Under the obvious worry shown by Lothar, he finally planned to tell him everything. "I think Medivh is a danger in itself," Lothar said, "I have the guts to live under one roof with him." This may seem like a joke, but Lothar said under a serious expression out of these. "But you're right. I think there must be something behind it. It might have something to do with demons or orcs or something worse. In times like these, I don't want to lose our greatest weapon." Khadgar looked at Lothar.Is this old soldier really worried about his friend, or is he just afraid of losing a powerful umbrella?Or is it both?Did he really put Medivh's safety first?The old man's face covered all of this like a mask, and his deep sea-blue eyes were unwilling to betray his master's true thoughts. At first Khadgar thought of him as a common soldier, a dutiful knight, but the king's warrior was much more than that.He kept putting pressure on Khadgar, pounced on weak spots, sounded out...but what was his real purpose? I need someone to keep the Guardian's secrets, Khadgar remembered what Medivh had said before he left. "He's all right," Khadgar said. "I understand why you're worried about him. But he's fine, and I doubt there's anyone or anything in the world that could really hurt him." There was something strange in Lothar's unfathomable eyes, but it was just a flash.He was about to say something else, to gain intelligence from other angles, but a commotion in the tower distracted both of them from the conversation and the empty wine glasses and clean bones. Medivh swaggered into the line of sight of the two, followed by a large group of servants and guards.They chattered and wanted to throw this strange unexpected guest out, but no one dared to touch him with their hands (very wise), and more and more gathered behind him like a long dragon. Medivh stepped over the railing: "I knew it, you've gotten used to it, Lothar," Medivh said, "I knew you always liked to stay here and drink your afternoon tea!" The astral mage showed a gentle expression. Smiling, but Khadgar noticed that he wobbled a little when he walked, as if drunk.Medivh put one hand behind his back, as if hiding something. Lothar stood up, and his voice was obviously full of worry: "Medivh, are you okay? That demon..." "Oh, yes, that demon," Medivh took out his bloody booty from behind, lazily turned his hands and threw it towards Lothar. The red spherical object circled in the air, spilled the last bit of blood and brains inside, and then hit Lothar's feet.It was the skull of a demon, with bits of flesh still clinging to it, a large piece of turf stuck like an ax in the center of the forehead, between two protruding goat horns.Khadgar felt that the demon's dying expression must have been a mixture of awe and anger. "You might want to stuff it with something and store it," Medivh straightened up, "and burn the rest of it. Otherwise, there's no guarantee that someone with a brain problem will take a big chunk of it." Demon blood does something." Khadgar noticed that Medivh's complexion was even more ugly, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were obviously deeper.Lothar may have noticed this too, commenting: "Caught it so quickly." "Little Case!" Medivh said, "My little apprentice successfully revealed the way the demon escapes, and then it will be easy for me to track it down. I found it on the edge of a cliff, and I haven't had time to know who it is." It's over—it hasn't even had time to realize what it is." The astral mage wobbled a little. "Then let's go," Lothar showed a gentle smile, "We have to report this matter to the king. He will definitely hold a banquet for you, Med!" Medivh held up a hand. "I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the celebration, because we have to go back now. We still have a long way to go. Is that right, Apprentice?" Lothar looked at Khadgar suspiciously, with pleading eyes.And Medivh's eyes were calm and tired.He also seemed to expect Khadgar to speak for him this time. The young mage coughed, "Uh, of course. We have an experiment that needs to be completed urgently." "Exactly!" Medivh immediately followed up with this clumsy lie, "We were in a hurry when we came, and almost forgot about it. We have to hurry up." The astral mage turned around and ordered Those "servants": "Get our mounts ready! We'll be leaving in a minute." The servants dispersed immediately.Medivh turned around and said to Lothar: "Of course, you must also apologize to His Majesty the King on our behalf." Lothar looked back and forth at the two of them.Finally sighed: "Okay. But at least let me see you off." “带路吧，”，麦迪文道，“别忘了带上那个脑袋。本来我还打算自己收藏的，但我已经有了一个了。” 洛萨捡起那个带山羊角的头骨，然后带头往塔的方向走去。他经过麦迪文身边后，星界法师明显松了口气，身体软了下来。他看上去更疲倦了，脸色也更加苍白。他重重地叹了口气后自顾自向门口走去。 卡德加忙赶上前去，打算用手臂支撑住他。可是才轻轻一碰，老法师便条件反射似的僵直了身子。他看着青年法师的眼神似乎罩上了一层迷雾。 “星界法师，”卡德加道。 “又怎么了？”主宰法师以轻不可闻的低语说道。 卡德加想不出该怎么措辞才能避免星界法师的责难，于是干脆直说：“您不太好，” 不过这次他倒没有说错话。麦迪文对他疲倦地点点头：“刚才我还好好的，现在就突然这样了。洛萨可能也察觉到了，但我不说的话他也不会主动说破。可是比起呆这儿我宁可回去再休息。”他顿了顿，胡须下的嘴唇有点僵硬：“我曾在这里大病过一场。我不想再有一次那种经历了。” 卡德加点了点头，什么都没说。洛萨正站在门口，等着两人。 “回卡拉赞的时候得你来带路了，”麦迪文对卡德加道，有意把声音提到令周围人都能听到的高度，“今天的城市生活对我一个乡下人来说实在是太耗神了，我想乘机休息一会儿。”