Night!

On one of the terraces of Stormstorm Fortress, King Lane looks up at the stars.

In the deep universe, several stars that are bright on weekdays are intertwined with the light of a rising crimson demon star, as if they are staging a tragic battle.

Immediately, the huge shadow of the demon star easily enveloped it, and the stars became dim and crumbling.

One, two...... Six meteors streaked across Lane's horizon and disappeared forever into the endless darkness.

And a bright star that had guarded the world of Azeroth for millennia also turned dim.

This made Ryan's mood extremely low.

Anduin Lothar came to Ryan at some point.

"Ryan, what are you thinking?" In private, Anduin was not Ryan's courtier, but a friend of thirty years.

"Anduin, I'm wondering if our decades of association with Medivan were illusory? Why would he do such a thing? If he really wanted this kingdom, I wouldn't be out of the question, why? Why? Why?"

Lothar is always mindful of her duty.

He was King Lane's most loyal courtier before being a good friend of Medivan, so he was the first to be wary when Medivan appeared unusual.

But now that Medivan is openly rebellious, Anduin is a little relieved when the matter is confirmed, which allows him to comfort Ryan as a friend.

"Either we're blind, or Medivan has deceived the whole world for decades, or ......" Speaking of this, Anduin deliberately stopped.

"Or what?" Ryan asked anxiously.

"Either our old friend has a different soul in his body. Anduin spread his hands and explained, "I have a very keen sense of a person. You also know that there is no shortage of embodied ghosts in this world. I'm on the other side of the twilight forest, and I get reports of ghosts every day...... So, perhaps......"

Ryan let out a long sigh of relief and patted Anduin on the shoulder: "Old friend, whether you are comforting or speculating, I at least feel better." ”

Yes, recent events made Ryan feel like the world was about to collapse.

The orcs are attacking like fire, and half of the Storm Kingdom territory has fallen. All that Stormwind can control is now half of the Elwyn Forest and half of the Twilight Forest, plus a Wild West. The Red Ridge Mountain side is almost out of touch.

Now the guardian of the world, Medivan, has also rebelled, and as the strongest mage in the world, I really don't know who else can deal with Medivan.

"The stars are dim, is the world going to end?" Ryan muttered to himself.

Anduin pointed to the starry sky and said in a heroic voice, "Look, Ryan, the stars are shining in the starry sky, but among the stars, some will always become brighter, and some will be dimmer and fall. When the stars are extinguished and lit, don't you feel like the lights of our mortal world? Night will always come, and night will always pass. Isn't there a new star rising over there?"

Ryan also noticed that in the western sky, a dazzling new star that had never been seen before was radiating brilliance.

"Ahh Ryan suddenly felt much better.

"That's right, Ryan! We may have lost an old friend. But don't we still have a star of hope like Duke? ”

"Yes, you're right. Ryan paused and said to Anduin, "Call that boy from Marcus to Stormstorm Fortress tomorrow, I think we should listen to him and his teacher's opinion." ”

Lothar groaned and nodded.

Not only Duke, but Duke's 'teacher' is also extremely mysterious. After saving the remnants of the Griffon Legion and achieving victory on the riverbank, Lothar returned to find that the Hundred-Hand Reaper was gone. He left only a mysterious message to convey to the wounded soldiers: "Go to Duke when you need me, I'll come when I'm free." And then he ran away.

The next day, Ryan summoned Duke.

It's a small, private room, with only three in the room: Lane, Anduin, and Duke.

There is no resplendence, no excessive decoration, not even a throne, just a few very simple pieces of furniture and furnishings, and a cup of fragrant black tea. Ryan sat in a chair that was exactly the same as the one Duke was sitting on.

After a few months, Duke had grown a lot taller, but Duke didn't have a beard like the rest of Stormwind, and he still chose to shave off his beard regularly.

"Hello, Your Majesty, are you summoning me this time, are you looking for me, or are you looking for my master?" Duke got straight to the point.

"What's the difference?" Ryan tilted his head, curious.

"Yes, if you are looking for my master, then I can go back, because I can't find him either. He said there was a big deal to do for the survival of all of Azeroth, and I don't know what it was. Duke blocked the conversation in advance.

It's okay to pretend to be an old man occasionally, but it's not good to pretend to be a **** if you pretend to be forced too much and be pierced.

Ryan smiled: "Are you trying to tell me that Aquaman is Duke Marcus and not Gain?"

"Your Majesty, you can understand it that way. Duke took a sip of the fragrant black tea very calmly. After such a long time, only black tea is the most suitable thing for Duke.

"How much can I trust, then, to you? Anduin always told me that you may know a lot, but you won't tell anyone. Ryan wasn't pressing, he stretched his body slightly, he was completely watching Duke's performance and deciding how much he would put his trust in Duke.

Anduin interjected, "From the day Medivan presented the Black Hourglass, I thought you knew a lot. Sorry, this is an unfounded intuition. But I hope you understand that many people in positions of higher power can only rely on intuition when they can't find a definite basis. ”

Duke knew that Ryan and Anduin were forcing him to have a showdown.

It's like a watershed moment, and of course he can continue to be mystic, but at the moment of betrayal by Medivan, it will be harder for them to trust outsiders. In this case, 'history' is likely to repeat itself again.

Duke decided to confess, partially......

"Because what I said at the time, no one would believe me. The only end for me to tell the truth is to be regarded as a madman by everyone, no matter how wise you are, Your Majesty, you will only treat me coldly. Duke was so categorical that it made Ryan's face blush.

"What the hell do you see?"

"In fact, I saw things long before the black hourglass. The first time I met Medivan, I sensed that there was a strong demonic aura in Medivan. Sorry, it's a gift, I'm sensitive to demons. ”