Chapter 394: Friends of Orcs and Humans

"What did you say?" Richard was stunned for a moment when he heard Vashj's words. Humans and orcs making friends, this kind of situation seems to only happen to Thrall.

Vashj smiled mysteriously: "The one who made friends with the orcs is a lord."

"Lord?"

"You mentioned him before."

Hearing Vashj's hint, Richard's mind suddenly appeared a candidate: "Could it be Tire Oferding?"

Vashj nodded: "That's him. The Consul of Hearth Keep, Tire Oferding. According to the intelligence, this Paladin lord found an orc near his territory. When the two were dueling, the house collapsed and the orc saved his life. Then the two people Because they both valued honor, they became friends. It was really interesting that a Paladin could make friends with a creature they defined as evil. When you told me about this Paladin before, I didn't pay much attention to her, but now I have a strong interest in her.

Richard smiled and said, "Fordin is a true Paladin, completely different from the second and third generation Paladins nowadays."

"Then is it possible for us to win him over?"

"Win?"

"Take advantage of the fact that he is in love with the orcs this time. The Knights are still very serious about the triggering of communication between humans and orcs."

Richard shook his head: "No such possibility, don't worry about it. I'll go to Hearthstone for a few days, and Kozan will be handed over to you."

"Don't worry." After sending Richard away, Vashj fiddled with her fingers. No possibility? Such a good opportunity must be tried. Vashj wrote a secret letter to the spy in Hearthstone and sent it out quietly.

Richard didn't know all this, and even if he knew, he probably wouldn't stop it, although he knew very well that Fording would not join Richard's side. Richard is now riding on Onyxia's back and looking at the map. Hearthhold where Tirioferding is located is located in a woodland between the Alterac Mountains and the beautiful Lake Darrowmil. Tirioferding was elected as the governor here as a paladin. Due to his fairness and kindness, Fording's reputation spread throughout Lordaeron. At the same time, as one of the first paladins, Fording's combat ability is also very strong. At the most critical time of the orc war, Hearthhold has never been captured by orcs. Even so, the people there are still nervous about the traces of orcs.

Just a few weeks ago, the patrol team found traces of orcs starting a fire in the forest outside Hearthhold, which immediately aroused Fording's vigilance. In recent months, the orcs' activities have become more and more frequent. Since they captured Dunholde, no concentration camp can stop them. The orcs have been unstoppable all the way, wreaking havoc in the entire north, liberating one concentration camp after another. The Alliance organized several encirclement and suppression, but to no avail. Now traces of orcs have been found nearby, and the war is likely to come to Hearth Keep.

Fording is good at fighting, but he doesn't like war. In the last orc war, the human kingdom lost many young soldiers, some of whom were fathers of children, husbands of wives, and children of parents. Even Lothar, Fording's mentor and friend, and Turayan, his good friend who joined the Knights at the same time, have left him. After the war, the Alliance established a concentration camp called the Internment Camp to prevent future disasters. Fording never expressed his opinion on this, but the Paladins had mixed opinions on this. Most of them thought it was a good thing, but some radicals claimed that the orcs should be eliminated. Now the orcs have brought the hidden danger of war to humans again, which has given the radicals in the Paladins an excuse to criticize the conservatives. Although Fording was worried that this would bring certain hidden dangers to the Knights, the orc crisis at hand was more important.

But just when Fording was ready to properly resolve the orc crisis, an old friend broke the peace here. After the last conversation with his orc friend, there were no traces of orcs around Hearthhold. Fording and the old orc agreed that as long as he did not approach the human town, he would not take any action. Without traces, the threatening words of the orcs also subsided. Fording, who was much more relaxed, returned to his role as the manager of the town and gained some leisure time. However, these jobs were a bit monotonous and boring for him. Some bureaucratic office work helped him stop thinking about the old orc and their destined encounter. He used all the private time he could find to accompany his son and wife. Surprisingly, his wife seemed to have forgotten their quarrel the night before. She was in her usual good mood, and never once brought up the topic of orcs. Fording was grateful for this peace. After the past week, he had already had enough excitement and danger.

Thinking of this, Fording sat leisurely on the balcony, looking at the sun hanging high in the blue sky, overlooking the people and things coming and going in his territory, and occasionally looking back at his children who were practicing the minimum. Seeing the happy scene of mother and son, he was also very happy. After

a while, his captain found him.

"My lord, I'll look for you everywhere." The captain tried to keep his breathing steady. "There are guests in the castle!"

"Guests? What guests?" Fording suddenly became nervous. At this moment, Fording felt scared. Could it be that his affair with the old orc was discovered?

"My lord, it's the special envoy from Stratholme, Grand Lord Dathrohan and his entire guard. He wants to speak to you immediately."

Dathrohan? Fording's eyes widened. Why did the Grand Lord come here? This Grand Lord Dathrohan is not only Fording's direct leader, but also a good friend who entered the Order of the Paladins at the same time as Fording. In addition to being an excellent leader, he is also a warrior who values ​​honor. During the war, he and Fording saved each other's lives. But the two friends had not seen each other for many years. Why would the High Lord venture all the way from the capital of the province to come here unannounced and with such a large guard? A burst of panic washed over Fording. Did Dathrohan know about the orcs? This was the only explanation for his visit, Fording concluded. He knew that it must have been his damn deputy, Barthilas, who informed the High Lord of his recent meeting with the orcs. Fording took a deep breath and calmed himself. He patted his captain's shoulder comfortingly, glanced at his wife and son below, and strode out in the direction of the main city gate.

What Fording didn't know was that Barthilas was the spy bought by Vashj . This

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