Chapter 395: The Knights of the Investigating Order (Part 1)

"Oh! My dear Tirion. I am so glad to see you. How many years have we not seen each other? Four years?"

High Lord Dathrohan hugged Fording very tightly and let him go only when Fording was about to die. Dathrohan is impressive at first sight. Standing upright, Dathrohan is nearly two meters tall. His armor shines gorgeously in the room, and is very dazzling. He wears a blue cape with gold trim, which flutters behind him when the wind blows, making him look very handsome. His hair is evenly short and his beard is neatly trimmed. His hair has become a little gray due to his age, but his blue eyes tell everyone how strong and powerful he is.

Fording, who was strangled, took a few breaths and replied, "The exact time is about four years, Lord."

Dathrohan laughed and slapped Fording on the back, almost knocking him over. "What is our relationship? Why do you call me Lord right away? It's too polite. Don't say such nonsense in the future. By the way, do you remember the picture of us with long snot on our faces when we were kids? But you and I were playing hide-and-seek in the woods nearby. "

Fordin tried to keep himself calm, smiled and gently patted the shoulder of the man who was much taller than him. "In that case, you don't have to be so serious. Just treat this place as your home and be casual."

Fordin tried his best to make his words more enthusiastic, but the soldiers behind his old friend made it difficult for him to be enthusiastic. They were rows of armored infantry, and everyone's armor was very shiny. They were elite troops. The lord's appearance with so many soldiers meant that there was trouble here.

Fording retracted his gaze and tried to speak in a calmer tone as he asked the great lord Sayida Dathrohan: "Tell me, dear Sayida, why didn't you send someone to tell me when you left? In this way, I can prepare a very delicious welcoming banquet for you."

Dathrohan spread his hands and said gloomily: "I'm sorry, Tirion, this matter is an urgent official business, so I guess I have to hurry up and didn't inform you, but we will talk about the business later. "You need to call all your advisors here, we need to have a meeting together."

Fording immediately asked: "Is there a big problem? Are we going to war, Sayida?"

Dathrohan stared at Fording with his blue eyes, carefully reading Fording's expression, and finally relaxed and said: "This is exactly what we want to figure out here. Let's not talk about this. Now I want to see your son. I didn't come to see him when he was born, so I'm here to make up for it now."

"Hahaha." Fording nodded and recommended his son to Dathrohan, "He is a very good child, a qualified future paladin."

Dathrohan patted Fording on the shoulder and said, "Sometimes I wonder if the Fording family will always protect our Lordaeron."

Fording heard something wrong, but still smiled and replied, "I definitely hope so. Even when I am old, I will still do it." My son will protect me."

Fording and Dathrohan went to the conference room to wait for all the adjutants. Barthilas was also qualified to participate in the meeting. He was fiddling with a piece of equipment he had just received. It looked like a decorative crystal, but it was actually a communication device. This guy didn't know who was on the other side. He put the crystal around his neck according to the order of his superiors and reported the current situation to the other side.

On the other side of the crystal was Richard flying in the sky. After listening to Barthilas' report, Richard frowned. Dathrohan's sudden arrival was likely to investigate the orcs. In this case, Fording would be in trouble.

Richard didn't know that Dathrohan's arrival was related to Vashj. After all, they had just been out of Kozan for a short time. In fact, this time, Dathrohan was able to arrive quickly with the help of Vashj. Barthilas anonymously informed Dathrohan that orcs appeared here and were protected by the lord. Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Dathrohan used the rights of the Alliance and Kozan based on the Alliance lords: using the Hearthstone Inn to quickly transport troops. In addition to dealing with the orc problem this time, there is also a test for the Lord of Hearthstone.

Richard thought for a while and said to Fina: "Fina, notify Selena and let her go to Hearthstone, but don't show up yet. If they liquidate Fording, go and make trouble."

Even if helping Fording is of no use to him, it is useful to weaken the authority of the Paladins.

A few hours later, in Hearth Keep, Fording's advisors gathered in the council chamber. Several of Dathrohan's senior lieutenants were also there. Barthilas looked around, seemingly excited about the newcomers, but in fact he wanted the thing on his chest to be able to take a panoramic view of the place for the other side to see. His position was also very good, standing at the back of the hall, keeping quiet, so that no one would pay attention to him. High Lord Dathrohan had already sat down on one side of the table, with Tirion next to him. The atmosphere in the room was a bit tense, and everyone present was speculating about the emergency situation that Dathrohan had come to discuss.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, then," Dathrohan turned his head and looked at Fording, "I received news that orcs appeared near Hearth Keep. What's the situation here now?"

Fording's heart suddenly rose, and his throat became dry. After thinking about it, he decided to speak out: "My lord, a few days ago, I met an orc warrior. Although I was seriously injured, I was able to kill him. "I was knocked unconscious by a creature. I returned to the place where we fought to see if the creature was still alive. And, to find out if there were other creatures of this kind in my territory. My feeling led me to believe that this was an isolated incident and that there were no other orcs with him."

Fording knew that saying this would put both himself and the orc in danger, but the honor of a paladin did not allow him to lie. After hearing his words, Dathrohan leaned back in his chair, stroking his chin, chewing on every word of Fording, and then suddenly asked.

"So, you went to investigate alone, right?"

Fording nodded.

Dathrohan frowned and said, "Then no one can testify for you, my friend. There is no way to be optimistic about this evaluation. I received news that someone reported that the lord here was shielding the orcs. I came here to find out about this matter."