Shadow Trails in Azeroth

"Drustvar, that is a place shrouded in darkness. When I was a child, I grew up listening to the legends of evil witches there. When I was a child, those servants would scare me with good intentions.

It is said that in your ghost place, witches will take revenge on those they hate in the dark.

Use witchcraft to turn them into pigs and sneak into the pig pens. Careless butchers often take those pigs screaming for help into the slaughterhouse without distinguishing between them.

Gee, now that I think about it, I was really frightened by those evil-minded guys once or twice when I was a kid.

So much so that I could only sleep with my father at night.

Being around him always makes people feel at ease. "

On the side of the Nagfar ship, Blake, dressed in pirate attire, was recalling the past. Heavy, cold water flowed in front of his eyes, and was blocked by a film of water on the deck of the Nagfar ship.

Let this ghost ship in the deep water still maintain enough oxygen for breathing.

Beside him, Miss Meredith lowered her head and clasped her hands on her flat stomach, listening to Prince Derek describe the past, but it didn't make her feel comfortable.

Blake seemed to sense Miss Meredith's uneasiness. He glanced at the future lord and lady and said:

"Are you ready to go home?"

"I"

Miss Meredith glanced at Blake fearfully, and the smart girl whispered:

"I'm waiting for your instructions, Your Highness. You said before that you wanted me to do a few things for you. Old Herb has already got his task, and I think I should too."

"Don't be so afraid of me, Meredith, you are Arthur's fiancée, and Arthur is my friend."

The pirate waved his hand and said:

"The first thing I want you to do is very simple, fulfill your duties as a wife.

The war is almost over, and Arthur will return to his hometown exhausted.

His father, Old Lord Waycrest, is already old. After returning this time, Arthur is expected to inherit the family's power and become one of the most powerful people in Kul Tiras.

Since he and you are true love, then protect this love, serve him, accompany him, comfort him, and let his wounded heart be soothed. "

"I will, Your Highness. I will definitely take good care of my future husband and fulfill my duties."

After hearing Black's words, Miss Meredith felt a hint of sincere gratitude and emotion.

His Highness's words seemed to confirm her suspicions. Although His Highness Drake had undergone terrible changes, in his heart, he was still the kind and gentle prince he once was.

"Then the second thing, it probably won't be that easy."

Blake looked at the cold, dark water in front of him.

He could vaguely see a hammerhead shark swimming far across the depths in front of him. It seemed to be struck by the dark aura of the Nagfar and swam away with its tail wagging in fear.

The pirate chuckled lightly and said:

"What you will rule in the future is a dark and superstitious land. In the mountains of Drustvar, there is a dark power growing that you have never discovered.

Although in my opinion, some of them are not on the stage, but that is also a matter of the future.

However, there are some places in the enclosed mountains that are rich in psychic oak, which is the best material for making ships in the shipyards in Stormsong Valley.

You know this, right? "

"Yes, Your Highness, I know."

Miss Meredith suddenly became interested, and she said enthusiastically:

"To be honest with you, Your Highness, my family runs a century-old lumber mill near Arrow Valley Town. Although the industry is not big, there are a few magical oak trees in the woods left by my ancestors.

They will produce very good wood every few years, and the shipbuilding masters of the Stormsong family will come from thousands of miles to buy it.

A few years ago, my father provided the wood to the Stormsong family, and we later learned that the wood was used on the deck of Her Majesty Daelin's ship, the Sea King.

That was the most glorious thing my family had done in the past hundred years. "

She also added in a low voice:

“My Arthur and I first met in my family’s lumberyard, looking at each other across a piece of newly crafted wood.

At that moment, we just felt..."

"Okay, I don't want to hear your true love story."

Black had a sullen expression on his face and reached out to reject the dog food spilled by Miss Meredith. He said in a deep voice:

"This is the second thing I entrust you with.

After you return to Drustvar, I need you to use your family's connections in the lumberjack circle to find this kind of psychic oak for me and make it into ship planks.

The more the merrier!

money is not a problem.

If it is inconvenient for you to come forward, you can let Old Heb's Chamber of Commerce take charge, and you can use your influence as Lord and Lady to promote this matter. This matter must be completed before Arthur returns to Kul Tiras!

He is a very careful person, and I don't want him to find out some clues. "

"Okay, Your Highness."

Miss Meredith nodded and said:

"My father can do this. He is the oldest logging camp operator in Drustvar. He has many good friends in this industry."

"And finally the third thing."

Blake nodded, lowered his voice and said to the Lord and Lady:

"You can do this slowly, I'm not in a hurry. Since you are Arthur's fiancé, you should have heard of the legend of the Waycrest family.

Their ancestor, Colonel Arom Waycrest, led the first ancestors of Kul Tiras to complete the exploration and conquest of the island kingdom 2,700 years ago.

They have fought against the dark forces in our homeland and have mastered a magical 'power to eliminate demons'.

I want you to find that inheritance for me. "

"Your Highness, with all due respect, this is just a legend."

Meredith responded with some embarrassment:

"The first time Arthur and I... ahem, anyway, that night, we talked about these things. Arthur said that when he was young, his father also secretly searched the family territory.

But found nothing.

In fact, the Waycrest family has lost that inheritance for nearly a thousand years, and many family heads regard it as anecdotes related to their ancestors.

I’m not blaming you for your ideas, but it’s a little too much to pursue a myth.”

"No!"

Blake turned around, looked at Meredith seriously, and said:

"That's not a legend, that's a real power! The Knights of Ashes founded by Colonel Arom possess magical power, but the younger generations are just not up to par and can't keep the inheritance.

I can even tell you the specific location where the 'Ashes Holy Book' exists, but there is a powerful structure that protects the inheritance.

Therefore I advise you to proceed with caution.

Let's do this. When Arthur returns to his hometown and you are officially married, you can create an opportunity to guide him to pursue the power left by his ancestors.

The kind of combat skills and secret techniques that have a strong restraint effect on dark magic.

You're all going to need it sooner or later anyway.

I just need a set of copies.

Don't miss a copy of anything, you'll find it for me, right? "

"I"

Meredith looked into Blake's eyes, she swallowed hard, nodded, and said:

"I will try my best."

"Well, very good, you will be a wedge for me to break into the Kingdom of Kul Tiras, and you will be my eyes, watching over all the changes that have taken place in my hometown on my behalf.

Whether it's openly or secretly. "

Blake put his hand on Meredith's slender shoulder and said:

"In return, I will also help you sit on the throne of Lord and Lady, so that you and Arthur can rule Drustvar safely. I can even help you solve many problems that you are not aware of yet.

We help each other and benefit each other.

The communication between you and me will be completed through Ravenholdt Manor’s branch in Drustvar. There is a small assassin organization in Klein City, which should be called the ‘Red Hand Society’ or something like that.

Those little assassins didn't have the guts to disobey a master assassin who was about to gain power.

Therefore, they are also the strength you can rely on at critical moments. "

The pirate let go of his hands, helped Meredith smooth the collar, and took out a gorgeous pearl necklace decorated with dove egg-sized sapphires and fine rubies from the Ancestral Turtle bag around his waist.

Put it on Miss Meredith's slender, swan-like white neck with her own hands.

During this process, the future Lord and Lady did not dare to move, allowing Prince Drake in front of her to give her this priceless string of rare jewels as a gift.

"I guess I won't be able to go to your wedding with Arthur. This collection of masterpieces from the ancient Elf Empire, which probably belongs to a certain magic prince, is given as a congratulatory gift from me."

Blake admired the string of jewelry in front of him. It was worn around Meredith's neck, making the lord and lady look even more radiant.

He said:

"But it's not just a bunch of ordinary expensive jewelry, it can also save your life at a critical moment. Did you notice the elf gold coins hanging on the jewelry?

Hold it! "

The Lord and Lady saw a gold coin hanging under the jewelry pendant. It was very delicate and elegant. After being hung, it did not destroy the luxury of this rare treasure.

It also adds an even more mysterious quality to it.

So she followed Black's request and reached out to hold the cold gold coin. The moment her fingers clenched tightly, a cold air broke out in vain, seeping into every part of Miss Meredith's body.

She felt that her beautiful cheeks were sinking deeply, and she felt that her plump skin had become shriveled, as if her life had left her.

The pirate maliciously took out a hand mirror and put it in front of Meredith's eyes, letting her see his undead form with her own eyes.

That face was full of wrinkles, like a mummy.

Those horrible, exposed teeth.

The skin clings to the bones like a mummy.

That pale, messy hair like rags, and blue-white eyes. So ugly.

"No!!"

The beauty-loving lady covered her face and screamed, and the gold coins slipped from her hands. After a few seconds, she opened her eyes again and looked at herself in the mirror, still as beautiful as ever.

It was as if it had just been a nightmare.

"What I give you is power and a curse.

It is protection and warning. "

Blake put away the mirror and threatened the young lady in front of him:

"From the moment you put it on, your life no longer belongs to you, Meredith. Go back to the world of the living and enjoy the wonderful life of a great noble.

But always remember.

In every deep night, when you look back at the shadow behind you, you will see me. That will remind you that you made a little deal with a pirate

Remember your mission, and remember my kindness.

Go ahead.

My ‘albatross’. "

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After seeing off old Herb and Meredith, Blake returned to the cabin of the Nagfar. This ghost ship traveled through the sea water and headed in the direction of the pirate fleet.

In the dark and cold stern of the ship, Blake's footsteps stopped.

He turned back and looked at the knight Joan Creedon who came out of the shadows behind him, as well as his companions. They looked at their captain with indifferent eyes.

Everyone has a weapon in his hand.

"What is this going to do? Rebellion?"

Blake yawned and asked:

"Do you really want to turn your weapons on me, on the monarch you owe allegiance to in life and in death?"

As he spoke, he quietly switched his title to "Prince of Kul Tiras", looked at the knights in front of him, and said:

"Back off, I can pretend that this offense never happened!"

Kul Tiras, the knights of House Waycrest did not retreat.

Their leader Creedon strode forward and stood a few steps away from Blake. He looked at the captain. After a few seconds, he asked in a hoarse voice:

"His Royal Highness Derek Proudmoore, will you protect the legacy of House Waycrest?"

"Of course, Arthur is my friend."

Blake said casually:

"The Waycrest family is also part of Kul Tiras. Of course I will protect its existence. This is my responsibility."

"boom"

Creedon half-knelt in front of Black, holding the sword in both hands. All the knights behind him made the same move. In the cold cabin, the knight said loudly:

"Then, the Knights of House Waycrest, I pledge my allegiance to you! The Destined Lord of Kul Tiras."

"Very well, I accept your allegiance."

Black reached out and picked up the sword in Creedon's hand, tapped his left shoulder twice and his right shoulder twice, and said:

"Just don't be so high-profile next time. I'm just a pirate who needs to remain anonymous now. I'm not qualified to make a high-profile appearance until I defeat my terrifying old father."