Chapter 15 - Monuments
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Nathanos did not hug Sylvanas for a long time, the process was only a few minutes. His dark power had been repelling the living, eager to attack the female elf in his arms, but they were all pushed back by Nathanos.
They talked about a lot of topics, including Theramore and Nathanos' father, and the recent civil strife that the Forgotten had broken out, and the most important thing, Sylvanas didn't say until the end.
"We have been to Veronara during your disappearance."
It is not surprising that Sylvanas went to find his Dark Ranger Commander. They had to know each other during the time they were dealing with the Lich King, but this was a secret.
"You?" Nathanos asked.
"I...and Aurelia."
When talking about the Regent of Quel'thalas, Nathanos slowly closed his eyes with a very complicated expression, but did not stop Sylvanas from continuing. He also wanted to hear what Aurelia planned to do.
"Aleria and I met. We talked a lot." Sylvanas recalled everything that happened in the Wind Walker Tower.
Speaking this made her heart full of contradictions. How would Nathanos react when he heard that Aurelia had gradually begun to change his attitude towards him? Will they meet? Oh, of course! They still have a child, whether it is life or death, it is an unbreakable bond.
"She regrets what she has done before," Sylvanas said hesitantly, while carefully observing Nathanos's expression changes.
As she thought, the withered eyebrows slowly stretched to both sides, like a piece of ice melting.
"She cares a lot about your situation now and wants to help the dead connect with the living."
The wither's eyes were a little more curious than before.
"So, we found the partner Veronara was engaged during her lifetime." Sylvanas finished speaking without mentioning the result. She wanted to see how Nathanos reacted to this matter. But the Withered chuckled and completely bypassed her purpose.
"I can be sure that Veronara either refused to meet her lover or gave up your proposal at the last minute."
Sylvanas only showed a moment of surprise. Nathanos was the leader of the Forgotten, and naturally knew them best. No matter what the Forgotten did on his back, it was not difficult for him to predict the result.
"She... did decide this way." The elf did not mention what Veronara's fiancé's attitude was. She hoped that Nathanos would not ask, and she would not tell the truth.
"It's no big deal," said Nathanos. "Among the few senior leaders I have chosen, Veronara is the person who has the deepest connection with the past. However, as a leader, you must have a vision that ordinary people do not have. Perhaps other ordinary forgotten people will be happy to be recognized by their loved ones, just because they do not think about what to do in the past. Once accepted, the disappearing affection will eventually turn into sympathy and compassion."
Sylvanas swallowed quietly, and she wanted to ask if this was Nathanos's own idea? If so, it means he would not want to regain a relationship with Aurelia? She couldn't be happy because Nathanos seemed to no longer want to be recognized by the living. Sylvanas had to know if he was like this.
"Nathanos, do you still want to recover with Aurelia?"
"Like...first?" The withered tone was confused. He slowly looked up to look at the night sky of Kunlai Mountain. It was not snowing tonight. The stars illuminated the dark curtain, like a mirror, but he could not see his own reflection.
Sylvanas will never forget what he said next. A certain hope in her heart was shattered, but another seed had been planted.
"Aurelia's lover and Belorel's father are Nathanos Maris. That man has long been dead." The Withered said in the smoothest voice. Sylvanas had begun to hold back his tears. "Now only the leader of the Forgotten One is left."
So what is our hug just now? Sylvanas almost asked this question. She held her throat? Because she didn't want to hear the possible cruel answer.
"It's okay." The female elf turned to her side and burst into tears. A sentence Veronara said to her back and forth flashed in her ears: My heart can no longer feel love or happiness? It's impossible for us to...the kind of intimate relationship that we used to have again. Am I a dead soul, a rotten corpse? All that is waiting for me is the abyss of hell.
No!
"Nathanos, let us stop worrying about life and death? OK? I'm here to help you, I swear you will no longer face all kinds of dangers alone."
The Withered One didn't understand why she suddenly said this. Seeing Sylvanas's mouth trembling slightly, he regretted that who would hurt him just now?
"I do have an important task to be completed soon. But I don't want anyone to take risks with me."
"And you know, I will follow you."
Her smile beat him again, and he had no idea of resisting.
“What is the mission?”
"I'm going to explore a Pandaria monument, deep in Kunlai Mountain. Is there something very important in the monument? I have to take it out."
"I heard that there is a Shadow Sect team to follow you. It seems that there will be a possibility of fighting on the way." Sylvanas took care of the hair blowing on his face, and then asked in an uncontroversial tone: "Don't mind having someone to accompany you."
"Windler." It seemed that it took a long time for a monk to find him. The conversation between the two was also forced to stop temporarily. "Our people were ready, but the scholar-in-law seemed to have accidentally heard the content of our actions and expressed his desire to be with us."
"You should be more careful," Nathanos rebuked. "Our mission is crucial and dangerous, and it is best if the fewer people are involved, the better."
The Panda monk showed a guilty look. "I will immediately refuse the request of the scholar traveler."
"Wait a minute." Sylvanas suddenly called the monk. The two of them looked at her with confused eyes. The female elf showed a faint smile. "Please tell the scholar that he can be with us."
"Sylvanas?" Nathanos was a little worried.
Chapter completed!