Chapter 197: Trial Chamber

Silvermoon City, Windrunner's resident, a male high elf with a hood on his head led a small group of spellbreakers and appeared at the gate of the resident on a tall war horse.
"The comers stop!" Two ranger guards stopped them. "Who are you and what are you here for?"
"I am McGuire Dawnblade, the judge of the Trial Court. Entrusted by the Joint Tribunal, I came to order Alleria Windrunner to go to the Trial Court to receive questions about the attack on His Royal Highness Prince Kael'thas. "
As he spoke, he took out a scroll: "This is an order issued by the court, with the signature of the speaker on it."
A guard took it and released a small magic. After finding that it was correct, he said: "Please wait a moment, I will go and notify the commander."
When he said that, he hurried back to the center of the camp, while another guard stood there, still staring at them vigilantly.
"Relax, guard, we are not enemies," McGuire dismounted and took a step forward. "Is anyone here lately?"
"I have no obligation to tell you, Master," the guard said coldly, "please step back outside the cordon."
"Ha, don't be nervous, or do you tell me whether Ms. Alleria has left here?" He said, secretly condensing a magic circle in his left hand.
"What are you going to do?" The guard noticed his movements and quickly drew the bow. A dark arrow immediately aimed at Judge McGuire's face.
The judge recognized that it was the Windrunner family, or the Demon Smashing Arrow developed by the Farstrider Fortress, which could easily smash the various magic armors of the elementary and middle-level mages, and his face became a little ugly.
"Stop it, Jin." At this moment, a female voice from inside the station interrupted the tension between the two.
"Ms. Alleria Windrunner, please come with me. The president of the parliament court wants to see you." McGuire dissipated from the circle after seeing the people and said loudly.
"I already know," Alleria Windrunner didn't wear the ranger armor, but a simple silk robe, "You stay here, Jin, Kirk, and wait for me to come back."
"Yes!"
McGuire let his subordinates lead Alleria out of here first, then put on the hood, turned his head to look at the two vigilant ranger guards and the huge Windrunner family crest on them, with a sneer.
About two quarters later, Alleria and her party arrived at the northwest corner of Silvermoon City. There stood a slightly gloomy tower alone, with a round flag carved with a blood red whip hanging above the main entrance. This is the location of the trial court of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas-the tower of judgment.
"Miss Alleria, here we are."
The female ranger captain glanced at the judge named McGuire, then turned to look at the dark doorway, and walked in with his head high.
"Tsk, Windrunner, I don't know when I die..." McGuire shook his head slightly, followed Alleria in, and the red door with white background slowly closed.
Under the guidance of McGuire, Alleria arrived in a circular dark hall. The walls were made of black stones, the torch glowed dimly, and there was a dark red wooden chair in the middle.
The surrounding seats were very high. Some people who could not see her face sat on it. She understood that spells were released here to ensure the safety of the judges.
"Please sit down, Alleria Windrunner." McGuire let her sit on the chair in the middle, and then stepped up the stairs by herself, disappearing into the shadows, while all kinds of whispers reached the ears of the elf ranger .
"We will start today's investigation and inquiry immediately. Please keep quiet." The chief judge sitting on the main seat stood up, and the hall immediately became quiet, and then he looked at Alleria sitting below.
"Name?"
"Alleria Windrunner."
"gender?"
"Female."
"Have any position in the kingdom?"
"The subordinate of the Kingdom's Southern Forest Defense Officer Li Leisa Windrunner, and the captain of the Ranger three-department team, is responsible for forest defense missions to Jinwu Village in the west, Sunmian Village in the east, Arundal River in the north, and Taquilin in the south."
After some routine inquiries, this questioning meeting officially began.
When the presiding judge sat down, an elf beside him could not wait to stand up and ask out loudly. The words were full of malicious intent: "Captain Alleria, is the location where Prince Kael'thas was attacked? The scope of the defense zone? Please answer yes or no."
"...Yes, but..."
"Okay, the next question is, according to the evidence and testimony provided by Prince Kael'thas' Chief Guard Veridil, that the attacker has a close connection with the Farstrider Fortress, and you are present as a party, do you agree with this inference? ?"
Alleria recalled the scene at the time and nodded helplessly in agreement.
"Very well, you are very frank, Captain Alleria, next is the last question. According to the investigation, Aristophane Windrunner and Prince Kael'thas had a quarrel in Farstrider territory, and the prince was returning. In the process, he was attacked by unknown.
Do you think this attack was organized by Farstrider Fortress? In other words, do you agree that this attack was carried out by Aristophane Windrunner to vent his anger? "
"No, the presiding judge, I don't agree." Alleria yelled anxiously at the vague figures whose faces were invisible. "This attack will definitely not be organized by Aristophanes. There must be some misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstanding? Miss Alleria, do you know that what Aristophane Windrunner has done has constituted a charge of treason, and even the Windrunner family cannot avoid being involved! I suggest that you should honestly treat him personally? Speak out the activities below, so that the king and the parliament may pardon your family! Of course, your family’s life..."
"Jared!"
Alleria was silent, and she wisely heard the story from the tone of the judge just now.
"So, these are just excuses..."
"These are just excuses, Kael'thas," Anasteria on the other side was also communicating with Kael'thas in the Sunfury Tower about the story of the incident.
"Father, no matter what, I was attacked by suspected Farstrider Fortress armed forces on the land patrolled by Windrunner's house," Kael'thas said lightly, "and the development of Farstrider Fortress is far beyond In your and my imagination, the troll is not as strong as before, so it has gradually become a big threat. Whether it is for the kingdom or for this case, we need to deal with it over there."
"Over there? Which way?"
"The Farstrider Fortress and the Windrunner family must either remove the Farstrider Fortress and return it to the state of the previous ordinary camp, or replace its lord. The Windrunner family can no longer continue to be the leader of the fortress and must be prevented Windrunner’s trade routes reduce their access to funds."
Anasteria looked at her righteous son in front of her and asked softly: "Is this your idea or who instilled it in you?"
"Part of the advice was given to me by the head of the bodyguard Velidir, but more of my own thoughts. I thought Velidir was selfish before, but after this trip, even without Velidir’s advice, I also insist that Farstrider Fortress has reached the time for change."
His Majesty the King sighed, and Kael'thas continued: "Velidir told me that today the Tribunal will begin questioning Alleria Windrunner. I think there will be results that meet our expectations soon. Pass it over."
"What?" Anasteria was stunned, then stood up abruptly, her face gloomy, "Who gave the order?"
"It's me, father," Kael'thas said, "time has dragged on long enough, it can't be dragged on any longer.
And I have already thought that with Alleria's testimony, we can transfer Aristophane Windrunner and Taranas Windrunner away from their territory in the name of trial, and then take the Farstrider along the way The fortress was taken back into the hands of the royal family, and then combined with other wizard families in Silvermoon City to pressure the Windrunner family and obtain routes from them. This not only ensured the security of the border but also appeased the other families, but..."
"It's just that the Windrunner family is going to suffer a huge loss, isn't it?" Anastria said coldly, "You are so amazing, my child, don't you ever think about what the Windrunner family will do after the resistance?"
"No problem, father, I have carefully estimated their strength. The Windrunner is a military family of rangers, and at most there are some ranger troops in his hand. Except for the high-level mage, Aristophanes, everyone else is for us. There is no danger." Kael'thas was full of confidence, as if he had a chance to win.
At this moment, a violent vibration reached their feet, and the two of them cast spells to fix them in place.
Then a female guard slammed open the door and rushed in. Kael'thas frowned and was about to scold, but the guard spoke first: "Your Majesty the King~EbookFREE.me~Prince Your Highness, something happened!"
"What's the matter, Geniva?"
"The court was attacked by an unknown person, and now the defensive circle has been opened!"
After hearing the words, the two quickly walked to the balcony and looked to the northwest. A figure wearing an orange robe was floating in the air. A huge amount of magic power in the air surrounded him, and the huge circular circle covered the tower of judgment. In the sky, one after another meteorites of various colors fell from the sky and hit the tower of judgment. The purple defensive array kept flickering, and soon cracks appeared on it.
"This is the Great Magister! When will there be another master in Silvermoon City?" Kael'thas muttered to himself, releasing Eagle Eye Technique to himself, wanting to see more clearly.
But after seeing the person clearly, his facial expression stiffened, and he muttered: "How is this possible? This is impossible!"
Anasteria knew who it was for a long time, so he said in a slightly complicated tone: "My dear son, have you seen it? This is the high-level mage you are talking about."
"Father, this..." Kael'thas was stunned, feeling something shattered in his heart.