"Is that true? Since Uther you made your decision, then..."

"Listen to all, I now announce in the name of the inheritance of the Kingdom of Lordaeron: In view of the treason of Uther's Light Messenger of Light disobeying orders, I now remove Lord Uther's all powers and all positions, including the leader of the Knights of the Silver Hand, and deprive him of the title of "Paladin"!!"

Standing on the hill, Alsace ignored the stunned teacher Uther beside him and turned around. He first looked around the generals at all levels who were looking at him and the Paladins who had just arrived, and then read out his decision loudly.

Then, he paused for a moment, and forced himself to endure some thoughts in his heart, squinted his eyes, looked at the people present, waiting for their reaction.

“!!”

"Arsace...how can you, you?!"

The situation changed a little too quickly. When Gianna, who was still reminiscing with Hermione in surprise, turned her head and found that the situation had begun to take a sharp turn, she couldn't help but exclaim.

She couldn't believe that things were so bad now that for the sake of that crazy decision, Arthas actually turned against His Excellency Uther? You know, before Uther came, she was still looking forward to the old knight and the teacher of Arthas who could persuade the other party, but the result...

'What?!'

‘Is he crazy?’

‘Prince of Alsace…’

‘This, this…’

‘He can’t do this, how can he give such an order? That is the messenger of light, that is Uther, how can he?’

‘His Majesty the King will not be happy to see all this…’

‘It’s so crazy, he really decided to massacre the city at this time?!’

‘I won’t be with him, I can’t do it…’

‘Same for me!’

'snort!!'

‘…’

As Arthas finished speaking, not only Jaina exclaimed, but the Paladin generals who had just arrived at Stantholm to reinforce from the intersection of Cowling, including the leaders and generals of the Paladins such as Davi Croverd, also argued loudly and soon pointed the finger at Arthas.

Obviously, the Paladins of the Knights of the Silver Hands also had the same idea as Uther. They who were upright and believed in the Holy Light could not accept the other party's crazy order to massacre the city!

"Yeah?"

"It seems that you have made your own decisions... Then let's do it: those who still hope to save the Kingdom of Lordaeron and save this land that is about to be ravaged by plague and the undead, please stay and follow me!"

"The rest of the people... please disappear from my eyes. Stantamme doesn't need you!!"

Taking a deep breath, he tried to hold the power of Minaishir in his hand, and after grasping the handle of the Hammer of Justice, Arthas, who gritted his teeth, finally tried to endure the boundless anger from his heart and a heartstring that was about to break due to being understood by most people, and said his last order.

To be honest, Alsace himself didn't want to massacre the city, and he didn't want to mention the butcher knife in his hand to the hundreds of thousands of citizens of Stantosom... It was indeed a crazy and heavy decision, but he had to do that, because Lordaeron had no better way and no more time...

If someone must bear the heavy burden and pressure, and someone must announce the crazy order, then Arthas hopes to be himself! Because he is the crown prince of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, he loves his people deeply and is willing to give everything he has for them!

Now, in Stantom, the outbreak of the undead plague is inevitable. If he can slaughter a city and save a country, or even all the creatures in the Lordaeron continent, then he is willing to do that and be willing to bear the heavy infamy that can be crushed at any time if he thinks about it!

Yes, Alsace felt that after thinking about it for many days, he had really thought about it and was ready to bear all that!

Although, his hand holding the handle of the warhammer is still trembling slightly, but...

"Alsace..."

"You may not know that you just made a very terrible decision and crossed a dangerous threshold... Although I can't stop you, I will choose to leave, and I will not do that crazy thing with you!"

After a moment of silence, he looked at the captain of the guards who stood silently behind Arthas and the dwarves who didn't know where the other party recruited. In the end, Uther could only sigh heavily, lower his head, and silently turned around and walked towards the direction he came.

‘…’

‘…’

The paladins and generals of the Knights of the Silver Hands looked at the Prince of Arthas standing on the hill with all kinds of inexplicable eyes, and turned around and followed Uther firmly.

Although Arthas had just removed all powers and positions from Lord Uther, for the Paladins of the Silver Hand, it only takes the title of "Emunique of Light" to lead them, and the rest is not important! Moreover, they do not agree with Prince Arthas' decision, nor do they think that the order to remove Lord Uther Uther just announced as a prince is legal, so what they can do now is to follow Lord Uther away from here.

“!!”

"Gianna...?"

When others leave, Alsace doesn't care and doesn't want to worry about it, because that is their freedom. However, at this time, if possible, Alsace urgently hopes that his Gianna can stand on his side, even if his decision is really wrong, but he hopes that when he repents in the future, he can have a warm embrace for himself to hug...

So, with a hint of trembling, he looked at the back that was still lingering with him last night with a trembling gaze, hoping that the other party could turn around and return to his side firmly. He did not need any words from the other party at this moment, even if it was just a supportive look.

“…”

"Sorry, Alsace, Uther is right, I can't watch you go astray..."

I paused for a moment, and thought a lot in my mind, thinking about the wonderful time I was with Alsace... I remember the prophet I met in the mountains on the road to Stantamsom... I remember the hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Stantamsom... I remember the words of His Excellency Uther just now...

Finally, Jaina shook her head bitterly, and then followed Uther and others who were slowly leaving lonely and lonely, ready to leave Stantol, who was about to become purgatory without looking back.

“…”

Oh!

He smiled mockingly, and Alsace, who had a string tighter in his heart, closed his eyes in pain, not intending to try to keep the other person again.

Because he had said everything he should have said, and his last affectionate call was nothing more than the other party's ruthless betrayal, that's all...

"Wait! Everyone, wait!"

"Prince Alsace, it's wrong for you to do this. How can you massacre the city just because they get infected with the plague? That's wrong! Maybe, as long as we all think about it together, we will always think of a treatment plan!!"

At this time, Hermione suddenly rushed out of the team next to her and called out to Uther, Jaina and others who were planning to leave.

"It's you..."

"Wizard Hermione, I am very pleased to see you safe, and I am also very sorry for the departure of Wizard Furong..."

Arthas heard Jaina's report when she was in Fireplace Valley. She accidentally encountered Hermione and others in Uther's troops. He expressed his gratitude for not being beaten to death by the Stoneman. He was also very honored for their deeds to help the Lordaeron people many times later, but...

"What, Hermione, are you going to object to me too?"

No matter what the other party has done or whether the other party is his friend or not, Alsace is not ready to change some decisions, because his heart is gradually becoming cold, and that is not something that this little wizard who has a very shallow relationship with him can shake.

"No! I didn't want to object to you!"

"But, Alsace, it's wrong for you to do that! The people in the city are infected with the plague, so we should try our best to treat them, rather than killing them cruelly as we are now, when they are still living humans!"

"And, I believe that not everyone is infected with the plague. Those innocent people must be saved. We cannot decide the fate of others casually. Everyone's right to life is fair and equal!"

In desperation, Hermione, who had no good words to convince the other party, had to move out their Earth's tricks in a hurry.

“…”

"Shut up! Little wizard, I understand. You are also standing on Uther's side, right?"

Of course, Alsace knew that there would be many innocent people, and that not all infected people would become dead, but he had no other way... Now, for his people, for the great Kingdom of Lordaeron, for the plague no longer spread, for the complete ending of everything here, and for the failure of more people to die, he must bear all of it!

He knew that once he chose to do that, he would definitely bear the eternal infamy, but if someone had to bear all that, he hoped that person would be himself...

"No!"

"I don't stand on anyone's side, I will only stand on the side I think is right! But, Prince Alsace, please believe me, and slaughter the city directly without distinction. That is really a very terrible order!"

"We may be able to identify and isolate first..."

Hermione also knew a little about how to deal with infectious diseases, but before she could finish her speech, she was interrupted by Arthas rudely.

"Shut up!!"

"Little wizard, you don't have the right to speak here!"

"Well?!"

With a wave of his hand, Alsace, who knew what the other party wanted to say, directly interrupted the other party, but when he was about to ask the guards to drive away the chattering little witch, a small head that emerged from behind him scared him.

'hello……'

‘His Highness Prince Alsace?’

A little boy stood up with a timid expression from behind the little witch Hermione Granger.

"Who are you……"

"Little Timi? But, how could you be here?!"

Seeing that the visitor was the first little boy he accidentally rescued when he investigated the orc incident, Alsace couldn't help but be stunned, because he really didn't expect that he could still meet the other person here... He passed by the other person's village, and there had been a ruin, leaving nothing behind. He even thought the other person had been killed.

"That's great! It's really Brother Alsace!!"

After seeing the other party's astonished expression and feeling that the aura on the other party's body is no longer so terrifying, Timi, who was not aware of the matter, tilted her head and thought for a while. After confirming that the other party was really the one who recognized the prince's brother, she cheered and rushed forward and rushed to the other party's feet, holding the other party's armor hard and rubbing it hard.

"Timi..."

Arthas's body stiffened for a moment, and soon he relaxed, and what followed was that he couldn't help but remember the various situations he had when he was with the other person:

...

‘Your name is Timi, right?’

'Um!'

‘Brother of Prince Alsace, why are these people wearing armor?’

The little boy who was held by himself answered tremblingly.
To be continued...