"When I first left home, my son Tyran had already began to understand his surroundings . My wife told him that I was already dead . He grew up without the love of a father," old Fordring sighed as he rose his head . His gaze passed through the mist of the Plaguelands, as if he was witnessing the upbringing of his son right before his very eyes .
"You didn't fulfill your responsibilities," Lu Li accused, not holding back .
"You're right, but my Tyran has still grown up and joined the Silver Hand as a Paladin . I'm proud of his achievements," old Fordring said proudly .
What happened after did not result in a happy ending at all .
Arthas took down Andorhal and killed one of the five Paladins, Gavinrad the Dire, who protected the grave of Kel'Thuzad . In order to obtain the ash of his father – a key item to revive Kel'Thuzad – he mercilessly directed his Undead army towards Uther .
Uther was the teacher of Arthas!
Uther, who was alone by himself, fought bravely, but still died in combat to Arthas . Arthas, a prince known as the hope of Lodaeron, became the one who brought the empire to its doom .
He had killed his own father and his teacher .
His father, Terenas Menethil, couldn't rest in peace . His ash was melted down into the bones of a cult leader . The fall of Andorhal was the final signal of the fall of Lodaeron's last shred of pride .
From that point onwards, the Silver Hand became no more .
Tyran Fordring tried all that he could to persist, when he was forced to retreat into the north valley that had been at war for a long time, he met his final resistance . One by one, Scourge monsters died to his sword, but he saw no hope .
Was there a point if anyone else survived amongst the knights?
With this thought, Tyran let go of his flag and turned his back against all that he knew . His glory was left abandoned on the blood-drenched soil, and he became a puppet of the Crusade . The Scarlet Crusade believed that as the son of the creator of the Silver Hand, he would be able to help them gather the remaining members .
Tyran Fordring camped in the castle of Mardenholde .
"Mardenholde castle…" Lu Li muttered as he repeated the name in his head, then said, "He has already fallen – those are just a bunch of evil, fallen knights . "
"No, Tyran is a good man," old Fordring disagreed, shaking his head in certainty as he continued, "My son, he needs guidance – he needs to remember the definition of honor and glory . I know that the belief still lies deep within him; he knows that what he is doing is wrong . If only someone can help him remember again…"
"What should I do?" Lu Li wanted to ask why Fordring had not tried to do anything himself, but held this question .
"Help Tyran find the things that he has lost; you must help him collect items of his past," old Fording began, as he described the details of the quest .
"The first item was a toy that I gave him when he was seven . It's a small war hammer – a copy of mine . When he was informed of my death, he buried it along with my memories at my grave . You must make a trip to my tomb and bring back Tyran's Hammer!"
"I understand – just tell me where your tomb is located," Lu Li said .
Old Fordring gave a location and Lu Li took note of it . Anyone would be able to obtain the little hammer, so this wasn't enough to earn Tyran's trust .
"You should go bring the hammer back first . Let me think of some other memorable items," old Fordring said, lost in his thoughts .
Lu Li waved old Fordring goodbye and transformed into a Panther . He ran quickly, aggroing many monsters, but they couldn't catch up .
Fordring's old land had already became a paradise for the Scourge; there were no more living in the village that used to exist here .
Lu Li killed a few more monsters around the area and began to search for a tool to dig .
After a few minutes, he found the hammer . As expected from an item made by old Fordring, it was still perfectly stored, despite being underground and contaminated by the Scourge .
Unfortunately, it wasn't useable – it was a quest item .
Old Fordring took the hammer from Lu Li with a sad expression . He seemed to have realized how much that he had missed .
It was a young child that heard from his mother about the death of his father .
He may have snuck out in the middle of the night to cry in silence in front of his father's grave . He could no longer see the father who would lift him high into the air and play with him .
"Anything else that you want me to do?" Lu Li asked .
"Tyran's glory has already been forsaken on the blood-drenched lands of the north valley . I want you to go to north valley and find the flag that represents the lost glory," old Fordring instructed .
"As you wish," Lu Li said as he turned to leave .
For anyone else, finding the lost flag would be a difficult task . After all, the battle had occurred a long time ago . However, Lu Li was different . He quickly found the item in the lake and returned to Fordring .
"Alright, you've challenged my knowledge again," old Fordring said, visibly impressed . "Now, you must head to Caer Darrow Island to find the hint to a painting . Do you know of this island?"
Lu Li nodded as he answered, "In the center of a lake located south to Plaguelands . I've been there . "
"That's right . " Old Fordring had a soft expression on his face as he continued to recall, "When Tyran was still a child, our whole family used to go to Caer Darrow Island for holidays . The last time we went there, an artist named Renfray drew a portrait of us all walking along the lake . This is the item that can bring back the most memories of the good times our family spent together . Back then, I held the hands of my wife and my son . My heart was filled with love…"
"So you want me to find an artist named Renfray? I understand . "
Fortunately, Caer Darrow Island was located at the edge of the Plaguelands . It seemed as though Lu Li was being directed to many different places, but he had actually never left the Plaguelands .
Caer Darrow island had not been taken over by the Scourge army . The lake was teeming with Water Elementals; there was no need for the Scourge to make enemies with them .
However, it seemed that Renfray was no longer there . The remaining survivors told Lu Li that she may have been lost in Stratholme .
Then, Lu Li received the next step for the quest – he was to head over to Stratholme and find the portrait "Love and Family" in the Scarlet Crusade Castle . This portrait had been hidden behind another portrait of two moons .
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