This is the best of times, this is the worst of times.
Now, Kites has become King Varian, and he has a golden opportunity. If he handles it properly, he can wipe out the Horde once and for all and become a wise ruler.
But if he misses the opportunity, once the Scourge leaves Azeroth, the Alliance and Horde will be locked in a standoff, and they will also have to face external enemies. In such a complex situation, as the King of Stormwind City, he will be in a precarious position and could easily perish if he makes a mistake.
"It's a pity he couldn't seize the opportunity?" Robbie knew the irony of history.
All Robbie can do is allow him to retain his free will, free from the control of Sylvanas and Jaina. His Destiny afterward will depend on his courage and ambition.
Having received the blessing of the Goldrinn and feeling the power surging within him, Kites' ambition and strength swelled together, making him feel arrogant and conceited.
"The Goldrinn is with me; I am Varian, and I am Lo'Gosh."
Now the question is how to return to Stormwind City and inherit the King. Kites scratched his head, realizing that he hadn't grown up in royalty and was completely unfamiliar with the King, so he didn't know what to do.
Just as he was hesitating, Kites saw Jaina.
Jaina knew that Kites needed her help to become the true King Varian. After the Goldrinn Lo'gosh left, she took Kalecgos back to the Altar, cautiously observing the newly powerful figure. The two of them forced a smile.
"Congratulations, King Varian, on receiving the blessing of the Goldrinn Lo'Gosh," Kalecgos said obsequiously.
Kites was no longer that lowly Night Watch; he merely snorted coldly, his face radiating an air of authority.
Jaina understood that Kites had not yet learned to respect power; he did not know that power was a double-edged sword, both delicious honey and deadly poison.
Offending Kites at this time would be unwise. The wise Jaina said gently, "King Majesty, returning to Stormwind City to inherit the throne is the most important matter at hand. The Peace Dove has already taken control of the Stormwind City Guard; there should be no problem."
Kites hadn't forgotten the conditions he'd promised the Goldrinn, and said sternly, "I hope this is the last time the Peace Dove will act, and then disappear on its own. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Jaina smiled gently and said tactfully:
"That's natural. The Peace Dove was merely a transitional product. King Terenas was old and incompetent, King Varian was senile, so the Peace Dove was needed to play both sides. Now that a true enlightened ruler has appeared, he will surely lead the Alliance to glory, Peace Dove no longer has any need to exist."
Kalecgos quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, the Peace Dove should have disappeared long ago."
Jaina was a beautiful woman and one of the world's top Archmages. Kalecgos, though not as powerful, was still a Blue Dragonflight. The flattery from the two pleased Kites greatly. Kites failed his first test as King.
Kites felt smug, as if floating on clouds. "This is excellent, I will lead the Alliance to victory."
Jaina smiled sweetly and said softly, "Your King, although you have the Goldrinn's help, you must be wary of two people if you want to control the entire Stormwind City."
"Those two people?"
Kites asked in surprise, still having no idea what King was supposed to do.
"To be precise, it's one person and one dragon." Jaina said in a wise tone, "The one person is naturally Duke Bolvar. During the days when the King was missing, the duke had already seized all the power in the Kingdom of Stormwind. Even if you successfully inherit the throne, he will easily sideline you."
Jaina did not mention that before the King disappeared, Stormwind City's administration was also handled by Bolvar.
Every newly enthroned King is overly confident in his abilities and tries to do everything himself; Jaina exploited this tendency.
Kites stretched out his right hand menacingly, as if he had already grabbed Bolvar by the neck. "I will kill him with my own hands."
"Absolutely not!" Jaina said hypocritically. "Duke Bolvar is highly respected in Kingdom of Stormwind. If we execute him without cause, we will surely be criticized. It would be better to take advantage of the campaign against the Lich King to send Bolvar and his followers to Northrend and let them fend for themselves."
Kites thought about it for a moment, then nodded. It was a good idea.
"Next, we must deal with the Black Dragon Princess." Jaina was a very vengeful woman. "Killing the Black Dragon Princess will bring us fame and prestige, and win the people's love."
Kites said arrogantly, "Haha, I possess the power of the Goldrinn; killing the Black Dragon Princess is a piece of cake."
Jaina sneered inwardly, but her expression remained a radiant smile:
"Once these two things are accomplished, the Kingdom of Stormwind will be completely in your hands. Then, Horde with the Horde to conquer the Lich King Arthas."
Seeing the displeasure on Kites's face, Jaina quickly changed her tune, saying, "Thrall is just an Orcs. What makes him worthy of being the Savior of Azeroth? You are perfectly capable of taking his place."
"There's no rush. Let me secure my position as King of Stormwind City before we discuss this further," Kites said, sounding slightly nervous.
Kites and Jaina quickly reached an agreement, Jaina opened Portal, and the three of them left Mount Hyjal.
Watching the three figures depart, Sylvanas felt a pang of regret.
"What a pity, Jaina beat me to it again. I absolutely cannot let the King of Stormwind City become Jaina's puppet."
Sylvanas's expression shifted between light and shadow, but she quickly made up her mind:
"Antonidas, return to Undercity immediately. We must resurrect King Varian and prepare Varimathras to be transformed into a Demons using the Legion's Fel."
Antonidas was horrified. "Your Majesty, you mustn't! The Demons cannot be hidden from Duke Bolvar and Benedictus!"
Sylvanas said coldly, "Duke Bolvar and Archbishop Benedictus are both extremely intelligent men. They will definitely prevent Varian's return. Whether it's true or false is completely irrelevant. If we hand the real Varian over to them, they will certainly use him to their advantage."
Varian's soul is useless now, and Sylvanas's actions are just to disrupt the situation, so I might as well go all in and take the plunge, since I have nothing to lose anyway.
Returning to the throne is no easy task; Jaina needs the cooperation of the Peace Dove to set a date and create momentum together.
Sylvanas didn't care about any of that. Under Varimathras's control, she created the body of a Legion soldier to house Varian's soul.
In order to conceal his Fel energy as much as possible, Varimathras used the minimum amount of Fel, which resulted in the resurrected King Varian being extremely weak, even weaker than an ordinary Legion soldier.
Sylvanas acted swiftly, delivering the Demons Varian to Stormwind City and handing him over to Duke Bolvar before Jaina could.
Upon receiving the news, Archbishop Benedictus Stormwind City rushed to Stormwind Keep.
In a heavily guarded secret room, Benedictus met the grim-faced Duke Bolvar. Forgetting all formalities, he hurriedly asked, "Is the news true?"
Duke Bolvar sighed helplessly, "See for yourself, it is indeed King Varian."
Inside the secret room was a small hut. Benedictus looked through the window of the door and saw a restless young man pacing back and forth.