Watching Prince Anduin control a Hozen in each hand... ahem, control one Hozen with each hand, using Mind Control with effortless flair, Shaw shrugged and vanished in an instant.
The next moment, he abruptly appeared behind a Hozen trying to sneak up on Anduin. He activated all his skill trinkets, chugged potions one after another, then unleashed an utterly brutal death combo.
Sap, Cheap Shot, Kidney Shot, Backstab, Backstab, Backstab, Backstab, Backstab. Dead.
Oh, no, couldn't say any more. That Hozen brother had it rough.
This elf, Shaw, was an old hand in human society. He had spent even longer in Stormwind City than he had in Teldrassil. On top of that, he was a rogue, so he later joined SI:7 and became one of the older generation of rogue agents personally trained by Garona.
And now, knowing that his stern and terrifying teacher was watching from the shadows, remaining stealthed as she observed everything happening here, Shaw did not dare relax for even a moment.
Everyone knew that Garona's current favorite and most valued student was Vanessa alone. Garona was comparatively tolerant and gentle with her, and had repeatedly praised Vanessa for having the potential to become a rogue master of the new era.
As for fellow rogues like Shaw, Garona adhered to the belief that strict teachers produced outstanding students. The dull bird had to fly first, after all.
Yet nine times out of ten, things did not go as one wished. After graduating, Vanessa did not accept SI:7's invitation. She bid farewell to her mentor Garona and went to Westfall to help her dear father, VanCleef.
After developing for so long, VanCleef's Defias Artisan Brotherhood had become the leading power in Westfall. They maintained order throughout the region even more effectively than the Westfall Militia.
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