Lending a Hand

In my memory, Warwick should be a strong werewolf, and even in his old age, he shouldn't look like this.

He was extremely thin, with sparse, graying hair and a wrinkled face, but upon closer inspection, he did bear a resemblance to Uncle Wolf. 🍔💛 🐺💲

"Oh? Is that the police officer looking for me?"

"These two are next to me; they have something important to discuss with you."

After Caitlyn finished speaking, I quickly went up to her and said, "Hello, Dr. Warwick, my name is Yasuo."

Seeing his expression, I couldn't be too forceful. Since Wei said he was a PhD, I'll be polite too!

"Oh ho ho, someone actually came looking for a dying man like me. What do you want?"

"To be honest, we're here because of Uncle Wolf. We heard you're his older brother, is that right?"

Warwick's expression darkened slightly, and he wasn't as amiable as before, though he still looked like a kind old man. "Yes, I'm his older brother. Has he gotten into some trouble?"

"Uh, this is a big problem..."

I told Warwick about my travels with the Avarosa tribe without holding anything back, but I only went as far as I was about being assassinated by Uncle Wolf; I didn't tell him about the war that followed.

Firstly, I was afraid he wouldn't cooperate; secondly, I was afraid of upsetting him, as his body couldn't withstand intense emotional fluctuations.

Warwick sighed deeply after hearing this, "Sigh, I'm so sorry about my troublesome brother, but it's no use coming to me now. You've seen what I'm like; I can't discipline him."

"The main thing is that he turned into a werewolf and can command a pack of wolves, did you know that?"

"What? He turned into a werewolf?" Warwick was astonished.

Seeing his expression, my heart skipped a beat. Could this old man not know about this? He's clearly a werewolf himself; has the character setting changed?

"Yes, after some kind of enhancement, not only is his physical body incredibly strong, but his claws and teeth are also covered in deadly poison. I heard that this poison comes from Zaun, so I came to find you!"

"It seems your poison has been cured. You've still come to me now because you want to know how to deal with werewolves?"

I remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement. Warwick continued, "Is there something else you haven't told me? If it's just because Uncle Wolf is powerful, then you don't need to provoke him at all."

"You guessed right. The conflict actually stems from a clash between the Avarosa tribe and the barbarians, who are our friends. They are currently besieged by his Beast Army and desperately need a way to deal with these mutated creatures."

I can lie quite well now, and although I feel ashamed to have lied to an old man like this, I have no choice; achieving my goal is the most important thing.

Warwick lowered his guard after hearing this. "So that's how it is. I warned him more than once not to use this power, but he didn't listen. I didn't expect it to cause such a big mess."

"So you're saying you taught him the werewolf's powers?"

"It's all my fault."

"Could you please help us resolve this crisis?" I finally saw a glimmer of hope and quickly got to the point.

"I can help, but I want to go myself. I can't reveal my brother's weakness to outsiders."

"Well... I'm afraid your health isn't suited for long-distance travel."

"Don't worry, if I don't want to die, I can live for a while longer."

Having said that, I'm not worried about his health, but I'm afraid that if he goes back and finds out we're attacking Avarosa, he definitely won't help.

But if we don't let him go, he won't tell us the method. It seems we can only agree for now and then improvise on the way.

"Alright, please pack your things. It's an emergency, we'll be leaving right away!"

After returning to Piltover and thanking Jorba, we headed back. Unfortunately, we couldn't come up with a good way to persuade Warwick even as we approached the portal.

Warwick is unfamiliar with the outside world. He said he hasn't left Zaun for decades and now he's going back to Freljord. He doesn't know if he can adapt to the climate there.

And so, we didn't even spend a day there, returning to Freljord by evening.

The portal put a lot of strain on the body, and Warwick suffered quite a bit during this journey. By the time we returned to the teleportation array at the Noxus camp, he had actually fainted.

That's good, though, because it gives us some time to come up with a solution.

Darius rushed over upon hearing the news and was surprised to see that we had returned so quickly, and that we had brought an old man with us.

"You guys are really efficient! I thought I'd have to wait ten days or half a month! And who is this old man?"

"He is Warwick, Uncle Wolf's older brother..."

I recounted the entire mission to Darius, including my lies and Warwick's final attitude. He listened and shook his head.

"That's only natural. Who would readily reveal their brother's weaknesses to others? But the fact that he's still willing to come forward despite his physical condition shows he's a kind-hearted person."

"What do we do then? He'll probably wake up soon." I saw Warwick's finger twitch.

"To be honest, lies are pointless now. If he's truly reasonable, he'll help us."

Soon after, Warwick awoke to find himself lying in a large tent, covered with a blanket, and knew he was back in Freljord.

"I'm so sorry, I gritted my teeth and held on for ages, but I still passed out. Are you all alright?"

"It's alright, sir. I'm Darius. Please let me explain the current situation..." Darius told Warwick about the outbreak of war and explained the implications.

Warwick was surprised after hearing this, then turned to look at me. "So that's how it is, you lied to me!"

"I'm sorry, I had no choice at the time. If you really care about the Avarosa people, it would be better to tell us how to deal with the werewolves. We won't persecute them."

"I can't believe you right now. You've surrounded Fang... Avarosa, and you're still telling me this?"

"So, are you going to watch both of us bleed to death? Your decision is..."

"Let's not talk about that, Yasuo," Darius stopped me. "Old man, perhaps you don't know my true intentions in starting this war..."

Darius spent almost half the night explaining his ideals to Warwick. Anyway, I was back soon, so he didn't mind spending time trying to persuade Warwick.

Warwick laughed after hearing this, "Heh, Yasuo has no reason to lie to me. He's not good at lying. I knew a long time ago that things weren't that simple."

I blushed and apologized again. Warwick didn't seem to mind. "Uncle Wolf won't use his Beast Army unless it's a matter of life and death. Actually, I came back this time to help him through this difficult time, but Darius's words moved me."

So you're willing to help us?

"Willing!"