Trigger Instant Mission

Although Nak felt resentful toward Andy, he had long since come to view him as one of his own, so he persisted in his half-believing state for a few days. Yet, after several days of nothing turning out as Andy had predicted, his own wife began to ask him suspiciously what he was doing, leaving him completely speechless.

Nak could no longer hold it together; he turned on Andy almost instantly, refusing to believe another word of his nonsense. He even stopped letting Andy accompany him on his nightly patrols.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a month had passed since Andy arrived at Razorfen. Ever since Nak had abandoned him, he hadn't stepped out of that small cave, spending every day lying on his small bed with a look of regret, muttering to himself.

"I told myself not to tell him, not to tell him, and look what happened—now he won't even let me go on patrol!" Andy complained to the ceiling of the cave.

"Who told you to be so stupid? You were so blunt about it. It's not like you didn't know Nak is a stubborn, straight-laced fool!" the Monster Spirit hummed in Andy's mind as well.

"What do I do now? I wanted to help Nak resolve this matter and then leave. Now I'm stuck here again!" Andy tossed and turned on the bed, feeling incredibly annoyed.

"What can you do? Just stay here. There's no danger here, and who knows if you'll run into Orcs if you go outside," the Monster Spirit said.

"Speaking of which, how have those Orcs not crossed Ashenvale and entered the Barrens yet? This is supposed to be Horde territory, after all!" Andy mused.

"The ghosts know what's going on. Who knows what Orgrim is thinking," the Monster Spirit said, uncharacteristically dropping its know-it-all attitude. "Why didn't he continue his advance into Ashenvale after taking Azshara Beach? You have to realize, the Elven troops hadn't even gathered then. He chose to wait until the Elven army was concentrated at the border before launching his attack."

Just as Andy was about to speak, someone pounded on the door of his cave.

"Alright, stop knocking!" Andy shouted as he got up. "I still need this door!"

Andy opened the door to see a burly Quilboar Guard, who exhaled a foul stench as he said, "Hurry up, the Elder is calling for you again!"

Andy pinched his nose and stepped back two paces, muttering, "What did you eat? Your mouth reeks!"

"What did you say?" the guard glared, his eyes wide.

"I said I heard you!" Andy replied, completely annoyed.

The guard snorted, grabbed his spear, and left Andy's cave. Andy tidied himself up and sluggishly made his way to Sonata's cave.

"Andy, I heard you haven't been going on patrol lately. Why is that?" Sonata asked.

You dare ask that? Andy thought, though he couldn't say it aloud. "Nak won't let me go!"

"Why? Did you two have a falling out?" Sonata said. Before Andy could answer, he continued, "Nak has that kind of temper. You have to go along with him sometimes, say a few nice words, and it'll be fine."

Andy pursed his lips, wondering why Sonata had suddenly called him in to talk about this. Why hadn't he said anything when Nak first kicked him out?

Seeing Andy remain silent, Sonata assumed he was holding something back. Not giving Andy a chance to speak, he waved him away and instructed him to join the patrol that night.

By nightfall, when Nak arrived at the Razor Gate holding a torch, Andy was already waiting there with his own. Nak glanced at Andy but said nothing, simply walking past him and out the gate. Andy followed closely behind, and Nak didn't look back or try to drive him away. Seeing this, Andy figured the old fox Sonata must have said something to Nak.

When they were halfway through, Andy suddenly caught up and blocked Nak's path. "Nak, just trust me one more time. Let's go back and check right now. See for yourself if what I said is true!"

"You still dare to bring this up!" Nak roared. "These past few days, I've barely been able to hold my head up in front of my wife!"

"Then let me ask you, did Sonata tell you today that you had to bring me along tonight?" Andy said firmly. "Did he also say you weren't allowed to refuse?"

"You... how did you know that!" Nak looked shocked. "You were eavesdropping on us!"

"I have no interest in eavesdropping on your conversations!" Andy stroked his chin and said coldly, "I was wondering why he was acting so strangely today. So that's what it was for!"

"What are you muttering about?" Nak looked at Andy suspiciously.

"Come on, follow me!" Andy grabbed Nak's arm and started pulling him back. "Today, I'm going to show you the truth!"

Dragged along by Andy, Nak followed him back toward Razorfen without a word. By the time they reached the settlement, it was the middle of the night, a time when everyone was fast asleep—except for one cave, where a dim light was still flickering.

Andy gestured for Nak to be silent and pulled him toward the cave emitting the light; it was Sonata's cave. Andy signaled for Nak to press his ear against the door. In the silence of the night, the faint echoes from inside the cave reached their ears clearly.

Inside Sonata's cave, the scene was truly scandalous and vivid. It was a sight most people wouldn't dare to look at. On a wide bed, two naked Quilboars were entangled, occasionally emitting grunting sounds and lewd laughter.

Andy gasped in shock, while Nak turned ashen, his body trembling uncontrollably. Andy glanced at Nak, intending to say he was right, but seeing Nak's state, he realized something was about to go wrong. He reached out to grab him, but his hand met empty air; the enraged Nak had already flown forward with a kick, bursting through the door while still hurling curses.

The two Quilboars, Sonata and Nak's wife Ina, were caught in the middle of their pleasure and were instantly terrified. Ina let out a shrill scream, grabbed a piece of animal hide, and covered herself. Sonata, whose mood had been ruined by these two bastards, was furious. As he scrambled to put on his clothes, he shouted for the guards to seize them both.

"Let's see who dares to move!" Nak drew the short blade from his waist and roared at the gathering guards. The guards looked at each other, none daring to make the first move; after all, Nak still held the title of Prince, even if that title no longer carried any real weight.

"Seize them! They are trying to assassinate me!" Sonata shouted in anger. In the Quilboar tribe, assassinating a Thornweaver Elder was a capital crime, regardless of the reason!

"Sonata, have you no shame!" Nak, pushed to his limit, cursed loudly. "You stole the position that should have been mine, and I didn't say a word, but you even went after my wife. I... I'm going to kill you today!"

Andy grabbed Nak, glancing around; the cramped environment of the cave was extremely disadvantageous for them. He pulled the enraged Nak back out into the courtyard.

Sonata caught sight of Andy and felt his anger boil over. He stepped to the cave entrance and pointed at him. "You brat, you aren't even a Quilboar! You're some kind of alien race no one has ever seen! Guards, seize him! Tomorrow, I will burn him at the stake!"

No sooner had Sonata finished speaking than a burly Quilboar, a head taller than the average, slowly stepped out from the group of guards. "Let me capture him for you!" the Quilboar's voice boomed.

Andy looked at the Quilboar, and it was no exaggeration to say that if he got down on all fours, he would be a real boar!

[Instant Quest Triggered!]
[Defeat the Quilboar Guard Captain!]
[Success Reward: +15 to all attributes. Failure: Death.]

Andy gave a bitter smile in his heart. What kind of bullshit quest was this? It was obvious—he had to succeed; failure was not an option!

"Let's see who dares to touch him!" Nak roared, lunging out from behind Andy.

Andy patted Nak on the shoulder, giving him a reassuring look, and said, "Let me handle him!" Just my luck—if you finish my quest for me, what if it counts as a failure? That would be the end of me!