Eye of Violet

Jaina blushed slightly. She turned and walked into the room, picked up a kettle, and poured herself a glass of water. As she sipped it slowly, she took out the wand Taelan had given her, gently stroking the staff body carved with simple patterns.

Daelin watched his daughter staring blankly at a wand and asked, "Jaina, did that boy give you this wand as well?"

"Yes! We caught the mage who turned him into a cat. They became friends, and that mage gave this wand to Taelan as an apology for yesterday's incident."

Daelin took the wand from his daughter's hand and said with some surprise, "Although this magical item isn't high-level, the magical power it carries is truly impressive. That boy is certainly generous!"

"What did he say to the man to make him give away such a practical magical item?"

Hearing Daelin ask about Taelan, Jaina excitedly recounted Taelan's words to her father. After listening, Daelin suddenly interrupted his daughter, who was about to continue: "It is truly remarkable that he could think of these things. You should learn from him and try to understand this world better."

"You can be friends with him in the future and listen to his opinions more often." Although Jaina didn't quite understand the first part of his statement, she was very happy that her father allowed her to be friends with Taelan.

She then decided that if there was an opportunity tomorrow, she would walk around Dalaran with Taelan again. There were still many places in the commercial district they hadn't visited yet!

The next morning, Tirion adjusted his tie, helped Taelan—who wasn't used to wearing formal attire—straighten his cravat, and smoothed out his suit. Taelan said, "Father, I think a Great Mage should care more about character and talent." Tirion immediately retorted, "Your mother used to say that neat and formal attire is also a form of respect for others. It is part of etiquette. You will be studying in Dalaran for several years. The attitude and support of your mentor will be very important to you!"

Taelan Fordring was left speechless by the mention of "Mother," but he muttered to himself, "It's hard to say if Dalaran will even last several years. The Third War changed the fate of many people. It even influenced the world's landscape for decades to come."

However, he dared not say it out loud. Because of the Dragonkin General incident, he had seen the power of fate; to change anything, one must pay a price.

The cost of fate was not something he could bear at his current level. What he should do is respect the fate of others and provide them with alternative choices at critical moments! Only when he possessed powerful strength would he have the capital to proactively meet the challenges of fate!

The father and son ate breakfast in a pleasant atmosphere and then set off with gifts to visit the Great Mage Krasus.

Krasus appeared to be a rigorous and steady person. He had always been kind to others. In truth, he held a secret unknown to anyone! That is: he was a dragon! A red dragon, and he was the favorite consort of Alexstrasza the Life-Binder. But now, the Dragon Queen was missing! Although in this world, due to Gul'dan's betrayal, the Dragonmaw Clan could not provide too much help to Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer, leading to his eventual defeat, this also resulted in the Dragon Queen remaining enslaved by the orcs.

In fact, this was the only logical development, because how could the orcs control the Demon Soul for a long time? That was all thanks to the help of Deathwing. Once the orcs lost their utility, Deathwing would inevitably find a way to control the Dragonmaw Clan. Then, through the Demon Soul, he would hold the Dragon Queen in his grasp. The original story had loopholes; if the red dragons had broken free early, do you think they would have burned all the orcs to ash?

The real reason was that the story of Rhonin, the child of destiny, was added later!

Therefore, as the Queen's consort, Krasus had been trying to find a way to save her. He had made a decision: to cultivate a human or High Elf in Dalaran to help him complete this task. Because of the Demon Soul's control over the four Dragon Aspects, it was meaningless for Krasus to summon ordinary dragons from Wyrmrest Temple. That would just be feeding the orcs!

And currently, he already had a target: the notorious Dalaran menace, Rhonin!

Yesterday, he discovered an interesting thing: the Dragon Aspect of the Black Dragonflight was plotting something, having sent several high-ranking dragonkin to infiltrate Dalaran to kidnap the princess of Kul Tiras, Jaina. Then, an interesting child entered his sight: Taelan Fordring. This child possessed a special power—the World Power that only those recognized by the essence of the world could have! In this world, only the Dragon Aspects could perceive that special energy. It was a natural affinity!

So, when Antonidas prepared to make him Taelan's mentor in occultism, he readily accepted. This child was a wielder of the Holy Light; as long as he was cultivated, once he mastered the necessary skills, he could be paired with Rhonin to form a special squad to save the Queen!

Today, Tirion Fordring brought his son to visit his future mentor! Krasus soon had the father and son invited into his study.

Krasus first asked about Taelan Fordring's physical condition. Then, he used the Eye of Truth to perform a detailed examination of Taelan. He and Antonidas reached the same conclusion: the soul had not been damaged, but the lost memories were difficult to recover! It would only happen bit by bit through special events or stimuli in life. Fortunately, he was only a few years old, and his simple experiences would not affect his future life. As for the solution to symptoms like headaches, he knew one. He prepared to suggest to Antonidas that Taelan be allowed to wear a replica of the Eye of Dalaran, the treasure of Dalaran. This would solve the problem of his young body lacking the Holy Light capacity to carry those powerful, extraordinary forces!

Taelan's mana bar was too short to support his use of those powerful abilities. In truth, this was caused by the difference between the Diablo and World of Warcraft character templates. A Nephalem relies on life and mana steal to replenish resources, while Azeroth relies on 5-second rule mana regeneration and equipment. Once he reached level 12 or 30 and learned Zeal and Fist of the Heavens—two powerful, instant-cast skills—his mana bar would be drained quickly. Without life/mana steal, Zeal could not be used continuously. And the Paladin skills he learned from World of Warcraft consumed a percentage of his base Holy Light mana, such as Hammer of Justice; these were major mana sinks! Once the Holy Light was insufficient, it would overdraw his soul power, or even his life force. This was the reason for his frequent insomnia and headaches.

When Tirion heard the Great Mage say that the Eye of Dalaran could alleviate his son's headaches, he felt a headache of his own coming on.

He knew the value of that treasure; it was crafted by Dalaran's mages using expensive materials in imitation of the true artifact, the Eye of Dalaran. It was said that the Arcane Crystal alone cost a fortune. And alchemical creations by mages were always in short supply! He was happy his son could be saved, but worried about how to repay the favor to Dalaran.

Taelan did not want to make things difficult for his father. He said to Tirion Fordring, "Father, don't worry. I don't need something so expensive. When I grow up and my body gradually becomes stronger, it will be fine!"

Krasus looked at little Taelan approvingly: "Child, don't you worry! I will find a way!"

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