Wedge. Mage Apprentice
(This story is purely fictional and only represents Lao Lu's love for Kel'Thuzad and Mr. Bigglesworth. How can a cat lover be a bad person?)
Dalaran The sunshine is always cold.
Mages who possess mysterious knowledge don't like to let the scorching sunlight disturb their thinking. Moreover, among the Arcanist group, there is a saying that the rise in temperature will make Magic Element become quite active. This is not a good thing for the research school that pays attention to precision.
So when laying the magic Magic Circle of City of Mage, they specially fixed a Cooling Magic on it. Although many people don't like this kind of sunshine without temperature, but... magic is magic and there is no room for mistakes.
Kel'Thuzad stood beside Dalaran Fountain, looking for something anxiously.
He was wearing a thick black robe, on which twelve Fel Runes lines were used to draw magic Magic Circle representing at least four different effects. Just this robe, placed in Black Market, could be exchanged for enough money that the residents of a small town could not earn in five years.
Of course, such precious robes are not common in Dalaran, but this is his privilege and no one is dissatisfied with it.
As the chief disciple of the most Wisdom magic Sage Antonidas, Council of Six's preparation Senators, Kel'Thuzad has this power, although he himself does not feel any special meaning to it.
He is a researcher, an out-and-out academic Mage. In popular language, he understands magic very well, but he only "understands" it. Before this, he did not even shoot his magic at even a gangster. This does not prevent Kel'Thuzad from becoming one of the best and most mysterious Mage in Dalaran.
Academics like him who devote all their lives to the study of endless demon Faol account for at least one-third of the entire Dalaran Mage.
It is true that they cannot fight, but they are Dalaran, this City of Magic, the cornerstone of the Magic Kingdom.
But now, calmness, peace, precision, and indifference, these qualities that a researcher must have, have disappeared from Kel'Thuzad's face. Under Black Hood's hair, there is an anxious, even slightly panicked face.
His skin was filled with the abnormal paleness caused by being in a dark environment for a long time, his beard had not even been trimmed, his hair was messy, his face was thin, and his body was slightly curved, but all the bad features were completely smoothed out in those eyes.
Even the rudest guy can see the light named Wisdom in these eyes.
But at this time Kel'Thuzad was regretful.
Last night, Mentor's second disciple, the underage Jaina, passed the test of the advanced Mage. Even Mentor, who has always been rigorous, made an exception and opened a bottle of Moonlight Wine from 100 years ago to celebrate and celebrate the birth of the most outstanding genius Dalaran.
Kel'Thuzad, who was not good at talking, also expressed congratulations to his junior sister, but after two glasses of wine, Kel'Thuzad's consciousness became blurred. When he woke up in the morning, everything was still there, the thick books, the topics he studied, and even the snacks Jaina gave him.
Only the most important thing disappeared.
That gold coin.
An ordinary Lordaeron gold coin, but it was the last memorial left to him by Kel'Thuzad's parents. It was his precious thing. The most terrible thing was that in his previous loneliness, he had engraved his own voice on the gold coin with Memory Recording Magic. If it was picked up by others...
Kel'Thuzad can be sure that he will become a laughing stock, and the highly respected Mentor and his junior sister who has just stood on the magic hair stage will also be implicated by him.
"Must find... find that gold coin!"
However, even after searching all the streets and alleys of Dalaran, the gold coin was still nowhere to be found. Finally, he came to Fountain in Dalaran.
Standing next to the beautiful little Fountain, Kel'Thuzad looked at the mirror-like Fountain. Under the water, layers of coins were piled up in it. This is Dalaran's tradition. Everyone who comes to this City is qualified to throw a coin into this Fountain.
They often have their own wishes.
It is said that only those who can help others fulfill their wishes can use a fishing rod to catch a coin in this small Fountain, and then good luck will favor him.
Many people think this is just a legend of the Mages, but Kel'Thuzad knows that this is not just a legend. This little Fountain was made by the First Dalaran Magess. It is hard to say why they left this behind, but it does contain special magic that ordinary people cannot imagine.
Of course it is not a blessing of good luck, but researchers like Kel'Thuzad believe that only those who are handed over by Fate can find their own coin in this small pool.
The young researcher can only hope that he threw his gold coins into the pool after getting drunk. This is not impossible. After all, he has wanted to do this countless times and then see who is connected to his Fate.
But that kind of inexplicable fear is stopping him. It is said to be fear, but in fact it is more like a kind of panic, because what is coming may be family affection, maybe friendship... maybe... love.
A word that makes Kel'Thuzad a little overwhelmed.
In the past twenty years of his life, obscure magical knowledge, mysterious history, and endless inspiration have been the only colors that filled his life.
It is beautiful, but it is not scarlet.
He is not ready yet... at least not yet. Excellent Mage people should get rid of the influence of emotions. Antonidas is like this. Kel'Thuzad, who has always followed the old Mage as an example, also plans to do the same.
So he breathed a sigh of relief.
Although deceiving yourself is not a good attitude towards doing things, at least deceiving yourself when you are panic is not unforgivable.
The black-robed Mage stood up and planned to turn back to his Wizard's Tower to continue studying the topic that gave him a headache, but the moment he turned around, he stepped on something soft.
What followed was a sharp cry.
This startled Kel'Thuzad. He looked down and saw that it was a black and white Kitten. It looked dirty. It should be a test subject that escaped from a certain Wizard's Tower, or it might be the pet of a careless Mage.
Stray Cat, this kind of creature is not uncommon in Dalaran, but they are generally concentrated in Sewers's environment, and few Stray Cat will walk on the street, although Dalaran's defense Mage will not pay attention to such a harmless little Living Being, but once they fall into the hands of those Mage with bad personalities, or Mage apprentices with naughty and bold personalities, these little lives will fall into some very dangerous situations.
After all, many dangerous magics require test subjects when experimenting.
Kel'Thuzad doesn't have much feelings for these little Living Beings. They don't like them, but they don't hate them either. To be precise, this is the attitude that Mages have towards other creatures, even the same kind.
Yes, I don't like it, I don't hate it either, I have a calm and almost indifferent attitude.
But when he stepped on Kitten and then turned around to leave, another bystander became a little angry.
"Stop!"
Kel'Thuzad stopped, and he Doubt turned around. It was another guy appearing in the sun. In the slightly dazzling light, Kel'Thuzad couldn't see her face, but he took a step back slightly, and the figure of that Recklessness guy fell into his eyes.
Well, a white robe, a crude magic Staff, and an apprentice's Insignia on it.
This is the Mage apprentice who can be seen everywhere in Dalaran. Finally... she is a girl.
This discovery made Kel'Thuzad panic for no reason, but before he could say anything, the girl put down the thing in her hand, which should be a bag of Cat Food. She Rage strode forward in a sprint. Her posture was not like a Mage at all, but more like one of those rude soldiers.
But this tough stance made Kel'Thuzad's heart beat faster. He backed away awkwardly, as if he was frightened by this girl, and the expression on his face became a little weird.
"Bang"
Kel'Thuzad retreated to the wall, his back pressed against the wall, and the girl stood in front of him, the two of them were almost touching each other. This kind of intimate posture was something the researcher had never experienced before in his life, which made him look particularly embarrassed.
He is not a person who is good at dealing with others.
After seeing the youthfulness and panic on the face of the sneaky black-robed Mage in front of her, the girl's original Anger expression turned playful. She took a step back, looked Kel'Thuzad up and down, and then raised her brows, revealing a trace of scrutiny on her delicate face.
"Apologise!"
"Wha... what?"
Kel'Thuzad didn't hear clearly and asked subconsciously, then the girl pointed to Kitten who was following her, with her hands on her hips, like a heroic female Mercenary,
"Apologise to it, you stepped on it! Is this how your Mentor taught you? Just walk away after hurting others?"
This question made Kel'Thuzad a little angry. He also had his own Pride. His time was precious, so how could he waste it here? But when he saw the girl's narrowed eyes, the arrogant researcher suddenly felt his heart beating suddenly. He didn't dare to look at the girl, then lowered his gaze and whispered,
"Yeah... sorry."
"Ha, that's right!"
The familiar girl reached out and patted Kel'Thuzad on the shoulder. She was satisfied and prepared to turn around and leave. This made Kel'Thuzad breathe a sigh of relief, but the next moment, she turned around again and tilted her head to look at the black robe Mage.
"I just saw you standing here for a long time. Are you looking for something?"
"No!"
Kel'Thuzad subconsciously denied it, but when he saw the girl's curved eyebrows again, he could only slump his shoulders and said dejectedly,
"Well, actually, it's a... well, a gold coin. That's something very important to me."
"Wow, wishing gold coins?"
The girl raised her delicate brows again and said exaggeratedly, "You actually believe this? You are such an gullible child."
This statement made Kel'Thuzad couldn't help but frown. He was really a little angry. He didn't like this sarcastic way of speaking, so he said a few words abruptly and planned to leave.
"Goodbye!"
When the girl saw Kel'Thuzad turning away, she also realized that she had said the wrong thing and hurriedly shouted,
"Hey, wait a minute!"
Kel'Thuzad ignored the girl's call and quickened his pace. Everything that happened this afternoon was not worth remembering for him. He felt that he had wasted his precious time on a very stupid thing.
But at the next moment, the sound of fingers touching gold coins made Kel'Thuzad stop, and the girl's voice continued.
"I picked this up here this morning. Someone dropped it next to Fountain. Let me see what secrets are written on it?"
"That's enough! Don't look!"
Kel'Thuzad turned his head, like an enraged wolf, throwing everything Tranquility aside, and fiercely rushed towards the girl, trying to seize the gold coin in her hand.
"We can't let her see...! Absolutely not!"
But looking at Kel'Thuzad rushing over, the Mage apprentice's eyes flashed with surprise, but she did not retreat. Instead, when Mage rushed over, her body shifted slightly outward, then grabbed Kel'Thuzad's neck with her left hand, and pressed her against the wall like a bang.
Her eyes were fixed on Kel'Thuzad,
"Hey, it's not polite to yell at a lady like that!"
However, seeing the look in Kel'Thuzad's eyes, the trace of panic and confusion hidden in Anger, and the last touch of deep loneliness hidden in it, the girl still did not say the next words. Instead, she opened her hands, gently held Kel'Thuzad in her arms, and closed her arms behind Kel'Thuzad.
This move made Kel'Thuzad wake up from Anger in an instant, and his body stiffened. His entire thinking that Dalaran could be ranked in the top three was rarely disconnected at this moment. He didn't know what to do, should he hug? Or let go?
However, Mage's entanglement did not last long. After a few seconds, the girl let go of Kel'Thuzad, with a hint of blush on her face. She threw the gold coin in her hand to him, and then put Kitten lying at her feet on her shoulders, and whispered,
"This is considered an apology."
After saying that, she looked at the panicked Kel'Thuzad, with a mischievous smile on her lips,
"By the way, is this hug warm?"