Pyrewood Village is not very far from the construction site where Aaron and the others docked. Even though Aaron controlled Dreadwake to fly at a speed that was not much faster than the knights on the ground, it only took more than half a day to reach the bottom of the cliff to the north of Pyrewood Village.
On the cliff is the castle where Silverlaine Family generations live. From a distance, this castle is a typical military fortress-style building, with tall walls surrounding the castle in the middle, and there is a towering sentry tower in the center of the castle that overlooks the surroundings.
It can be seen that there are a group of guards patrolling both on the sentry tower and on the city wall. However, these soldiers are far less elite than the knights escorting Liam and Tess. Both the messy equipment on their bodies and the lazy attitude of these guards are enough to prove this.
But this is normal. As a local lord, if the guards under Baron Silverlaine are stronger than the direct guards of the royal family, Genn should have some ideas.
"What is that?"
"Quick, go sound the alarm."
"Go and report to the lord!"
When Dreadwake slowly approached Silverlaine Castle, later known as Shadowfang Keep, the guards in the castle were in a mess and making a lot of noise. Not long after, a rapid alarm bell rang on the sentry tower in the center of the castle, and the originally open door of the castle began to slowly close.
Looking at the chaos below, Aaron patted his forehead, his face a little embarrassed, and looked at Liam aside. Liam gave two instructions to the knight behind him, and the guarding knight climbed down the rope ladder of Dreadwake.
Soon, a knight with the Gilneas flag behind his back rushed out from the team of knights following Dreadwake. He left the team and rushed towards the castle.
"You two, it's already very late today. It's not too late to disembark with me and rest at Silverlaine Castle for one night before going to Dalaran." Liam looked at Aaron and said.
Aaron and Vereesa looked at each other and agreed. As for Ygrim, old Vrykul has been sitting on the deck above the poop since Dreadwake came ashore, motionless at all, like a statue.
If Ygrim hadn't told Aaron in advance that he was only temporarily dormant, Aaron would have been worried about whether Ygrim had reached the end of his life.
"Baron Silverlaine is a rather stubborn person, but he is still easy to get along with. I believe he will welcome you two." Liam was sitting on the carriage, and Aaron and were riding beside them. Vereesa said so. As for where the Gilneas mountain horse under Aaron's crotch came from, Liam, who has seen many of Aaron's magics, no longer intends to ask in detail.
"I remember that the horse you rode before was not like this." Vereesa expressed his surprise. On the way to Grim Batol with Aaron Rhonin, Aaron summoned a dark horse, but that horse was smaller, and it didn't look like where the horse they were riding together came from.
"This is another one." Aaron lowered his head and glanced at the horse's head in front of him. This alpine horse's coat was also black, but it was much larger and could accommodate two people sharing the ride.
After following Liam off the ship, Aaron originally wanted to continue summoning the gryphon, but considering that everyone else was walking on the ground, Vereesa and he were flying in the air. This was not good, so Aaron chose to summon the newly lit mountain horse.
After seeing the horse light up, Aaron vaguely guessed some of the rules for lighting up his own mount. In the game, this horse is the reputation mount of Gilneas, and the permission to light it up came after Aaron and Liam came into contact. I thought this was it. It's the rules set by Blackhand behind the scenes, but this still needs to be tested. Aaron thought that he would be able to verify this after he comes into contact with Mekkatorque. By then, he should be able to light up the dwarfs' reputation mount Mechanical Hawkstrider.
But there is a problem. Aaron feels that he has a good relationship with Senegos, but his Blue Dragonflight mount does not light up. Is it because the Blue Dragonflight mount was dropped by Aspect of the Blue Malygos in the game? Then he will have to find a way to brush Malygos again in the future?
Just when Aaron was thinking wildly, Silverlaine Castle, which had become chaotic due to their arrival, gradually returned to calm. The gate of the castle opened again, and a group of castle guards walked out. Under the leadership of the royal knight, they came towards Liam.
"Lord Baron, long time no see." After seeing the local owner, Liam took Tess and walked out of the carriage, and took a few steps forward to talk to the leader opposite.
Aaron looked closely and saw that he was a man who was over middle-aged. He had gray hair, the hair on the top of his head was not very thick, and he had a vague tendency to go bald. I thought this was the contemporary Baron Silverlaine.
Most of the people following Baron Silverlaine looked somewhat similar to him, presumably they were all members of the Silverlaine Family.
After being polite to Liam for a while, Baron Silverlaine led everyone towards the castle. Although he also cast curious glances at Aaron and the others, he did not When he asked, several young people from the Silverlaine Family frequently turned their eyes to Vereesa, and Aaron stared back one by one, making Vereesa laugh non-stop.
Because Liam's trip was a sudden one and there was no advance notice, Silverlaine Family didn't have time to prepare a sumptuous banquet. However, it was enough for Aaron. After eating dry food and meat for more than twenty days, any well-cooked food he saw was delicious.
Because he did not know the specific identities of Aaron and the others, Silverlaine Family provided food and drinks for Aaron according to the level of royal guards, which was enough for Aaron.
However, Aaron enjoyed the meal, but the host and guest at this banquet were not so happy. Obviously, Liam's persuasion to Baron Silverlaine was of no use. The baron just insisted that he would not leave his territory.
"Your Highness, I am not a coward like Crowley. I will not give up my family territory to become a palace noble." Baron Silverlaine's words were somewhat rude, but his attitude was very firm, and he refused to respond to King Genn's call.
Although Liam had already anticipated Silverlaine's attitude before arriving, he still did not want to give up persuasion easily. As the crown prince of Gilneas, Liam absolutely did not want Baron Silverlaine's Territory to leave the kingdom.
Precisely because both parties had their own persistence, the atmosphere between them became very stiff, and in the end it seemed like they broke up on bad terms.
"It seems that Lord Baron is very determined." After the banquet, Liam's mood had calmed down, but the worry in his eyes was still obvious.
Baron Silverlaine's character is very stubborn, but Genn's character is even more stubborn. Liam, who is familiar with his father's nature, is very suspicious that after he brings back the news of the unsatisfactory trip to Gilneas, Genn will send the royal team to attack this castle that has stood on the northern border of the kingdom for thousands of years.
Aaron looked at Liam with a sad face on the side, but he had a deeper understanding of the political structure of human countries. In the typical enfeoffment system, the royal family had very poor control over local powerful factions. Even the most basic on-the-ground nobles like Baron Silverlaine dared to openly resist the king's orders.
However, this kind of thing should be left to the upper management of the Seven Kingdoms to worry about. Aaron does not have the strength to care about this kind of thing now. What he wants to do most now is to reach technical cooperation with Dalaran and the dwarfs as soon as possible, which can not only enhance Alliance's war potential, but also allow Aaron to obtain certain benefits.
"But can it really be profitable?" Thinking of this question, Aaron murmured in his heart. Although he could always maintain a psychological advantage when facing the Azeroth natives, he was just an ordinary office worker before he traveled through time. If he really wants to talk about cooperation with these big guys who dominate the party, he will inevitably feel a little worried. Although he doesn't mind suffering some losses, if he can't take this opportunity to enhance his own strength, it will be much more difficult for him to change the future direction of Azeroth.