In the end, Aaron spent a lot of effort to prove that he had no malicious intentions, even though he came with a group of Naga, Murloc and Makrura, and the most conspicuous one in the group was a big devil.
In fact, Gryphon Rider didn't believe Aaron's explanation at all. The dwarves, whose heads were more stubborn than granite, seemed to have drunk some wine before they came out to investigate. They firmly believed that riding griffons could use Holy Light's Aaron It was a devil in disguise, so Aaron had no choice but to follow them and flew all the way to Honor Hold, where he met one of the famous Five Heroes of the Dark Portal - Danath·Trollbane.
Compared with the statue of Stormwind City Valley of Heroes, Danath himself looks younger, but the weathered feeling on his face is even worse. This is understandable. After all, after staying in this ghost place Outland for seven or eight years, everyone will be affected.
As the supreme commander of Honor Hold, Danath certainly cannot drink, but he is still very wary of Aaron. After all, they have been at Outland for so many years. When he suddenly saw a person claiming to be a visitor from his hometown, he couldn't believe it.
It wasn't until Aaron took out his artifact long sword Strom'kar that he no longer used often and told the story of the sword's origin that Danath reluctantly accepted Aaron's explanation.
As a collateral member of the Stromgarde royal family, Danath certainly knows the legendary experience of Emperor Thoradin. He has also seen various images of Strom'kar, and it is unlikely that the most cunning devil will understand such a story.
After gaining the initial trust of Danath, Aaron briefly talked about Illidan and his group of strange friends, and also talked about Battle of Mount Hyjal.
After listening, Danath was quite emotional. "We thought that our sacrifice could bring peace to our hometown, but we didn't expect that we were still targeted by the devil. Fortunately, fortunately, you won."
After a brief discussion, Danath agreed to let Illidan's men rest outside Honor Hold, but they were unable to provide food. In fact, Honor Hold's own supplies depended on Shattrath's help. In this barren world, it was impossible for Honor Hold's soldiers to lay down their weapons and grow their own food.
Compared with the issue of accommodation, Illidan is more concerned about the form of Outland. However, his appearance that is very similar to the devil makes Honor Hold's soldiers very wary. This small fortress does not have a suitable place to accommodate Illidan's huge body.
Finally, Danath took the Outland map they had drawn over the years and introduced the situation of Hellfire Peninsula to everyone outside Honor Hold.
Although Honor Hold has been standing here for seven or eight years, the expeditionary force has never had the idea of expansion. If it were not for monitoring the situation of Dark Portal, they would have abandoned this fortress in a barren land long ago.
The people who truly control the order of this red land are Orcs. Those Orcs who did not follow the army to invade Azeroth and failed to escape after the big explosion. Those Orcs now use Hellfire Citadel as their base camp and make a living by robbing other races.
"Which kind of Orcs is it? Green or brown?" Aaron saw that Danath didn't seem to intend to explain in detail, so he hurriedly interrupted and asked, if it is Orcs that was corrupted by Fel, then we can only have a fight. If it is someone who has never drank Demon Blood, maybe they can communicate.
"I didn't expect you to actually understand this..." Danath glanced at Aaron with a surprised expression. After saying that, he remembered something. "By the way, there seemed to be an intruder Orcs Horde who didn't drink Demon Blood."
"Hellfire Citadel's Orcs all drank Demon Blood, so their characters are... very cruel, but after a few fights, they didn't dare to provoke us. Later, they seemed to have some problems themselves, and they have become much more peaceful recently." Danath seemed very calm when talking about Orcs, not at all like a bitter and resentful person.
In such a harsh environment like Outland, no matter how great the hatred is, they have to let go, otherwise only common destruction awaits them. This is the reason why Honor Hold and Hellfire Citadel have coexisted for so many years without destroying each other - of course, the Orcss did not attack Honor Hold mainly because the people here are very good at fighting and there is no need to provoke them.
"Orcs..." Illidan showed a thoughtful expression. He had also seen Orcs when he was at Battle of Mount Hyjal, and was no stranger to these races that were corrupted by Demon Blood. "If used properly, these guys can probably become very good soldiers."
Aaron didn't ask Illidan how he planned to control Orcs. It was just to find a Pit Lord to bleed the other party and make Orcss become Fel Orcs.
Danath had no reaction to Illidan's words. He was still wary of these outsiders. If the other party was willing to test Hellfire Citadel and those Orcs, he would have no objection.
"This is not a hurry, human being, let me ask you, do you know Black Temple? It used to be called Temple of Karabor." Illidan was always most concerned about the treasure Skull of Gul'dan mentioned. After learning about Hellfire Peninsula's situation, he immediately asked about it.
"Black Temple, of course I know..." Danath didn't know why Illidan looked a little excited, and continued, "That's the palace of King Outland."
"King of Outland? How arrogant."
"I remember that guy's name is Magtheridon?"
Illidan and Aaron had different reactions. Illidan had regarded Black Temple as his own personal property, and was naturally dissatisfied with the other people occupying Black Temple. He asked Aaron: "What is that guy? Orcs? Human? Demon?"
Aaron looked at Danath: "I only know that guy is a Pit Lord, Danath, do you know more?"
"It's very strong. Even Khadgar dare not say that we can defeat that guy, otherwise we wouldn't be scattered in every corner of this broken world, just because we don't want to attract his attention." Danath's expression was a little depressed. As a human being, it is really a shame to have to accept the rule of a demon over Outland.
"How strong can it be compared with Mannoroth?" Illidan asked dismissively. He had met Mannoroth in ancient times. At that time, he thought he was not. Mannoroth's opponent, but it's different now. With Skull of Gul'dan and Eye of Sargeras in hand, Illidan is even confident of killing Mannoroth without getting hurt.
"Mannoroth? I remember that he should be the strongest among Pit Lord." Danath has obviously heard of Mannoroth, after all, it was that guy who turned Orcs into what he is now.
"Very good, I declare that I will become the new master of Outland." Illidan spread its wings and jumped high into the air, waving Warglaives of Azzinoth, and said to all his subordinates, "And this will be our base camp for counterattack Burning Legion!"
Naga and Night Elf immediately cheered. The former was because of their strength and the latter was because of the hope of revenge. As for Murloc and Makrura, they did not understand Common and were just joining in the fun.
"Well, it looks like the momentum is in place." This is Aaron's evaluation.
"Why do I feel that you guys are in danger?" Danath secretly wiped the cold sweat on his half-bald forehead, vaguely worried that the guy in the sky would practice with Honor Hold first.