9 9. Anduin Lothar.

Griffin rider is the elite unit in Stormwind and their patrolling job is very important in wartime like this so after he brings Eskalios to the base, he instantly went back to the air and left the boy to handle everything by himself.

Eskalios looked around with a little confusion in his eyes. He has slept in the forest for one month straight. The sudden change in environment makes him unable to adapt for the moment.

This does not mean that he had become Tarzan. He just doze off for a moment before finding nearby people to help him with his identity. By the way, he did not want to be treated like a normal footman so he also shows his holy light and the sword-creating technique to them.

Exposing one own's trump cards sounds like something normal protagonist won't do. But there is a difference in their situation.

Most of the protagonist is some kind of lonely ghost that travel alone, surrounded by enemies such as a stupid young master or terrible senior brother. It would be a joke if exposed all the cards in their hand.

On the other hand, Eskalios is on the same side as Stormwind. Not just being alliance but currently half working for them, the same kind as an office worker in the company. Is there any reason to conceal his talent? Even if it is in the worst case that someone is envied his talent and wants to get rid of or control him, he still has the confidence to run away.

"Oh, this...ah." The soldier is stunned after seeing all of his abilities and having a problem with the position of the boy in the army.

He can be a front-line warrior with a large-scale buff or a priest with high healing skills. He could even be allocated to a range unit like archer and mage with his God's blade abilities.

Working is the duty of the low-rank soldier, thinking is the duty of higher-up. The soldier didn't know what to do so he just throw Eskalios to the one who can decide this.

This resulted in him confronting the King's Champion, the highest Stormwind's military rank, Anduin Lothar.

In the biggest castle room which has transferred into a commander's room. The white-haired boys standing in front of the big table with a huge map placed on it. The map is the map of the Redridge region scribbled with a line, words, and some symbols that represent the war situation. But this is not what he cares about, all his attention has been on the man standing on the opposite side of the table.

Anduin Lothar played an important role in the First and Second Wars as a commander. And he also is the main character in the live-action so Eskalios unconsciously pay an attention to him.

According to the game, Anduin is 51 years old when the dark portal is open but looks like the world he is currently in is a little bit different from the game because the man in front of him didn't look like fifty years old man, but a man in late thirties with long dark brown hair and vigorous blue eyes.

Sir, did you come from a certain series?

(Anduin in the movie use the same actor from Vikings which is Travis Fimmel.)

Eskalios feels a little curious about the age of Anduin because in the game setting, king Llane is ten years younger than Anduin and Varion is around thirteen to fourteen years old. if Lothar is ten years younger then what about Llane and Varion, does the current king become younger and Varion is still a baby, or it's just Anduin that is younger.

But he did not think about this anymore, the younger Anduin means the longer he can be in his prime and the longer he can fight. Which is a good thing for the current situation.

While Eskalios looking at Anduin, Anduin also observes the boy as if interesting in what he could do, both of them did not say a word until Anduin becomes the first to speak.

"Your name is Eskalios, isn't it? Although I have already listened to your power can you explain it to me more? Especially about sword creating of yours." He asks with a gentle tone. His sounds have toughness and some pride in it as an army commander. But did not too overbearing to make the colloquist feels distance.

"Ah, yes, no problem." Eskalios nods and explains his power. He did not tell the truth about the titan but said that his power is some form of magic.

Arcane magic in this world is very universal, it can do everything from creating bread to destroying the world, creating the sword is still within its scope. And Anduin also has Medivh, one of the greatest mages alive as his friend, so he quickly believes what Eskalios said, just still curious about whose the boy's teacher is, and surprised about the fact that he could use both magic and holy light.

This makes Anduin more curious about Eskalios, after listening to all of his abilities, he asks the boy to fight with him at the training ground. He ordered to clear the area, geared up, and start fighting.

Anduin wants to test the boy, and Eskalios wants to express himself. Their goals are consistent with each other, making the fight go smoothly. And let them know the strength of each other, if he has to answer what he thinks about Anduin, he can sum it up in one word.

Very strong.

The King's Champion can react to the swords that he creates and destroy or dodge them without any problem, and after getting used to their speed, he dashed from ten meters away to where the boy stands in a blink of an eye before punching him in the chest, sending him flying away almost three meters in the air.

Under all this action, Anduin still maintain his usual breathing and did not show any sign of tiredness at all.

From this fight, Eskalops could feel that under that agile body, there is an explosive power that did not fit with his muscle. As if the orc is being compressed into the size of the human.

This unscientific case is because of the body of the native of Azeroth. Although humans in Azeroth look like normal people, there is still a huge difference in essence.

Darwin's evolution theory cannot be used in Azeroth. Here, humans did not evolve from an ape but were the descendant of the titan's creation, so in some rare cases, the human in Azeroth might be able to tap the potential that lies deep within the bloodline and burst out an amazing cheer power.

The people like that are melee class in the game like the warrior or the assassin, even ranger in some cases.

And Anduin is, without a doubt, one of the people who could use that potential in his body, and he might be equal to or better than a certain super soldier from Marvel.

"Yes, I see. Your power is really convenient. Even I may lose if I am careless." Anduin praise.

"…" His mouth twitched slightly. This guy crushed him like crushing an ant then said that his ability is very good. Does Anduin want to console him or say that he is useless that can only fight to this level with this kind of cheat abilities?

"You have a very convenient power, but I think that you now are too weak."

…So it is scolding his uselessness?

"Let me set an example for you, your power is mainly revolving around the sword but your swordsmanship is lower than official Stormwind soldier. If you know how to skillfully use the sword like my knight, you will be many times stronger than this. At least you will not lose easily like the previous fight."

Eskalios cannot refute his word, he also knows that apart from his abilities, his skill is just so-so, but this is also normal.

He is just a normal person in his previous life, how many time can he has a chance to hold a cold weapon like a sword. And the enemy in Azeroth is too powerful to fight at close range, resulting in him did not develop his skill as he should be.

"Then…sir Lothar, where will you send me to?" Eskalios ask. The reason he needs to talk to Anduin is that there is no suitable position in the army for him. Now Anduin had already known his strength and should have an answer already.

"About this…Eskalios, what do you think about becoming my squire."

"Pardon?" The boy's mouth was wide open, did not fully understand what this man meant. "You mean…let me directly work for you?"

"Correct."

"But…won't it be a problem? I am just a normal soldier before, although I am better than a normal soldier I'm just a normal citizen. Is it really okay to be your squire?"

Although Eskalios did not know about equity he still know that people at the level of Anduin shouldn't accept a squire easily, And he is still people with an unclear origin. How could this guy accept him as a squire after talking to him for about half an hour?

"You don't have to worry. With my word, it won't be a problem." The man smiled. "We are finished with fighting. Why don't we talk while walking back?"

"…alright" Eskalios agree. Two of them walked back to the commander's room while talking to each other. "You said you want me to be your squire, but I don't know how to do so it might not be appropriate."

"I have already said that you did not need to be worried. Actually, I didn't need a squire, using the word apprentice should be more appropriate." Anduin said something that sounds more outraged than the former topic. Being a squire is like an intern or exchange student that will go back to inherit their family but an apprentice is like a successor. Just this alone can make Eskalios' position in Stormwind soaring if he had the corresponding strength.

"What did you do this? No, what do you want from me, fight for Stormwind?"

Eskalios believe that there is no free food in this world. This man tried to give him the benefit, there must be intention behind this.

"That's right" Anduin nodded and admit with a relaxing tone. "At first I think I will give you to Gavinrad's army for the counter-harassing mission, but you still have a lot of room to grow. Just polishing you a little more and you will become one of the important fighting forces of the kingdom.

He might not be this hasty if it is in the normal time. But now the Stormwind Kingdom is facing a huge crisis, and as a grand commander at the front line, he knows the situation best.

Although now they can stop the Tribe at Redridge Mountain he can still feel a lot of pressure in the overwhelming power of the orc. Moreover, after fighting for a long time, the orc did not only not decrease but continued to increase in numbers. This made war veteran like Anduin feels a sense of crisis that the kingdom might not make it.

Now, there are Eskalios popping up in front of him, and he thinks this kid's potential is worth investing in, so this is the reason he did not hesitate to try to cultivate this kid.

"Don't you suspect that I might have an ulterior motive?" He asks, didn't believe that people at the level of Anduin will be naïve enough to not suspect someone with unclear origin like him.

"What motive? Are you a spy from other kingdoms or the Tribe? They won't be stupid enough to send people with this high potential like you to be a spy." He spoke disdainfully.

He thinks that Eskalios' question sounds a little stupid. Is there any undercover in the world that asks if he is undercover? Moreover, he can see from the boy's eyes that he's really determined to help the Stormwind Kingdom. If he can really help, what's the matter with being an undercover agent?

Eskalios also saw that Anduin really want to help him get stronger. With Anduin's help, both the strength and the weight of his words will increase significantly, and what he has to do is just help Stormwind which is something he wants to do in the first place.

He didn't agree because he thinks that this proposal is too good to be true. But after speaking with Anduin and understanding his motive, he also does not hesitate anymore.

"Okay, I agree."