In order to avoid giving the impression of preferring one to another, under the repeated urging of his mother Yinasi, Sharlayan also sent a banquet invitation to Jaina in Dalaran.
Jaina has already saved the spatial coordinates of the Deep Shadow Duke's Palace, and she can instantly teleport there from Dalaran whenever necessary.
To Sharlayan's helplessness, Jaina happened to arrive just when Vereesa returned to report on the taming of the soul beast.
Even if you look at the entire Quel'Thalas, the reputation of the Windrunner family that has lasted for thousands of years is very loud.
When Jaina was studying in Quel'Thalas, she had more or less contact with contemporary core members of the Windrunner family such as Sylvanas, Vereesa, and Lyras.
But that's all. Due to the different active circles, mages and rangers usually can't pee in the same pot.
Jaina and Vereesa could only be regarded as acquaintances and barely acquaintances before. They knew very little about each other, mostly through reports from Valeela, Sarlayan and others.
Recently, Jaina has been focused on attacking the realm of the Archmage, and finally got some breathing time. She is full of expectations and wants to get close to her brother Sarlayan.
Unexpectedly, she saw this scene as soon as she came back, and Jaina was in a really unhappy mood.
But after all, Jaina is not someone like Valeera who gets jealous easily. As the best young mage in contemporary Azeroth, she quickly suppressed her inner emotions and politely said hello to Vereesa like a lady. .
Vereesa raised her eyebrows slightly when Jaina raised her skirt and saluted, and glanced at Sarlayan, who looked a little embarrassed, rather playfully.
'As a mage, you didn't use the arcanist etiquette, but deliberately showed your identity as a noble lady? interesting. '
Fortunately, Vereesa is not a chaotic fun-loving person like Onyxia who looks for fun regardless of the situation.
She did not deliberately use words to arouse Jaina's mentality. She politely returned the lady's greeting and took the initiative to explain the current situation to her.
Jaina finally breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that Vereesa was just a good friend of Sarlayan and that the two were discussing improving their combat abilities.
Like Valeera, Jaina doesn't care about Onyxia and Stellagosa who don't seek fame, but she doesn't want more competitors to appear around Sharlayan.
There is no doubt that Vereesa, who came from a famous family, is definitely qualified to join this increasingly fierce competition, but she doesn't have the intention.
Vereesa briefly explained to Jaina, and then smiled and waved goodbye to the two of them.
"Salayan, don't go back too late. You also know Valeera's vigilance beyond ordinary people, so don't cause a fire in the backyard."
Sarlayan rolled his eyes angrily: "Take care of yourself first. You are already a grown man. Do you want me to introduce you to some young talents?"
Vereesa curled her lips and complained: "Alleria and Sylvanas are still single, why should I be anxious? You don't need to worry, I'm still young."
"Okay, no more talking to you, see you at the banquet tomorrow."
From the conversation pattern between the two, Jaina was more certain that there was no romantic relationship between them, and that they were more like bad friends who had a good relationship.
Shaking his head at Vereesa who was still waving, Sarlayan returned his attention to Jaina and felt a little bit of her life breath.
'Haven't you broken through yet? '
"I haven't seen you for a while, Jaina. How is your practice going?"
Thanks to Vereesa's assist, she was finally able to be alone with Sarlayan. Jaina was in a good mood at the moment. She walked to Sarlayan with her hands behind her back, deliberately showing a distressed look.
"Sure enough, it's not that easy. I was stuck before the final bottleneck and couldn't make any progress. Several times I felt as if I had found the right person, but in the end it turned out to be wrong."
The breakthrough conditions for each profession are different, and Sarlayan only knows about Dru Yin and warriors, so it is not easy to guide Jaina in arcane arts.
However, as the saying goes, one method can lead to all methods.
As someone who has already entered the legendary realm, some of the insights about breakthroughs are still common, but the details vary among professions.
The work inside and outside the territory was handed over to Valeera, Stellagosa and others. Sarlayan happened to have nothing to do, so he simply relaxed and walked with Jaina in the garden of the Lord's Mansion, and reported his breakthrough. Experience was imparted to her.
Due to Sharlayan's instructions, Valeera has been monitoring the latest developments in Lordaeron in real time.
When the busy Valeera realized that Sarlayan and Vereesa had been chatting in the garden for too long, and rushed over to check on the situation, she happened to see the two sitting in the pavilion, and Jaina seemed to be asleep. He leaned lightly on Sarlayan's shoulder.
If blood pressure could be measured on-site, Valeela's number would definitely rise visibly.
[End, Valeera is here after all. 】
[I have a question, did Gianna really fall asleep or did she find an opportunity to perform deliberately? 】
[God knows, women are all born actors, at least I can’t tell. 】
[It's pity that Sarlayan was too gentlemanly to wake up the "sleeping" Jaina. I'm afraid the current situation is not good. 】
[Be more confident and delete the word "I'm afraid". 】
Even without the barrage reminder, Sarlayan had long sensed Valeela's familiar life breath approaching quickly.
Just when he raised his other hand that was not occupied and tried to say hello to Valeera, the furious Valeera suddenly disappeared from the place and used Shadow Step to teleport to Jaina outside of the battle.
"Ouch~ It hurts!"
With Valeera's ruthless iron hand pinching her tall, fair nose, Jaina finally could no longer pretend to sleep, and hurriedly opened her eyes and clasped her hands together to beg Valeera for mercy.
"Sister Valila, my nose is about to be twisted by you, please let go."
"snort!"
Valeera, who was still angry, let out angrily and let go of her hand. She first glared at Sarlayan, who looked innocent, and then forcibly pulled Jaina up from Sarlayan.
"You can do it. I just stayed busy for a little while, and you really know how to hit a snake and follow it with a stick."
Gianna, who knew she was in the wrong, touched her nose and pretended to be cute: "Hey~"
"Ahem~" Sarlayan interrupted the interaction between the two with a cough: "It was just a coincidence. When Jaina came, Vereesa and I were discussing the soul beast."
"Recently, Jaina has been worried about breaking through the bottleneck. I taught her some common experiences. Perhaps the practice is too consuming, so she fell asleep while listening."
"Ha~"
Valeera glanced at Sharlayan angrily: "You are the only one who would believe her so easily... Forget it, let's go back first, let Stellagosa, who is also a mage, guide you, maybe To have some enlightening perspectives that are different from Antonidas.”
…
Sarlayan was not interested in paying attention to the bickering between women, but Yin Nasi was very happy about Jaina's early arrival, and took the initiative to host a group of "ducks" who chatted non-stop.
At noon the next day, the Duke's Palace of Shenying had just opened its doors to welcome guests. The nobles who had been waiting outside immediately entered the mansion in an orderly manner and headed to the banquet venue under the guidance of the butler and waiters.
There are many kinds of banquets in Quel'Thalas, and they have long been played out by the nobles.
Some people hold banquets starting early in the morning and ending after dinner.
There are also people who hold midnight peach parties late at night that are not so healthy for minors.
Following the suggestions of Stella Gosa and Tina Gosa, Sharlayan chose the most orthodox lunch + dinner method.
As the host of the banquet, Saraian was naturally surrounded by the most people in the venue.
Although he is not used to this kind of banquet communication where the nobles used to pretend to be submissive, at least he learned the relevant procedures under Julian's strict guidance when he was a child, and recently received some assault training.
Generally speaking, Sarlayan's performance was very decent, and he did not let the nobles who were very strict about old rules look down on him.
It did not go beyond Sarlayan's expectations. Apart from testing Duke Deep Shadow's views on the aristocratic circle in the southern part of Yongsong Forest overtly and covertly, what these nobles talked about the most was indeed the most heated battle for the throne of Lordaeron in recent times.
Just when Sarlayan was using his own understanding to analyze who had a higher winning rate to the nobles surrounding him, Tinagosa, who had been waiting outside to welcome guests, suddenly walked in quickly and whispered in Sarlayan's ear. A few words.
"oh?"
There was a look of surprise on Sarlayan's face, but he quickly calmed down his expression and smiled at the curious nobles present: "Everyone, a distinguished guest has arrived."
"The Prime Minister of the Cabinet, His Excellency Darkan Drasil, was invited to the banquet. Please excuse me for the time being."
