When I met Calia again after more than a year, she looked obviously a little tired compared to the last time we parted. It seemed that she had been very busy recently.
However, perhaps because her long-cherished wish was finally fulfilled, Calia's spirit seemed to be quite high.
In order to get a chance to interview Sarlayan, Calia rearranged today's schedule with the help of her personal maid.
Even so, because of the mountains of complicated affairs in the Kingdom of Lordaeron, she could only squeeze out half an hour of free time.
Calia thought that Sarlayan would come to meet her alone, but she didn't expect that he would also bring a female entourage with him who seemed to be very close to him.
After polite exchanges of greetings, Sarlayan noticed Calia's eyes and took the initiative to introduce her: "Princess Calia, this is Valeela Sangunar, my childhood sweetheart who grew up with me. , is also one of my right-hand men.”
Valeera raised her brows slightly when she heard this. She didn't expect Sarlayan to admit his relationship with her so openly.
Although the term childhood sweetheart is somewhat ambiguous, it can at least be seen that Sarlayan did not deliberately hide their relationship in front of Calia.
Calia, who was already sensitive, immediately understood the hidden meaning hidden in Sarlayan's words. The expression on her face stiffened for a moment, and she sighed secretly in her heart.
'Yes, how can such an outstanding person lack followers around him? It's a pity...'
As Calia is about to ascend the throne as queen, it is almost impossible to choose a partner according to her own wishes. There are too many factors to consider.
Thalayan was the powerful Duke of neighboring Quel'Thalas. From the beginning, Calia knew that he would not be able to give up his foundation in his homeland and marry Lordaeron, but she still had some illusions in her heart.
The appearance of Valeera completely shattered Calia's luck. Fortunately, she had prepared her mental expectations in advance and finally did not lose her composure in front of Sarlayan and Valeera.
The change in Calia's demeanor at that moment was noticed by Valeela, who had been paying attention to her. She glanced at Sarlayan sideways with a half-smile.
"Ha~ It's as I expected, right?"
Sarlayan did not answer Valeela's joke in the soul link channel, and he did not intend to keep Calia's attention focused on emotional issues.
Having just experienced a battle for the throne, there are still many issues to be resolved inside and outside Lordaeron, some of which will inevitably involve neighboring Quel'Thalas. Now is not the time to care about the love between children.
Ignoring Valeera's teasing, Sarlayan directly changed the topic to the topic.
"Princess Calia, on behalf of the Sun King Kael'thas Sunstrider, I hope to reach a preliminary consensus with the new Kingdom of Lordaeron in terms of diplomacy, economy and trade."
Talking about state affairs, Calia, who was a little distracted, quickly adjusted herself and said seriously to Sharlayan: "I would like to hear the details. I wonder how the Sun King hopes to cooperate with Lordaeron."
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Valeela originally thought that this reunion of "old lovers" might spark some sparks, so she made up her mind to guard against it.
But it turns out that she underestimated Sharlayan and Calia's ambition.
From the beginning, Sarlayan did not think that he could be combined with Calia. He had always viewed Calia as a pen pal and an ally, and he had never developed any romantic relationship with her at all.
Although Calia, who has just begun to fall in love, has some thoughts about Sarlayan beyond the scope of friends, she is very clear about her identity, responsibilities and ideals.
Unless she is willing to voluntarily give up the throne and propose marriage to Quel'Thalas as a princess, this relationship is destined to be nothing more than a mirror image.
After all, Sarlayan was not a professional diplomat, and as the crown prince, Calia could not directly discuss details with him. Otherwise, why would Lordaeron have such a large group of officials?
As the king, Calia only needs to control the general direction of the country's development, and detailed issues will be assigned to officials at all levels to handle.
This is also the concept that Sarlayan taught her bit by bit in the correspondence over the past few years.
But...that being said, Sarlayan himself can't even divide responsibilities perfectly.
He has a strong sense of responsibility and always wants to handle all important matters personally.
However, this is obviously unrealistic.
A person's energy is limited, and Sarlayan doesn't have any special skills that can distract him. When two things happen at the same time, he must make a choice based on the priority of the matter.
The discussion between Saryan and Jalia only reached a preliminary cooperation intention between the two countries, and detailed issues will naturally be discussed in depth by people from the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The result of this discussion of intentions did not exceed Sharlayan's expectations. Calia is not the domineering Terenas and Arthas. She hopes to get along with neighboring countries in a more gentle way for mutual benefit and win-win results. .
Under the premise that both parties were interested, Calia and Sharlayan quickly reached a consensus that Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas would try their best to put aside their past differences and deepen their cooperation against the upcoming extraterrestrial threat.
If it were before the demonic turmoil that shocked the entire Lordaeron, Calia might not have been able to convince some die-hard officials with more conservative stances.
The lessons from the past are at hand. Officials and nobles stationed in the Royal City of Lordaeron have all witnessed the rampant demons with their own eyes, and have the most basic understanding of the Burning Legion, the ancient enemy of Azeroth.
There's nothing to say, the other side is just riding on Lordaeron's head to dominate, and that's it.
Calia had long known the truth about the orc invasion through her correspondence with Sarlayan. Behind those crazy evil orcs was the demon of the Burning Legion.
With the help of the great battle waged by demons in the Royal City of Lordaeron, Calia easily convinced the high-ranking officials and nobles of Lordaeron that demon-related events were given the highest priority and the royal city must be cleaned up. The shame of scale invasion.
According to the latest information from the Kirin Tor Council from the Cursed Land, the Dark Portal is still irreversibly activated and will be opened again within half a year at the latest.
Although it is impossible to be 100% sure who is repairing the Dark Portal on the other side of Draenor across two worlds, it must be related to the Burning Legion.
Vereesa also gladly accepted Kael'thas's order because she was worried about the safety of Alleria who stayed in Draenor, and rushed to the Watch Keep with about half of the ranger troops to monitor the movements of the Dark Portal at close range.
"Half a year..."
Calia rubbed her brows with a headache: "I'm sorry, in just half a year, Lordaeron may not be able to send large-scale reinforcements to Watch Castle."
"You also know that Lordaeron has been infiltrated by the Burning Legion for several years. We need to clean up the demons and followers in the country first, and we also need to consider the cursed sect that has been hiding in Lordaeron. There is really no need to distinguish between them. Send your troops to the cursed land."
Sarlayan smiled understandingly: "Things have to be done one by one, so take your time."
"The threat of invasion by foreign enemies is right around the corner. We must at least take the lead in putting aside our disputes and adopting a unified external stance. Only in this way can we set an example for other countries that have not yet realized the seriousness of the problem."
Calia nodded solemnly: "Just in time, I plan to take the opportunity of this enthronement ceremony to invite representatives from various countries to gather together to discuss issues related to the Burning Legion."
Speaking of this, Calia sighed softly: "Due to the historical legacy of the past, various countries have too deep prejudices against Lordaeron. I originally wanted to hold a summit meeting, but unfortunately..."
Terenas's dirty tricks basically offended all the major countries in the Eastern Kingdom.
The cause of one day is the result of the next. The mess left by Terenas can only be solved by the new king Calia. Mutual trust between countries cannot be rebuilt in a day or two.
Let's talk about the state affairs for now. Calia has less than 10 minutes of free time left.
Sarlayan didn't want to waste time, so he changed the topic and mentioned Archbishop Alonsos Fao, who died a few years ago.
Calia was a little confused by Sarlayan's sudden change of topic, but she was keenly aware that the topic Sarlayan was going to talk about next should be related to Fao's suddenly missing body.
Although the relationship between Calia and Sharlayan is unusual, the theft of the body of Saint Faol is an internal scandal in Lordaeron, and it is not convenient to disclose it to outsiders. Calia appears to be calmly fighting Sarlayan. Eyes of a tiger.
"Archbishop Fa'ao? Of course I still remember him. He is also nominally my mentor for the priesthood."
"However, Archbishop Fao passed away and was buried a few years ago. Why is his name suddenly mentioned today?"
