After seeing each other for several months, Anasteria's appearance became even older. Her once upright figure became a bit stooped, and she even needed the help of a cane when going out.
The most serious problem is not his physical problem, but his mental state.
When Sarlayan first met Anasteria, although he had begun to show his age, he was still in good spirits.
Seeing each other again this time, Anasteria's once wise eyes became very cloudy, and her whole person's energy and energy dropped significantly.
'Mortals... when you reach a certain age, you can no longer accept old age even if you don't want to.'
Perhaps because there are successors, Anastria, who has no worries, does not need to continue to force himself to support the country alone. In a relaxed state, he is aging faster than Saryan expected.
The old king has made up his mind that when Kael'thas returns with the huge contribution of the miracle fruit Akandor, he will officially give up the throne and hand over the baton of royal power to the more enterprising new king.
But right now, he still needs to help the prince who is about to take over the throne to stand the last post.
If nothing goes wrong, this grand gathering of Azeroth's tribes will become the last large-scale political event in Anasteria's ruling career.
Velen also politely returned the greeting to Anasteria: "It's an honor to meet you, the Sun King of Quel'Thalas. I am Velen, the spiritual leader of the Draenei."
Anastria had already obtained a lot of information about the Draenei from Stellagosa, and was not surprised by Velen's word spiritual leader.
Next is the stage for the old politicians, and it is not the turn of Sarlayan, a noble with no official position, to come forward.
After bidding farewell to the two old men, Sharlayan took Stellagosa out of the teleportation tower, while Valeela first went to the Sunstrider Court to report to the Backlight Blade.
Although Stellagosa revealed a lot of information to the higher-ups of Quel'Thalas, because she was not strictly one of them, the Sun King and the Backlight Blade could not fully trust the information she provided, and they needed Valeera's help.
Report to support and supplement.
"Finally home."
Walking on the long-lost streets of Silvermoon City, Sarlayan relaxed and stretched his body.
No matter how many things he has to do in the future, he plans to relax first and relieve the physical and mental fatigue accumulated from running around for a long time.
"Speaking of which, Stella, don't you need to go back to the Blue Wing Habitat to take a look?"
Stellagosa shook her head: "No, the dragon clan's concept of time is different from that of mortals. I have only been away for less than a year, so I don't need to go back to visit my grandfather so frequently. Let him sort out his mood alone."
The conflict between Senegos and Malygos has not been resolved to this day.
Although Alygos met Stellagosa, a strange tribesman, due to the very tight events that followed, he was never able to take the time to inquire in detail about Stellagosa's origins.
Sharlayan is scheduled to take time to go to Wyrmrest Temple after the Azeroth Conference to check the follow-up development of the black dragon's return. Stellagosa will definitely follow him by then.
"Have you figured out how to explain your origins to the guardian dragons?"
Stellagosa shrugged nonchalantly: "To be honest, it's not something shameful. The worst thing I can do is not tell Malygos the specific location of Blue Winged Habitat."
Malygos's madness ultimately came from Deathwing, but his knot in his heart was not simply revenge against Deathwing.
The future of the blue dragon clan and the hatred of the late Dragon Queen Sindragosa are all psychological difficulties that he needs to overcome one by one.
Deathwing cannot be found for the time being, and Sharlayan already has plans to solve the other two knots of the Blue Dragon King.
But that's all for the future. When he returns to Quel'Thalas this time, Sarlayan plans to put aside all foreign affairs, rest for a while, and take care of his territory.
As usual, Sarlayan, who returned from his travels, first returned to the Deep Shadow Mansion in Silvermoon City.
Aunt Alyssa received him warmly as always, and the smile on the face of this still young and beautiful aunt was brighter than before.
After some questioning, Sarlayan was pleasantly surprised to learn that Aunt Alyssa was diagnosed by a doctor as being five weeks pregnant half a month ago.
This good news made Alyssa, who had always longed for a child of her own, overjoyed. She couldn't wait to share the good news with all her close friends, and received sincere or false blessings from all parties.
Anyone with some political sensitivity can see that Sharlayan, who has been promoted to Viscount, will definitely be reused after Prince Kael'thas ascends to the throne.
The rise of the Shenying family has been visible to the naked eye, and now it is about to add more members. Many of Alyssa's "best friends" are really in a complicated mood.
Due to the low birth rate of high elves, there are many noblewomen of the same age group as Alyssa who still have nothing to do.
Alyssa has loved Sarlayan very much since she was a child, and has never had any discrimination against him because of his half-elf identity. The two families in the same clan have a very harmonious relationship.
Sarlayan sincerely congratulated Aunt Alyssa and looked forward to adding another member to the Deep Shadow family in a few months. It doesn't matter whether she is a boy or a girl.
Villes, who has always been dedicated to his duties, has been spending a lot of time at home recently. The old king expressed his humane understanding of this and specifically asked him to adjust his shift order to give himself more time to take care of his family.
In the evening of the same day, Villes returned with Valeera, and the five of them sat around the dining table, eating and chatting without any pretense.
Villes, who was always strict with himself, had a rare smile on his face. He was obviously in a good mood because of his wife's pregnancy. It was not in vain... ahem.
After talking about the family at the dinner table, Alyssa knowingly directed the servants to clean up the mess, while the three of Sarlayan followed Villes to the study to discuss business.
Veleth has learned a lot of information about the Draenei and Draenor through Stellagosa and Valeera.
If it is true that the draenei have very advanced experience in mysticism, technology, art, etc., as the intelligence says, then it is indeed necessary for Quel'Thalas to form an alliance with this alien race and learn from each other.
The Draenei have just arrived, and they need someone to help them gradually integrate into the larger environment of Azeroth and regard themselves as members of Azeroth.
Quel'Thalas does not engage in loss-making business. In this process, the draenei will definitely give certain feedback to the guide, and both parties can gain something.
"Uncle Villes, what is the international reaction now? Which countries have the strongest opposition?"
Velez curled his lips sarcastically: "Who else could it be? Lordaeron."
"They believe that the high elves bringing alien races into Azeroth without consent is a serious provocation to the countries of the Alliance."
"But in fact, except for Lordaeron, all alliance member states are cautious about the arrival of Draenei. Only Terenas danced the most happily."
"The Sun King speculates that he is not angry because of the arrival of the draenei, but because Lordaeron has not been able to get a say in this major event that calls for all races to discuss countermeasures."
"Ha~"
Sarlayan sneered: "Terenas never fails to live up to the expectations of others. He is still self-centered as always."
"Why is the alliance so messed up now? Doesn't he have some ideas in his heart?"
Although in name the alliance still has Khaz Modan, Eyrie Mountain, Gnomeregan and other participating countries, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the so-called alliance has long existed in name only. It is nothing more than Lordaeron and his henchman Dalaran uniting themselves.
Just for comfort.
The Kingdom of Stormwind is far away in the south of the continent. It has been rolling up its sleeves to rebuild its own country and has no interest in the many disturbances in the north.
The dwarves and gnomes also had no intention of intervening in the political struggles within human countries. However, due to the alliance's support for aiding their respective countries during the Second World War, they did not withdraw and remained affiliated under the name of the alliance.
But in fact...Lordaeron and Dalaran can't command them at all, and the soldiers who join the expeditionary force are all voluntary.
Dalaran used to have a good reputation for being tolerant and open, but since the news came out that Prince Kael'thas was persecuted by the Great Humanist members of the Kirin Tor Council and was forced to return to the country, Dalaran's reputation has suffered.
A serious blow.
A large number of dwarf mages and dwarf blacksmiths left Dalaran and returned home to make a living, and the high elves almost severed all ties with Dalaran, which further confirmed the hypocrisy of Dalaran's slogans.
The archmage Modera, who caused huge losses to Dalaran due to her personal actions, still has not returned to the Kirin Tor Council. The angry Antonidas is even considering whether to permanently expel her from Dalaran.
"Then...what about the other side of the sea?"
After mocking Terenas and the Alliance of Lordaeron, Sharlayan's eyes became profound: "What do the night elves say?"
Villes's eyes flickered: "I can describe it in one word, split."