Lordaeron has maintained its prosperity for hundreds of years. During these hundreds of years, the royal palace located at the southernmost end of the royal city and adjacent to the north shore of Lake Lordaemir has also undergone many expansions, and its area is very vast.
Princess Calia's status among the members of the Menethil royal family is not high, ranking behind King Terenas and Crown Prince Arthas. Her palace is quite far away from the vestibule palace where government affairs are handled daily.
The small garden on the north side facing the city is near Caliya's palace.
It only takes a few minutes to get there on foot.
After Terenas woke up from a serious illness and coma, in order to balance government affairs and physical recuperation, he deliberately moved his bedroom to the palace closest to the outer court to facilitate the ministers' visit.
Calia's bedroom is located in the middle west of the inner courtyard of the palace complex. Walking through such a huge palace, it stands to reason that it would not be so easy to encounter Terenas who is unwell.
But such a bizarre thing just happened,
For a moment, Sarlayan suspected that his identity had been exposed.
"Ahem~"
Although Calia politely praised Terenas' improved physical condition, Sharlayan could tell from his breathless cough that the old man was still very weak.
In order to avoid being discovered by Terenas,
Sarlayan did not dare to poke his head out to look at his face, and quietly huddled in Caliya's wide sleeves to listen to the conversation between father and daughter.
"Ha~ no need for polite words."
Terenas smiled self-deprecatingly: "I know my body well."
"You are getting old after all, and your recovery speed is far slower than when you were young and strong."
"If it had been five years earlier, this minor illness could have been cured in one week at most."
Caliya frowned and said: "Father, what you are suffering from this time is not a minor illness. The priests also said that you are sick due to overwork."
"Diseases that were suppressed by physical fitness when you were young will appear all at once when you get older. It is not easy to take good care of your body. You should reduce your workload as much as possible and take more care of your body."
Terenas said stubbornly: "I do want to, but now I don't dare to stop."
"Nowadays, there are storms inside and outside the kingdom. One wrong step may cause Lordaeron to fall into the abyss.
How do you expect me to retire with peace of mind?"
Caliya: "This..."
Terenas waved his hand feebly: "Cough~forget it,
Don’t talk about this.”
“It’s rare that today’s government affairs are handled early.
I plan to visit Alsace,
Please point out his misunderstandings in governing the country."
Sarlayan suddenly felt Caliya's bare hands in her sleeves clenching slightly, but she still said nothing on the surface, still maintaining the elegant and gentle smile she had cultivated since childhood.
"That child is very easy to get into trouble. Someone should really enlighten him."
"enlighten?"
Terenas sneered: "My children, Terenas, are not that fragile. What Arthas needs is not enlightenment, but guidance from people who have experienced it."
"Okay, don't let the wind blow too much outside. After enjoying afternoon tea, go back to the palace to rest. Tomorrow morning you will go to the Zhengzheng Hall to help me with my administration."
Calia's face remained calm, and she slightly bent her legs again to salute Terenas.
"Thank you for your concern. Father, please go slowly."
Watching Terenas move towards Alsace's palace with the support of his attendants, Calia stood there blankly and stared at his back, not moving for a long time.
Sarlayan also took the opportunity to poke his head out of his sleeves to observe. An old man with a stooped body, dressed in rich clothes and a crown, was slowly walking away.
‘Is that Terenas? This guy is only in his 50s this year, right? Why does he look like he’s dying in his old age?’
According to official reports from Lordaeron, the average life span of the people of the Kingdom of Lordaeron is only 45 years.
But this is because those civilians who live in poor living conditions and have difficulty supporting themselves push the average down.
Princes and nobles like Terenas who eat, drink and maintain themselves can usually live to their 70s or even 80s without any pressure as long as they do not suffer from incurable terminal diseases.
Although Sharlayan often said that Terenas was old and fatuous, in fact, he was not old among human nobles.
It should be considered hanging at the end of middle age.
However, from the outside, Terenas, who has a stooped body and gray hair, looks like he is in his seventies.
"It seems that this serious illness has consumed a lot of his energy.
He looks more than ten years older than his actual age."
Under Sarlayan's low-pitched reminder, Calia, who was silently in a trance, finally brought back her wandering thoughts.
Seeing that there was no one around, Sarlayan got out of the cuffs, flexibly grabbed the lace edge of Caliya's uniform and climbed up, finally squatting on her slightly thin shoulders.
"Are you feeling bad? You are obviously helping him handle government affairs during this period. What Terenas cares about most and wants to cultivate the most is always his precious son."
Calia pursed her lips and said in a low voice: "Stop talking, Alsace is already the crown prince, so what does this vase like me mean? I'm just a temporary replacement for him."
"Ha~"
The most taboo thing about interacting with people is shallow talk. Sarlayan and Caliya had only met for less than an hour, and they didn't know each other well enough.
If you continue talking, it will easily arouse Calia's resentment and vigilance, making her think that she is trying to sow discord among the Lordaeron royal family.
The purpose of Sharlayan's trip was to build momentum to help the Lord of Lordaeron and the peace faction gain the upper hand in the internal political struggle, forcing Terenas, who was jealous of the defeat, to give up his plan to make a comeback and grit his teeth to recognize Alterac's regained independence.
During the previous week of lurking, Sharlayan's campaign mission had been successfully completed with the cooperation of Quel'Thalas Propaganda Department, causing a large number of people to doubt the authenticity of Lordaeron's official report.
With the help of the Peacekeeper officials, more true intelligence from the front lines was revealed one after another in various parts of Lordaeron.
The people of Lordaeron, who had always been very optimistic about the war situation, discovered that the situation on the front line was not as devastating as they had imagined. The two armies had been in a stalemate in Alterac and Hillsbrad for a long time, and no one could break it.
situation.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In order not to cause widespread panic, the Lord Harmony Faction also hid a lot of information and did not reveal it, but Sarlayan knew all about it.
The reason for the temporary stalemate is that the Kingdom of Stromgard has not sent troops yet.
Today, on the western front battlefield, the Kingdom of Gilneas is fighting against Lordaeron with the secret assistance of Dalaran, while on the eastern battlefield, the coalition forces of Alterac and Kul Tiras are blocking the advance of the Knights of the Silver Hand.
The four major human kingdoms have already exerted their efforts overtly and covertly, but the Kingdom of Stromgard, which has just taken back its capital, Stromgarde, is still standing still.
However, this is only temporary. With the grudge between Stromgard and Lordaeron, if there is an opportunity to take a bite out of Lordaeron, the Regency Council will never let go of the opportunity.
If Terenas continues to add troops to the two fronts of the battlefield, other human kingdoms will not sit idly by and ignore it. Both sides will add more troops to the battlefield, causing the war to gradually expand and even spread to the entire northern part of the Eastern Continent.
Sarlayan's plan is to force Terenas to make concessions before Stromgard sends troops to end this local war that risks expanding.
Under the hard work of successive kings of Menethil, the royal power of the Kingdom of Lordaeron has gained absolute upper hand.
If Terenas and Arthas, the father and son, had not made consecutive wrong decisions that caused vicious events that harmed the country's strength, Terenas would not have noticed the nobles' doubts about the royal family's decision.
But no matter what, the status of the royal family members in the Kingdom of Lordaeron is still very high.
Witnessing the mistakes made by the old Terenas and the too immature Alsace one after another, the aristocratic ministers headed by the prime minister were really disappointed with the father and son, and they began to tentatively turn their expectant eyes to the other side.
A member of the royal family.
Princess Calia, who has recently become prominent in the political arena of Lordaeron.
It is precisely because of the secret support of Princess Calia that the Peace Faction dares to confidently confront King Terenas, who is leading the war.
Under Sharlayan's control, people's hearts in various parts of Lordaeron were in turmoil. Common people and nobles were worried that the flames of war would burn around them. People who were originally happy to watch the excitement gradually began to favor the peace faction.
But this is not enough. In order for the stubborn Terenas to make concessions, the Peace Faction also needs a heavy blow, which is enough to completely wake up Terenas from his dream of human unification.