From Sharlayan's point of view, although Terenas remained mentally strong after his serious illness, his body was no longer strong enough to support him in continuing to pursue his dreams.
Terenas has long been unable to govern independently, and staring at official documents and memorials for a long time will make him feel dizzy.
When Arthas' mistakes were hidden and no one in Menethil's direct line could be used, the only thing Terenas could rely on was the marriage tool who had been cultivated as a flower vase - Princess Calia.
However, in Terenas' mind, supporting Calia to help govern is only temporary. As long as the limelight passes,
The future of Lordaeron still belongs to Crown Prince Arthas.
Caliya? Just take over the job for a while, and we don’t expect her to make any outstanding achievements.
Terenas said he was still unwilling to admit defeat and give up the dream of Lordaeron passed down from his ancestors.
But in fact, he already knew very well in his heart that he was getting further and further away from achieving his dream goal, and he was afraid that he might not be able to see the day when he would realize it in his lifetime.
For this reason, Terenas bet all his hopes on Arthas,
I hope that while I can still move,
Give him a start that can barely be regarded as Tianhu.
That's right, just like Anasteria, the former Sun King of Quel'Thalas who abdicated honorably.
However,
Is it really that easy?
As a party to the internal political struggle in Quel'Thalas, Sharlayan can clearly tell Princess Calia...
"It's not that easy."
Following Caliya back to her palace study, Sarlayan still maintained the appearance of a snow-white kitten, with a humane and sarcastic look on his cute cat face.
"His Majesty, the former Sun King, made a heavy move and almost completely suppressed the strength of the old aristocracy, headed by the four nobles, into the ground. Does Terenas have the courage?"
Princess Calia frowned slightly: "The situation in Lordaeron is different from that of Quel'Thalas at that time. The royal power of Lordaeron is much greater than that of the Sun King at that time. It should... not be necessary to do anything.
Is it this far?”
"Ha~" Sarlayan shook his head and chuckled: "Do you really think so? If it were really that simple, the current dispute between the Warring Faction and the Peace Faction would not have happened. Terenas would be able to say just that.
And decide."
"It's because you can't do it. As the agent of royal power, you need to find a delicate balance between promoting and utilizing and suppressing noble ministers."
"Do you really think this is easy?"
In the era of feudal dynasty,
What the king needs to do most is to balance the forces of all parties and firmly control the overall situation of the country while ensuring the balance of internal forces.
Terenas did very well when he was young, and he was worthy of his evaluation of his talents.
After the alliance won the second Orc War, Terenas, as the representative of the alliance host country, was obviously a little distracted.
All kinds of weird and saucy operations are endless, and a good hand of cards is beaten to pieces.
Coupled with the troubles he and Arthas had caused in recent years, the originally extremely stable royal power of the Menethil family has been shaken.
The nobles who had been suppressed by Terenas for decades began to make plans, hoping to enhance the status and authority of their respective families by weakening the royal power.
If Arthas, the successor chosen by Terenas, is wise enough, he should temporarily put aside external conflicts when the nobles try to take the lead, and try their best to clean up the internal affairs.
It's a pity that the young and energetic Arthas played a bad hand like his father during that precious period of prison because he was jealous from afar.
As one of the three parties involved in the jealousy incident, Sarlayan felt innocent. To a certain extent, he became Jaina's shield for rejecting Arthas.
Both are princesses of the human kingdom. Calia and Jaina have known each other since they were children. The two can even be regarded as best friends. She has seen the growth experience and changes in the relationship between Jaina and Arthas.
In the early years, when the human kingdoms gathered together to discuss the establishment of the Alliance, the kings of each country brought their children to Lordaeron.
At that time, Arthas didn't think about the relationship between men and women at all. Compared with Jaina and his sister Calia, he was more willing to spend time with Liam, Drake, Auriden and Varian and other princes who were visiting Lordaeron.
Play together.
Galin?
That guy has been a treasure hated by gods and ghosts since he was a child, and he is full of all five poisons at a young age.
During the time when I was a guest in the Royal City of Lordaeron,
The older Galin was living and drinking alone in the city.
Solas lost a lot of face in front of other kings.
Carefree childhood is short-lived,
When children truly open their minds and begin to understand the world, many troubles will come to them one after another.
Arthas and Jaina are the same age, but girls usually mature earlier than boys.
When Jaina entered adolescence and began to quietly select her Prince Charming, Arthas was still having fun while studying.
When Arthas finally entered the adolescence of young Muai and began to realize Jaina's charm, it was already too late.
Someone else has long lived in Jaina's heart, and this person is Sarlayan who often plays with little Jaina.
There is a saying that Sharlayan really had no evil intentions when playing with the young Jaina. At most, he wanted to use his personal relationship with Princess Jaina to get closer to Kul Tiras.
For teenagers and girls in adolescence, good looks are their primary requirement for a future partner, and they account for a very important proportion in mate selection.
In Jaina's mind, Sharlayan, who combines the softness of a high elf with the masculinity of a human (dragon), undoubtedly hit her strike zone.
The first impression was greatly enhanced, and after a long period of getting along with Sarlayan, I gradually came to understand and identify with him as a person.
As time went by while studying abroad in Quel'Thalas, Jaina, who gradually matured, became more and more certain that this person was her lifelong partner.
Competitor?
Regardless of men or women, outstanding talents will naturally attract a large number of bees and butterflies to chase them. Jaina does not think that having competitors snatching Sharlayan is a big problem.
The only thing that tangled her up was... among her competitors there were two sisters who had loved her very much since she was a child.
Valeera and Stellagosa.
After leaving Lordaeron, Jaina continued to exchange letters with Calia.
From the description in the letter from her best friend, it is obvious to Caliya, who was also a girl, that Gianna was indeed trapped and unable to extricate herself, and she had no intention of extricating herself.
Calia had a very good relationship with Alsace's siblings, and she had also silently felt sorry for Alsace who had not yet enlightened himself.
Regardless of Jaina's status as the princess of Kul Tiras, Calia also believes that Jaina, who has been in love since she was a child, is a perfect match for her handsome brother.
It's a pity... nature plays tricks on people.
In this day and age, engineering products like cameras have not yet become widespread.
Calia has never met Sarlayan in person, but has only seen Sarlayan's appearance through the portraits that Jaina secretly collected.
Although the portraits of the current era can be considered lifelike, they are still somewhat distorted and cannot perfectly show the style of real people.
After learning that Sarlayan had sneaked into the palace, 17-year-old Caliya's girlish love mind took over.
The first thing that came to her mind was not that Sarlayan came here for state affairs, but that she wanted to see with her own eyes what the half-elf who had fascinated Jaina looked like, and whether he really looked like what Jaina had boasted about in her letter.
So handsome.
However, what makes Caliya a little crazy is that Sarlayan has been in animal form since his appearance, either a raven or a cat.
She even maliciously wondered if this guy was deliberately trying to seduce her appetite.
Sarlayan really didn't have this idea. He kept the animal form just out of caution, so as not to cause unnecessary commotion if the maid who suddenly broke into the study discovered that there was a grown man in his princess's palace.
Sarlayan knew that the maids who could stay in Calia's palace were her confidants.
What he couldn't believe was a woman's tendency to gossip.
What if these palace maids were accidentally overheard by outsiders when they spread the news privately, and then spread it to Terenas' ears... That would really be a big trouble.
Sarlayan never expected that Princess Calia, who acted gentle and elegant, would actually consider so many things in her heart.
He was also trying hard to persuade Princess Calia to be wary of nobles belonging to the same lord and sect. She could take advantage of them, but she could not completely trust them.
[Xiao Sa is really bad, deliberately teaching and training Princess Calia in the methods of political struggle. 】
[That’s not true. Once Calia’s inherent ambition is stirred up, the originally undisputed inheritance rights of the Menethil royal family will be greatly affected. 】
[If you say it’s ambition...it’s better to say it’s a rebellious heart.]
[Adolescent girls tend to have awkward tempers. Terenas strictly guarded against letting her have contact with him, but Calia did the opposite. 】
[If you really want to say how ambitious she is, I don’t think she is. 】
[In any case, provoking Calia to strengthen ties with the Lord Peace Faction will indeed help further deepen the internal turmoil in Lordaeron and provide Quel'Thalas with more time for development. 】
[I’m afraid that the old man in Terenas will divert internal conflicts through external conflicts after being provoked...]