Thinking like this, Xia Duo had already ordered his servants to invite Tara, and he himself went off the terrace and went to the atrium on the first floor to greet him. After a while, he saw Tara, whom he had not seen for more than a year.
just.
This scene alone made Sha Duo sigh, recalling the high-spirited demeanor that the other party involuntarily showed when he came to Northland to watch the ceremony in Everesca as an envoy from the southern country.
Looking now, the other party actually looked a bit old. When their eyes met, Xia Duo saw a hint of cowardice and humility in Fang's eyes.
Perhaps the changes during this period really dealt a huge blow to the other party.
They had obviously met, but Tarafu just moved his lips and could not utter a single syllable. Seeing this, Xia Duo sighed again, then took a few steps forward, grabbed the other person's arm, and took him to the terrace on the third floor.
I didn’t forget to complain on the way:
"Why did you come so late, Tarafu? Didn't you agree to wait for me at the border before? I will punish you by personally being my tour guide in the next few days and introducing this seaside city to me!"
Although Xia Duo said these words in a complaining and complaining tone, he had no intention of punishing the other party. It was just to lighten the atmosphere because he saw that the other party was pitiful.
In fact, since the two sides didn't have much friendship, he didn't need to do this at all.
As the other party involved, Tarafu could naturally sense Xia Duo's kindness, but the pride in his heart that had not yet been completely defeated prevented him from saying anything too affectionate.
They just expressed gratitude with their eyes, and then the two of them arrived at the terrace. Perhaps because of the sight of the vast sea outside, or perhaps because of Xia Duo's attitude, Tarafu's recent uneasy mood finally calmed down a lot.
"Lord Shado, I think you probably already know what happened in my family's territory. Although it is a bit presumptuous to say this, I really have no other choice. If possible, please ask Lord Shado to help the Mairead family!
"
It was indeed a bit presumptuous! Although Xia Duo had already anticipated Tarafu's intention, he still felt a little unhappy when the other party actually made such a request.
"Prince Talaf, I have just come to Calimshan, and I have only heard a little about the Elf Prince. I know nothing about the inside story. Your request is really difficult for me."
Shado called the other party "prince", which was a very obvious reminder, and then he added one more sentence, "Besides, as an outsider, how can I change the decision of Calimshan, a big country!
"
"Lord Shado, the assassination of the Elf Prince is definitely a conspiracy, not only against the Mairead family, but also against Calimshan!"
When this matter was mentioned, Tarafu immediately became excited and tried his best to explain to Sha Duo——
"Calimshan is currently at war with Sanata and Zhamdas. Under such circumstances, what reason do we have to assassinate the prince who came to Calimshan as a messenger from Katemir!
"I believe it's not just me, there must be more knowledgeable people in the country who can see this. It's just because of Katemir's tough attitude that the great Sir Pasha had to temporarily avoid the Mairead family.
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"Lord Shado helps the Mairead family, which is actually equivalent to helping Calimshan. As long as he can avoid the war with Katemir, Lord Shado will not only win the respect and friendship of the Mairead family, but also gain the friendship of Calimshan.
!”
Taraf's reasons are very good, but as he said, behind all this is a huge conspiracy that drags Calimshan into a situation where everyone is the enemy of the world. Then the planner of this conspiracy will definitely not be able to let this conspiracy be easily
Dissolve.
If Shado doesn't agree to the other party, at most he will lose an opportunity to gain Calimshan's friendship. Now he still has room for choice; but if he agrees, he will inevitably be involved in this conspiracy, and then he will have no choice but to do so!
Even in the most extreme case, the assassinated Elf Prince may have been photographed and sent to death by Katemir in order to take the opportunity to eliminate Calimshan.
Of course, this possibility is very small. Although Shado has never been to Katemere, he knows something about the ancient country that survived the Crown War, whether in the main plane or the projection plane.
Similar to the elves in the northern countries who suffered the scourge of Arivanda, Ketmere is also extremely averse to war.
As far as he knew, there had been a long time in the past when Katemere and Shanata (the dwarf kingdom) were allies and fought against Calimshan together.
Until the two princes died in a disaster caused by the dwarves, the two countries did not turn against each other, but only dissolved the alliance.
Around that time, Ketmere's foreign policy became more conservative, and Sanata was gradually falling behind in the confrontation with Calishan.
Of course, the war between Calimshan and Sanata is not actually about territory. To be honest, even if Sanata has territory on the surface, most of it is mountainous and is not suitable for human habitation at all.
The real reason is very similar to today. Prince Sir Pasha of Calimshan was killed by the dwarves. This is different from ordinary pasha princes like Taraf. Prince Sir Pasha almost represents
The face of Calimshan as a country.
Being killed by a dwarf was naturally impossible to understand easily, which triggered a state of on-and-off war between the two countries that lasted for more than two thousand years.
This past was told to him by Fadila on the way to Calinshan. Shado did not think that Fadila had any need to lie, or that even if he lied, the lies of the past two thousand years would have come true.
So in a sense, Tarafu's judgment is well-founded and quite sufficient, because in the past few thousand years, almost all the wars in the southern land can be traced back to the murder of a prince of a certain king.
So what about now?
Does the killing of Prince Katemere mean an inevitable war?
A sage from Xia Duo's hometown has long said, "A lord cannot be angry and raise an army, and a general cannot be angry and go to war." However, in reality, a hero like Liu Bei cannot help but raise an army in anger.
Even if future generations are so careful, there are still many people who will take action because of a little quarrel. Once emotions dominate thinking, eight cows will be pulled back to make up for it.
Even if in the past history, the killing of Prince Katemir did not trigger a war between the elves and the dwarves, you can't just bully the elves to talk easily. Maybe this time the psychological threshold for Katemir to start a war will be reached!
To be honest, if he hadn't known that Talaf's request for help was probably from the Grand Consul of Calimshan or the Great Emperor, Shado would probably have refused to see him after weighing the pros and cons.
Although the two of them have some friendship, they would not let him take such a big risk for each other.
Only the Great Emperor of Calimshan or the Great Consul could have such dignity, so Shado did not consider too many gains and losses for the time being, or in other words, after Calimshan was included in the calculation, it was already difficult to distinguish the gains and losses.