This was a grand celebration banquet, and there were at least a thousand guests present.
However, there were not many people around Duque.
Due to the fact that the army had been forced to retreat with a single flag, the local nobles who did not know the truth did not know who was responsible for the elves' ridiculous reversal of victory. Moreover, Duque's background was too great. He was the deputy commander of the Alliance, and all of his subordinates were kings. In theory, after Cuel Salas joined, the Wizards would be provided to Duque.
In the end, those who dared to show their faces in front of Duque were at least local lords or councilors.
Duque dealt with them with a formal smile.
However, Duque could instinctively feel the contempt in their bones. At first, one or two of them could be said to be misunderstandings, but towards the end, even Kael 'thas, who was by Duque's side, did not look too good. This was because more than one councilor could not help but use their spiritual force to test Duque. They seemed to want to know how Duque, with his weak strength as a Morning Star Wizard, was able to become the deputy commander of the Alliance.
One had to know that unless the elven Wizard Chen Xing was of noble birth and had sufficient seniority, he would not even be able to become a councilor in the Silvermoon Council.
Every person who made a move had their claws chopped off by Duque.
It was like rock-paper-scissors. No matter what form of spiritual force you used, Duque could find a way to counter it in less than a tenth of a second.
Only then did they start to look seriously at Duque, who was too young from the perspective of humans and elves.
Duque's focus was on Aurelia.
With the help of the system elf's voice filter and amplification, Duque could hear what the elves around Aurelia were saying.
"Niece Aurelia! I heard that you're going to serve that human lord. Are you going to get a title? Have you decided where your fief is? "
"Sister Aurelia, are you going to marry the deputy commander of the Alliance? I'm so jealous of you … "
After listening for a while, Duque finally understood. This was a group of middle and low-level elven nobles, and they were somewhat related to the Windrunner family.
He was different from those high and mighty upper-class nobles who flaunted themselves at their own cost. The nobles with fiefs in the southern part of the Long Song Forest suffered the most this time.
The forest, which had not changed for thousands of years, was burned down, and a large number of people were killed. It seemed that the royal family and the parliament members, who had also suffered heavy losses, did not intend to support these poor people. The bitter days ahead were predictable.
Cuel Salas was also situated in an awkward location. It occupied the northernmost part of the continent, and bordered the continent's most powerful human kingdom, Lordaeron, in the south.
There was no room for expansion at all.
If they couldn't survive, the hearts of the people would naturally change. They tried their luck and came to Alleria to find out what was going on.
Aurelia was embarrassed. In fact, it was only a few days ago that she decided to follow Duque. She didn't know what position she would get after the so-called transfer, and whether she would get a title or not. Of course, she knew that Duque would not give them the cold shoulder. It was just that she was too busy these days, and that thing happened …
Seeing Aurelia stunned, the expressions of these relatives were different: some were curious, some were expectant, some were smirking, some were perfunctory, some were meaningful … Most of them were pessimistic.
In the human world, there had never been a precedent of giving a title to a foreign race.
They should be tricked into selling their lives for the humans, right?
At this time, Duque came over. When he was still a dozen steps away, Duque said with a smile: "Oh, my Countess, you are here!"
Countess?
This distinguished title belonged to Aurelia?
No matter what country, a person who could get to the rank of Countess could never be called a small noble.
At this time, a female elf asked half-jokingly: "Honorable Grand Duke Marcus, Aurelia is our Windrunner Family's most beautiful and powerful Ranger General, you can't look down on her. Don't tell us that Aurelia can't even get a piece of land. "
"How is that possible! Aurelia is the most important person to me. " Duque did not hesitate. In front of these long-eared elves, he took out a certificate of land. On it was an autograph of King Laing and the royal family's fire seal.
Seeing that Duque's theoretical fief was so huge, all the elves were shocked.
"Well, as you wish. By the way, let me tell you, my Countess of East Elven Forest fief is here." Duque gently held Aurelia's hand with his left hand and circled the map with his right.
This circle did not scare the elves to death.
According to the map, this was already a forest of more than a thousand square kilometers. How was this a Countess fief? Calling it a Duke's fief was too big.
Aurelia actually became a real Duke of a human kingdom?
This news was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples. If they did not know that the old territories of Stormwind were still in a state of collapse, the elves would probably be in an uproar.
However, this was also hope!
Duque came quietly and left quietly, leaving behind a group of even more eager Windrunner relatives.
Late at night, after the banquet ended, Duque returned to the State Guesthouse, only to find Gavinrad stammering and scampering away near the door of the room.
This could only mean one thing, Aurelia was here.
The melodious sound of a harp came from the room. The Ranger and the harp were the best combination. God had blessed them with the most flexible fingers, and the superb fingering required to pluck the strings was as easy as eating and drinking.
However, it was different from any song that Duque had heard before. The sound of the harp in the night was indeed melodious and delicate, but it seemed to be narrating an endless sad story.
"Aurelia, what happened?"
Putting down the harp, Aurelia walked lightly to Duque and hugged Duque. Duque could clearly feel the rapidly expanding wetness on his shoulder.
"My parents died in battle."
It was a light sentence, but it was like a bolt from the blue to Duque. According to Duque's memories of Aurelia's history, the one who should have died in battle was her youngest brother, Riras. Now that Lilas was fine, Duque had confirmed it repeatedly before the banquet. Who knew that it was her parents who had sacrificed themselves?
"Didn't I repeatedly tell you to evacuate your relatives?" Duque's body trembled along with Aurelia's.
"Yes, they actually arrived at Silvermoon City a long time ago, but they went back without us knowing. As a Ranger Lord … "Aurelia choked." I know that this is their responsibility and their honor, but I … But I can't control myself … Tonight, I feel so uncomfortable that I'm going crazy, but I have no choice but to pretend to be the most dignified and noble. I have to put on a smile to face all the guests and deal with the distant relatives who can't live on anymore … "
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