Jaina was a little confused at first when Duque called the king a jerk, but she was soon delighted. This meant that Duque finally did not treat her as an outsider.
Well, she just did not treat him as an outsider. Jaina still had a long way to go before she could become someone close to Duque, or even an official wife.
After asking a little, Jaina found out why Duque was so angry.
She did not know if she should praise Anastrian Sunstrider. This old bastard was indeed a super veteran politician who had lived for thousands of years. This great Sun King in the eyes of the Elves was also very good at playing politics.
Although the High Elves were all proud of themselves and had serious isolationism, this did not mean that the Elves were all idiots. On one hand, they had an irrational obsession and confidence in their newly built magic defense arrays. On the other hand, the psychological trauma caused by the last war still made their hearts ache.
Originally, in the second Battle of the Dark Portal, the Elves only burned the outer Long Song Forest.
In this life, the Elves suffered much more under the misfortune of fate. More than half of the Long Song Forest was burned by Orgrim, and they lost two battles. 300,000 soldiers and civilians died, and were even beaten to Silvermoon City. This was far more shocking to the Elves than the original history.
Because they did not want to be bullied by Terenas, Cuel Salas and Gilness took the opportunity to leave the Alliance while Deathwing was pretending to be the Lord of Presto. Also, because of the constant friction between Cuel Salas and Rotterdam in the past 10 years, the High Elves were very unhappy with the Alliance. So, after Duque returned and issued a warning, Cuel Salas did not have any intention of returning to the Alliance at all.
Okay, here came the problem.
The High Elves could be unhappy with the Alliance and ignore Terenas, but they did not dare to completely ignore Duque's warning. 14 years ago, Duque let Aurelia go back to Cuel Salas first to issue a warning, but no one was willing to listen. In the end, the Elves suffered a great loss.
As a result, the Sun King had a twisted mentality that he didn't want to come back and lick the Alliance's boots, but he was also afraid that something would happen.
Under the suggestion of his aides, Anastrian came up with an evil plan. He had the rangers who had been on good terms with Cirvanas in the past, the current ranger generals, write letters to Cirvanas, expressing their unease about the situation and the fear that Eversong Forest would once again be burned down.
As the saying goes, it's hard to leave one's homeland. After receiving letters from Rothelma Theron, Haduron Brightwing and the others, Sylvanas made a decision. She would temporarily return to Cuel Salas as an elf.
Duque had read the handwritten letter countless times. Every time he read it, Duque would get angry.
"Duque, I'm very happy to hear that you're alive. How are Big Sister and Third Sister? They should be fine, otherwise you would have informed me and Lilas. Thank you for taking us away from Cuel Salas, so that we don't have to deal with those bastards of the Silver Moon Council anymore. In these 10 years, Illucia and the others have been very good to me and Lilas, and I've been living a good life. "
Then came the twist.
"However, when I heard that Cuel Salas was once again in danger, I suddenly found that I couldn't control myself. The Elven Forest is good, but the trees here are too short. They will never grow as tall as the trees in Eversong Forest. Even if they are as tall, it will not be my Eversong Forest. The 2000 years I spent in Eversong Forest left an indelible mark in my soul. If I were to see the Eversong Forest destroyed again and do nothing, I would never forgive myself. "
Reading this, Duque was already depressed. Ten years was too short for a High Elf who had a lifespan of thousands of years. Moreover, he, Aurelia, and Sasha were not around, and Sylvanas had no sense of belonging to the Elven Forest.
"Please forgive my willfulness. I decided to go back on my own, and it has nothing to do with Sun King or my friends. Since Big Sister could become a hero in the Troll War and be worshipped by the world, I definitely should not lose to her. If the Eversong Forest is invaded again, I will either return as a heroine who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Big Sister, or let me die in my favorite forest. "
Duque also showed this letter to Jaina.
Duque was silent. He began to understand why Sylvanas in history would fight to the death in Eversong Forest. She first completely angered Arthas, and was killed. Then, she became a Banshee of Death, and finally became the Forgotten Queen.
First, the desire to protect her home and country strongly dominated her will.
Second, the competitive and rebellious heart made her decide to fight to the death.
After all, in the original history, Big Sister happened to go missing in the Outland, and Third Sister was delayed in the Dalajan because of something important.
After reading the letter, Jaina sighed. "Lady Sylvanas has always had a personality and a mind of her own. She is not the kind of person who can be persuaded to come back! Moreover, we are in no position to persuade her to come back. However, she doesn't need to join the Alliance, but wants the Alliance to be Cuel Salas's backup. Sun King is quite shrewd. "
This was the ruthlessness of the Sun King.
The old fox, Anastrian, knew the relationship between Duque and Aurelia, but still sent Sylvanas to the southernmost frontline of the Eversong Forest with great fanfare. If Duque was unwilling to rescue Cuel Salas and let Sylvanas die in battle, then Duque's harem would definitely be on fire, and it would be the two biggest fires!
On the other hand, if Duque sent an army, then the High Elves could be said to be able to attack and retreat as they pleased.
If the Calamity Army could not break in, then the High Elves could stay in the safety of the magic array and brag about how awesome their magic array was. Then, even if the 200,000 Alliance troops stayed on the sea and had nothing to eat, the High Elves would not have to pay a single copper coin for military expenses or owe any favors. They did not ask the Alliance to come, and the High Elves did not belong to the Alliance. If they dared to come in, it would be trespassing on the territory of the Cuel Salas.
If the Calamity Army was really that powerful and broke the new magic array of the High Elves, then they could still call for help at the critical moment!
And they would be on call at any time.
The sister-in-law of the commander of the Alliance is still in our hands. Are you coming to rescue her?
Duque looked at Jaina's bright face. He was asking for Jaina's opinion.
Jaina took a deep breath. She knew that it was time to test him again. "If Cuel Salas is unwilling to sign the harsh treaty and join the Alliance again, then we will only save Lady Sylvanas."
Duque's eyes sharpened, and his pupils constricted. Unknowingly, his lips were already bleeding from biting.
As expected … it still has to be like this?
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