The room, which is as white as jade, is full of beautifully shaped utensils.

Kael'thas rested quietly with one hand on his face.

"Your Highness, Your Highness"

A soft voice drove his sleepiness away, and Kael'thas slowly opened his eyes and lowered his hand.

"Is it time?"

He asked, looking back at Sylvanas.

"Yes, Your Highness, the afternoon meeting is about to begin."

Sylvanas, accustomed to the title 'Your Highness,' replied with a salute to Kael'thas.

The place where they are now located is the royal palace of Lordaeron, which has been specially arranged for the accommodation of distinguished guests.

The war was over, and most of the High Elves followed Solanlian back to Quel'Thalas with joy, but Kael'thas had other things to do.

He had to attend various post-war meetings and discussions of the Alliance, so he postponed his return to China.

The distribution of interests, the problems of Alterac and Gilness, many, many meetings, a few short days, and a lot of exhaustion.

Still, he stood up and bred himself up for this afternoon's meeting.

It was the last meeting, the most important meeting, and the one that Kael'thas had been waiting for: the handling of the orcs.

He led Sylvanas and Lotherma through the high corridors.

Below, the festive streets of Lordaeron are dotted with red ribbons.

"How many days are they going to sing?"

Kael'thas laughed as he walked as he looked at the bustling city below.

At the end of the war, it may be these people at the bottom who feel it the most.

They no longer have to worry about the safety of their loved ones, their families on the expedition, or even the increased taxes to support the war.

Two rows of soldiers saluted Kael'thas respectfully, and they soon made their way to Lordaeron's Rotunda Chamber.

"Good afternoon."

Kael'thas entered the central circular table, greeted Lord Folstad, and sat down on the bench beside him.

Lotherma and Sylvanas stood side by side behind him.

"How about a lunch break?"

Lord Vorstad asked, turning to Kael'thas and asked.

"Not bad."

Kael'thas replied simply, and then noticed that the men of Terenus had entered and had not spoken again.

Once everyone was seated, the meeting began.

"I propose to wipe out these orc captives once and for all."

After a period of more moderate discussions, Tulayan made his comments.

The current position of the 'Commander of the Alliance' at the back of the ring also indicates the awkwardness of his position.

All the kings occupied the throne, and Tulayan was able to barely enter the council by virtue of his merits.

"I'm for it!"

"Yes!!"

Tulayan's proposal was immediately approved by many people, and on the periphery of the council chamber, nobles from various countries clamored for support.

"Quiet."

Terenus spoke coldly, and the entire council chamber fell silent for an instant.

This king still has the highest prestige and strength.

"Elimination is a proposal, is there anything else?"

Terenus continued to ask.

But oddly enough, he turned his attention to Kael'thas.

[Do you want me to say? 】

Kael'thas was slightly stunned, but he remained silent.

He knew Terenus's decision, and knew that it was not appropriate to speak from a race other than humans.

After all, the handling of orcs is almost always what happens on human soil.

Later, several proposals were spoken, and some people thought that the orcs should be released.

And surprisingly, the idea of containing orcs as tools was not made by any king.

After several hours of discussion, Terenus finally spoke.

"Well, now the main points of opinion are divided into three: free, slavery, and total extermination."

"We can start voting."

In fact, to put it mildly, these three opinions are just that, and the previous hours can be said to be useless.

"I'll vote for annihilation."

Tulayan made the decision first.

The others looked at him, but without saying a word, turned their gaze to Terenus, waiting for his decision.

"I don't think it's appropriate to destroy or release, we should build a shelter and let these orcs work for us."

Terenus said so.

But the others did not speak.

"Your Highness Kael'thas, what's your opinion?"

Terenus looked at Kael'thas.

“”

Kael'thas frowned, then turned to Varian, who was sitting next to Terenus:

"I haven't made a decision yet, I want to see His Majesty's opinion first."

His words took Varian, the young king who had just restored the kingdom of Stormwind, by surprise.

“”

"I'm in favor of servitude."

Varian glanced at Terenus, then spoke up.

Kael'thas suddenly admired him.

After learning of Lothar's death, the young king's eyes were red for days, and it was impossible for him not to hate the orcs.

However, he still chose Terenus's judgment and decided to let the orcs live.

"Then I am also in favor of servitude."

Kael'thas made his decision.

Lord Vorstad glanced at Kael'thas and said with a smile:

"I'm just like His Highness Kael'thas."

“”

Hearing the words of the Hammer Dwarven Lord, King Solas frowned:

"I'm just like His Highness Kael'thas too."

Perhaps due to the desire to deepen his bond with the High Elves, Solas immediately made the same decision as the Hammer Dwarves.

In a short period of time, 5 leaders made the same choice, and the result became unambiguous.

Tulayan seemed to have some regrets, but he couldn't turn the tables in the end.

The meeting continued after the decision was made on containment, which was so costly that several human leaders began to argue.

But these are of little use to other races, because orcs are governed by humans.

As a member of the Silver Moon Council, Kael'thas has the power to make decisions that are within his reach of the Coalition's offer to the High Elves.

He agreed.

Kael'thas still had the resources of the trolls in his hands, and he could afford to accept these requests for assistance, even if he could not get Anastarian's full consent.

After the meeting, Kael'thas left the council chamber with the two female elves.

The next few days were a quarrel between the human kings, and he was free from it.

However, during the appearance, a human noblewoman seems to have accidentally fallen out of the crowd in order to get a closer look at the three elves of Kael'thas.

"Are you alright?"

Kael'thas held out his hand with a smile that didn't warm it, and pulled the lady up.

He was a very polite elf, but he did this more because the noblewoman gave him a very familiar feeling.

"You give me a very familiar feeling."

"Please be careful."

Kael'thas smiled at the noblewoman, then bowed and walked away.

Therefore, he did not notice that this noble lady was looking at him with very complicated eyes.

"Her Royal Highness."

Guards squeezed out of the crowd and saluted nervously.

This human noblewoman was none other than the queen of Lordaeron, the mother of Kalia.

In the previous meetings, the human noblewoman had not met Kael'thas due to Kalia.

To this day, she misses her daughter in Alterac and comes to the council chamber on a whim to meet the elven prince.

If she hadn't seen her this time, she might never know what kind of person that daughter fell in love with

But after seeing it, she suddenly regretted it

The queen of Lordaeron returned to her room and did not appear for the whole night.

It wasn't until Terenus noticed something strange and returned to the dormitory that he found the queen with red eyes.

"He's not like any other High Elf."

"I can see that in his eyes, there is no discrimination against human beings."

The queen sobbed in a low voice:

"Kalia is right."

"She should grasp this happiness."

She spoke in a fragile voice, causing Terenus to hug her shoulders in distress.

"It's not too late, is it?"

He comforted his wife in this way.

"However, I hurt her, she was a child, and I hurt her."

"I'm not a good mother."

The queen shook her head, still crying:

"Did you see that? That child, she had many, many scars on her body, and that was my fault. ”

"I should have taken good care of her"

She regretted it, regretted her ruthlessness back then, and regretted that she destroyed her daughter's youth with her inherent concepts.

When Kalia needed help the most, it was she who let go of her hand and let the child live in the fight all the time.

The queen felt that Kalia would feel pain and give up

But in the end, the princess became the pride of the kingdom alone, a powerful and righteous paladin.

"No, it's not too late"

Terenus smiled, then faced her, staring over:

"You can apologize to her and she will forgive you."

"Then, together we can help this child."

Terenus's eyes flashed with anticipation for the future:

"Kalia will succeed in marrying the elven prince, and I can tell that he likes Kalia too."

The queen looked up at Terenus blankly.

"Whether you're true or not"

"But you're right, I should help Kalia."

Her eyes were red, but she suddenly burst into tears and laughed:

"Whatever she does, I'll help her."

Her mind was already spinning in circles, and she knew what to do first.

Just like she misunderstood Kalia in the first place, the queen needs to first change the image of the elven prince in the hearts of the people.

Her daughter's love must be recognized and supported by the people in advance.

this night.

The queen of Lordaeron made some decisions for the sake of her daughter, and these decisions were played by fate to no avail.

But it is true that these are the things that, after the passage of time, make the people let go.

'The queen is lonely, and she wants to bind herself all her life because of the people. ’

'But she didn't become King Arthur'

Because the people want her to be happy. ’

(To be continued)