121 Peace Treaty
"I personally regret the death of your Majesty the Queen. Linya thought for a moment, considered her words and said. "Maybe it's the best for herself, for everyone. "Indeed, Fairrell's death is the best for the current situation, the dark elves don't have to resist any longer, the wood elves can speed up the process of victory in the war, and she herself can escape the final judgment.
The messenger of the dark elves did not speak, but only nodded and let out a long sigh. After a long while, seeing that everyone was silent, he had to continue with some embarrassment: "Yes, we also admit it. Our third condition is...... After all, Her Majesty Fairrael was once the queen of the entire Elven Kingdom, and since Svatalfa no longer exists, our idea is that we hope to bury her with the etiquette of the Queen of the Kingdom of Lejosharfa. β
The terrifyingly quiet council chamber was even quieter, and countless angry eyes seemed to melt the guy in the audience. Linya now finally understood where the Wood Elves' anger was coming from. Their previous conditions may not have been excessive, but this last one really made the Wood Elves a little annoyed. What kind of fellow was Philrell? The sins she had committed against the forest were beyond words, and how many elves she had killed had been, how could such a heinous creature allow her to defile the sacred Lake of Imina?
"Get out!" a councillor who was carried away by anger jumped up and shouted, like a lit flame, and countless angry denunciations poured out together, and even such a noble and intelligent elf clan seemed to have lost their calm reason and proper elegance at this moment. "He's here to mock us!" "Such conditions are absolutely unacceptable!" "They have no sincerity!" "It would be the greatest mercy not to break Fairre's body into ten thousand pieces!"
Linya now fully understood the real reason for the Wood Elves' anger, but it was strange why the Dark Elves would make such a condition that would obviously provoke each other. "Well, guys, we know your conditions. However, I am afraid that the decision will have to be decided through the discussion of the parliamentary assembly. When the results are available, I would like you to come and report them, but please leave for now. Linya was really worried about their safety, and hurriedly urged the people to leave.
"Your Highness, you have heard it, and I am afraid that they are not sincere. After the Dark Elf Emissary left, Sesha still said to Linya with a gloomy face. Linya could only nod, but she seemed to have a sudden flash of inspiration for something, the dark elves were undoubtedly killing themselves by doing this, but why did they do this?
"They must be trying to stall for time!" someone shouted. "They want to wait for the army of treants to fall back into a slumber before they launch a counterattack!"
But if it's delaying, you shouldn't provoke the Wood Elves. Linya suddenly understood something, and waved her hand to signal everyone to be quiet. "Sister Sesa, some questions have suddenly occurred to me, maybe you can think about how to answer them. β
"If you and I are both dark elves now, what are you most afraid of in the current situation? After all, the two races have been divided for hundreds of years, and this gap must not be able to be broken in a short period of time, right? We can't trust the dark elves, so why aren't the dark elves afraid of us? I understand everyone's feelings. In other words, I am an elf, and I would hate all the evil deeds of Fairrell. But the dark elves are deliberately using her to provoke us at this time, and I am afraid that it is an ulterior motive. Linya's train of thought was completely clear.
"What is it?" Sesa hurriedly asked, even though she had different opinions about Linya's thoughts, she didn't dare to have any dissatisfaction.
"What they're afraid of is what we're going to do to them. So before deciding whether to escape the Twilight Forest or stay and become citizens of Lejosharfa, they need to understand our attitude towards them. And what we will do with the dead Philrell may be a good weather vane for them. Sister Cesa, I have a question for you and everyone. β
"Please, Your Highness. Cesa seemed to understand something, too.
"What I want to know is what Lejosharfa intends to do with the dark elves of Svatalfar, and whether your mental instinct is to conquer or recover the forest to the west? Yes. What I want to know is what people think in their subconscious. Linya's expression became extremely serious.
Cesha shuddered suddenly.
"Do you still regard the Dark Elves as your own kindred, or have you already become aliens and enemies, so the Dark Elves must also make a careful choice between leaving or staying before figuring this out. And whether the elves will slowly reunite or permanently split after being divided for hundreds of years will be an important choice in front of you. β
"Actually...... It's all my personal thoughts. I will not interfere in the internal affairs of your elves. But I can give you a little bit of my personal advice. That's what another great man said: unite all the forces that can be united. It is believed that even if there are still some dark elves with secret ghosts, as long as the majority of the elves are united with trust and peace, any conspiracy is not to be feared. The dead remember the past, and the living are the most important!"
"Ah............h I see......"
The next morning, the Dark Elves' emissaries were once again invited to the council hall of Evomo, and the members of the Wood Elves Council were already waiting solemnly. The crowd was very quiet, and their expressions were extremely serious.
"Emissaries from Svatalfa, I reply to you in the name of Queen Lejosharfa. After discussion in our Council, we have made the following final conditions for a final reply, which you can bring back to the Parliament of Swatalfa for discussion on whether or not to accept them. Sesa's tone was serious and heavy.
"First, we demand that all political organizations, national parliaments, legal systems and military establishments in the Kingdom of Swatalfa be completely eliminated. β
This was obviously the most basic condition, and the Dark Elf Emissary nodded immediately.
"Second, we demand that all Svatalfa troops be disarmed. We will send security teams to take over security and policing in all cities as soon as possible. Of course, we can also accept Dark Elf soldiers who are willing to join the army. However, the original establishment must be dissolved. β
Obviously, this is also one of the most basic conditions, and the dark elves will not be able to have their own independent army.
"We promise that all the dark elves, as long as they voluntarily stay and join the Lejoshar law, will regain full equality with the wood elves in their civil rights, including personal liberty, property ownership, legal, economic and political rights, as well as freedom of religious belief and the right to go to Imina at any time to worship the Mother Goddess of KerrΓ‘n, etc., without any discrimination. But there is one thing that must be stated - no dark elves are allowed to have any contact with the demons. Cesha continued.
The dark elves' eyes lit up. Some of the conditions have apparently been relaxed to them.
"Fourth, we promise that you can retain the original local city councils to a limited extent, and you can also retain some of the autonomy of local cities to a limited extent. Of course, the premise is that we will send parliamentarians and administrators to assist in the management. I hope you understand. In addition, we have decided to move the capital from Evomo to Hill City, which is closer to the central region of the Twilight Forest, when the time comes. β
Sesa's words gave the dark elves a sense of whether they had misheard. The Dark Elves can only survive by surrendering unconditionally, but the Wood Elves allow them to retain some autonomy!
"Fifth, we must make a point. Queen Fairrell was indeed the queen of our entire elven kingdom, but she did commit unforgivable crimes later, including mutilating elves, corrupting forests, colluding with foreign enemies to provoke civil wars, and betraying the homeland. But now that she's dead, we can stop thinking about this great moment for the elves to start a new era. But she is also not entitled to be buried on the shores of the sacred Lake Imina to defile the Holy Land. Therefore, we finally decided that we could promise to bury her in the city of Kaidos, the hometown of her birth, with the courtesy of the Queen. You guys can think about it. At the same time, we would like to add that we can all be pardoned for the crimes committed by the dark elves following Philrell before the peace treaty was signed. But for new crimes committed in the future, we will also double the punishment. β
The Dark Elves can now be sure that their ears have heard correctly. "This ...... Are these conditions true?" the messenger still couldn't believe himself. "Your Highness Gaisha, are these conditions true?"
Linya nodded. Sesha said coldly, "Don't worry. These conditions have been given only after Her Highness Gaisha has inspired us with her supreme wisdom. Do not try to doubt the kindness and kindness of Her Highness the Goddess!"
"I can give you a guarantee for Her Majesty Queen Cesa's promise, if you believe me. If the Wood Elves break the contract, I am willing to administer justice for you. This is a great opportunity for the entire elven race, an opportunity for racial unity and fraternity. The elves have shed enough blood, and peace is what everyone needs, don't you think? I believe that the elves are originally a peace-loving race, aren't they?" Linya said in a sincere tone, "For these conditions, the wood elves have also paid great courage and sincerity, please think about it carefully." β
"No, no. Of course we believe in you, Great Highness Gaisha. Without thinking about it, we can sign this peace treaty now. As you say, the blood of the elves has been shed enough, and it's time to put an end to this. The messenger wept with joy that all these conditions had long exceeded the limits of the imagination of the Svatalfa Council, and there was no need to discuss them at all. (The first URL of the full chapter version of this article: https://book./info/3681543)