First Love

"Are you Arthas's friend, you handsome little fellow?" Calia Menethil did not blame either of them. Instead, she beckoned Arthas and Tyrel over. After a brief flash of surprise upon seeing that Tyrel Sunstrider was a High Elf, she paid it no mind and gently stroked Tyrel Sunstrider's golden hair as she spoke.

Before this, only Ranger-General Sylvanas Windrunner of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, a member of the opposite sex, had ever treated Tyrel Sunstrider with such intimacy—and only after the two had become very familiar with each other. Moreover, Tyrel Sunstrider regarded Ranger-General Sylvanas Windrunner entirely as an elder sister and mentor, treating her with respect.

Calia Menethil, Arthas Menethil's sister, was different. He was not familiar with Calia Menethil, and he had never encountered anything so sudden in the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas. Shyly lowering his head, his downward gaze happened to land on Calia Menethil's exceptionally ample chest.

What was more, a large expanse of Calia Menethil's snowy-white cleavage was exposed. A rush of heat surged straight into young Tyrel Sunstrider's head, and the tip of his nose suddenly felt warm.

Though Tyrel Sunstrider was young, he knew that if anything happened now, he would be utterly humiliated—not to mention disgracing the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas in the Kingdom of Lordaeron.

So he decisively used the Ice Magic that his mentor Vortale had taught him on himself, forcibly calming himself down.

Seeing Tyrel Sunstrider so shy and adorable, Calia Menethil, the Grand Princess of Lordaeron, suddenly wrapped him in an embrace. Caught completely off guard, Tyrel Sunstrider's face ended up buried right in that snowy-white expanse.

"Ah, you're so adorable. You're much cuter than Arthas," Calia Menethil said as she held Tyrel Sunstrider.

Unable to breathe, Tyrel Sunstrider instinctively moved his head, only to feel that softness. It was really...

It was Archmage Modra beside them who could no longer bear to watch. She hurriedly coughed, reminding Calia Menethil, the Grand Princess of Lordaeron, to mind her manners.

Arthas Menethil was not at all surprised by his sister Calia Menethil's behavior. On the contrary, he wore an expression that said he had expected this all along. Only after Tyrel Sunstrider was released did he introduce him. "Sister, this is Prince Tyrel Sunstrider of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, the little prince I told you about. We ran into each other at the Wishing Well in Dalaran today. Prince Kael'thas happened to have something to do, so I brought Tyrel here."

"No wonder. So you're the younger brother of Archmage Kael'thas. The younger brother of Dalaran's Number One Handsome Man is indeed very handsome as well." After learning Tyrel Sunstrider's identity, Calia Menethil did not restrain herself in the slightest. She even reached out and pinched Tyrel Sunstrider's cheek.

Archmage Modra beside them did not know whether to laugh or cry. Who could have imagined that Calia Menethil, the Grand Princess of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, had such a personality in private?

"I've always worried that, because of Arthas's status, it would be difficult for him to make friends. But now that he has you, little Tyrel, I can rest easy. I hope you and Arthas get along well."

As a prince of a kingdom, even if companions had been deliberately arranged for him since childhood, the gap in status still created an invisible barrier between them. That was the difference between ruler and subject.

But Tyrel Sunstrider and Arthas Menethil were equals. Both were princes of their respective kingdoms. Though they were of different races, that did not matter.

That day, Tyrel Sunstrider stayed at the temporary residence of the Menethil Siblings until very late before returning. Calia Menethil even invited Tyrel Sunstrider to stay the night.

When Tyrel Sunstrider returned to Kael'thas Sunstrider's Mage Tower, a smile still lingered on his lips. He had gotten along extremely well with the Menethil Siblings. It could be said that they were his first friends from another race besides the High Elves.

Kael'thas Sunstrider, dressed in Dalaran's blue mage robes, naturally noticed the smile on his younger brother Tyrel Sunstrider's face and teased, "Tyrel, it seems you got along quite well with Arthas."

"Yes, Brother. I also met Grand Princess Calia. They're both very good people." Tyrel Sunstrider told his brother Kael'thas Sunstrider everything that had happened that day.

Just as Tyrel Sunstrider finished recounting it and was reminiscing, Kael'thas Sunstrider suddenly asked, "Tyrel, what do you think of human girls?"

"Ah?... They're... they're quite nice." Tyrel Sunstrider was caught off guard. He instantly recalled being embraced by Calia Menethil, his face buried in that snowy-white expanse, and his face immediately turned crimson.

Preoccupied with his own thoughts, Kael'thas Sunstrider did not notice Tyrel Sunstrider's crimson face. Instead, he gazed out the window and murmured, "Jaina..."

The two High Elf princes of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas were each thinking of a human girl at that moment. If Sun King Anasterian Sunstrider learned of it, who knew what he would think.

"Oh, right, Tyrel. You still seem to lack a Mage to accompany you. I happen to have someone in mind. With her around, it will be much more convenient for us to keep in touch." Kael'thas Sunstrider suddenly remembered that his younger brother Tyrel Sunstrider had a tactician, a ranger, and a rogue at his side, but no Mage, so he decided to recommend someone.

Although Magister Dath'Remar Sunstrider was assisting Tyrel Sunstrider in governing Dalsom, he was, after all, a member of the Silvermoon Council and could not remain by Tyrel Sunstrider's side for long.

Thinking this over, Tyrel Sunstrider nodded. Kael'thas Sunstrider was an Archmage in Dalaran, so this High Elf Mage must be in Dalaran as well.

Early the next morning, Tyrel Sunstrider met the Mage his brother Kael'thas Sunstrider had recommended.

She was a female High Elf in blue mage robes. Her eyes held a trace of pride as she curiously scrutinized Tyrel Sunstrider, showing none of the restraint one would expect upon meeting a little prince.

"Prince Tyrel, I am Luminas Sunmark. From this day forward, I will be your personal adviser."

From the Ice Element emanating from the staff on Luminas Sunmark's back, Tyrel Sunstrider determined that she was an Ice Mage.

"It is my honor, Luminas."

Having a powerful Mage accompany him would provide many conveniences, such as opening portals, Conjure Food, Conjure Water, and so on.