Under the influence of Dreamgrass, Jaina decided to boldly tell Deren the secrets behind a series of important life events such as his love affair with Arthas, bringing Lordaeron refugees across the sea, the establishment of Theramore, and even watching his father's murder.
"You also know that my family is relatively harmonious. My parents have loved me since I was a child. I have an older brother and a younger brother. I am the only girl in the family and enjoy everyone's love. But while enjoying the warmth of the family, I, as Princess, also need to bear the responsibilities of life." Jaina said this and stopped to take a look at Deren.
The man nodded understandingly. "Marriage?"
Jaina: "Yes, when I was eleven years old on my way to Dalaran to learn magic, I stayed at Lordaeron for a while. It was a courtesy visit. It was also the two countries' desire to promote mutual cooperation. The test of marriage, because Arthas was responsible for escorting me to Dalaran. We got along quite happily along the way. But when we visited Orc Internment Camp in private, we encountered some bad moods."
"Then I studied magic at Dalaran until I became a disciple of Antonidas. Arthas and I were separated for several years. He was busy with his Paladin training, and I was immersed in the ocean of magic.
"But what everyone doesn't know is that when I was fifteen years old, a secret letter from my father Daelin broke my peaceful study career." Jaina revealed the real secret, a secret that even Bronze Dragon didn't know.
"Secret message? Is it asking you to take the initiative to approach Arthas and promote a marriage?" Deren guessed. Anyway, aren't these kings and lords thinking about interests, interests, interests every day? Arthas's father almost I married Calia to the incarnation of old Black Dragon Deathwing - Lord Prestor. Think about my wife Onyxia almost having a stepmother - this is a mess!
Deren also vaguely remembered that a book describing "Arthas Lich King's Rise" mentioned that the two had a beautiful first love, and even had a close relationship in the end. But what was the secret that Jaina was talking about?
Jaina gave him a thumbs up and expressed praise, "Indeed! My father first expressed some family greetings in the letter, and then proposed three life arrangements to me."
Deren touched his chin. "In addition to marriage, you should also be required to seek benefits for Kul Tiras, right?" The thinking of these kings cannot escape political considerations and calculations of interests.
"Yes, my father wants me to take the initiative to approach Arthas, win his favor, and strive to marry into the Lordaeron royal family as soon as possible. He even hinted that I should take the initiative and seduce him! What's more, he wants me to become the queen of Lordaeron. Persuade Arthas to open more Lordaeron ports to Kul Tiras. Even..." Jaina said halfway, his breathing became rapid, as if he thought of something bad.
Deren stood up and poured a glass of water for her.
Jaina took it and took a sip before he recovered. "My father even asked me to continue to help my brother consolidate his power after he took over the throne of Kul Tiras. He simply squeezed out all my value. He didn't treat me as a daughter, he just treated me as a tool for marriage and profit. The warm fatherly love in my childhood seems to be just a dream and an phantom."
Deren said sympathetically, "You were too young at that time and couldn't resist at all, right?"
Jaina: "Yes, I am only fifteen years old, how can I resist. He has even thought that my character will not be easily obeyed. In the letter, he threatened me that if I don't do what he said, he will directly give me to the person he designates for marriage, whether it is old or young. Brutal. He said in the letter that the bloody sacrifices of Kul Tiras men made today's maritime power possible. Kul Tiras women, even the royal family Princess must make Consecration contributions to the motherland."
"So letting me please Arthas is already his greatest kindness in his opinion. After all, Arthas is the best marriage partner I can choose."
Deren was also silenced. The old general who was so loving to his daughter also had such a tough and snobbish side. Sure enough, in the eyes of politicians, family affection and love are not as important as national interests, family interests, and self-interests. They can bring him A daughter who is interested in interests is a good daughter. Now that Jaina has managed Theramore well, she is temporarily a good daughter in his eyes. If one day Theramore is ruined, her daughter will become a good tool for marriage again.
Jaina said helplessly, "What else can I do? I can only think of ways to delay. I have to write a letter to Arthas from time to time, telling me how I miss you. I also delay the meeting due to the heavy academic load. In this way, I can cope with the pressure of the old men. Fortunately, he is also busy training to become Paladin, so he has not caused me any trouble for the time being."
"But in my opinion, if Arthas really becomes Paladin, he will definitely be caught between the royal power and the religious power in the future. Becoming his wife is not a good choice. Later, in The Stratholme incident proved that Uther and Paladin did not treat him as the heir to the kingdom at all. They directly said they opposed the massacre and then ran away, leaving the mess to the poor fool."
"And as the ambassador of foreign Princess and Dalaran, I also spoke against the massacre of civilians. In the end, I couldn't stop the fool from massacring the city, but many people said that I betrayed my "boyfriend". How could I have the position and ability to stop him?!"
"So I don't want to embark on the life that my father arranged for me at all. I want to control my own destiny. But as Princess of Kul Tiras, I have a noble status, but it is also a shackles that I cannot get rid of."
Deren asked tentatively, "So, you made a certain plan, which led to Theramore?"
Jaina took another sip of water and nodded. "Yes. On the one hand, I had an affair with Arthas, and used this as an excuse to ask for a large amount of money from my father. After all, learning magic and dating a prince to please him sound like a lot of money. On the other hand, I used my money and Princess identity to secretly get to know and recruit some mages and apprentices from civilian backgrounds in Dalaran. I used money and the promise of future status to harass them. If I want to build my own city and power, I must have a group of subordinates willing to follow me."
Deren gave her a thumbs up in return and praised her, "How old were you then, fifteen or sixteen?"
Jaina said with a wry smile, "But in the past few years, only a few mages and apprentices are willing to start a business overseas with me, and it is still early to build a city. What's more, the love funds given by my father are a huge sum of money for ordinary people, but compared with building a city, it is simply a world of difference."
Deren answered the question very attentively, "Then what did you do?"
Jaina mysteriously tapped Deren's forehead and said with a smile, "You wouldn't have guessed it either. To be honest with you, it was sponsored by Varian."
Deren was stunned, why is there still something about Varian here?
Jaina said eloquently, "I will be eighteen years old soon, and I have a preliminary team under me. But it is still early to build the city. Although Arthas and I communicate through letters and play love games, my father can't wait any longer. He forced me to find a way to get Arthas after my eighteenth birthday, otherwise he will use his own way to decide my marriage."
Deren said anxiously, "So urgent? Then you go to Varian? He has no reason to help you!"
Jaina shook his head. "Sure enough, when I was eighteen, my father personally took me to Stormwind City to participate in the ceremony for Arthas to join the "Silver Hand" Knights, and I reunited with him there. Obviously this was an opportunity created by our parents. Soon Arthas frequently came to Dalaran to date me."
"I had no choice but to be friends with Arthas on the surface. I even showed off my close relationship with him in front of outsiders. Arthas's activities in Dalaran all revolved around me. It was like every first time I fell in love. man, he would be jealous even if I was with Kael'thas. Of course, to outsiders, I looked like I was in love with this prince Lordaeron. Everyone thought I would marry him."
"This dragged on for a while, but I was still under tremendous pressure from my father. He warned me that if I was still not sure about marrying Arthas, then he would arrange for me to go on a blind date with Stormwind City's Varian and find a way to become Anduin's stepmother. At that time Varian The queen was attacked and died due to the riots of the Stonemasons' Guild. The port conditions of Stormwind City are actually better than those of Lordaeron, but Varian was previously married and had children. But after the queen's unexpected death, the value of Varian's marriage in my father's eyes skyrocketed."
"What happened next?" Deren Listening to the old news from the past, he suddenly discovered that behind everything glamorous, there were all hidden conspiracies and calculations.
The second update is a deconstruction of Jaina's life tragedy from another angle. Princess's identity constraints and pursuit of freedom. Please vote and subscribe.