Well, well, what was with Daelin's attitude? Deren could not help worrying about Derek. Had he gotten himself an iron kidney too?
As his thoughts ran wild, Deren kept a respectful smile on his face. "Admiral, do you have any standards? Or conditions? For finding Brother Derek a wife."
Daelin stroked his beard, cleared his throat, and said, "Naturally, the higher her status, the better."
Deren's face twitched. Well, damn, he was opening with a royal flush. The question was whether Kul Tiras could handle it.
He cautiously asked, "How about the Night Elf Queen Azshara?"
Daelin frowned and said displeasedly, "What elf queen? Why haven't I heard of her? Could she be some self-proclaimed queen from an elven village?" Jaina had not told her father much about what was happening here. Daelin had always thought she was merely managing Theramore.
Deren immediately broke into a cold sweat. Not wanting to explain too much, he presented the next candidate. "Then how about Queen Talanji of Zandalar?"
Daelin did know about this. He had dealt with Zandalar for many years and had heard that Talanji had recently taken the throne. The moment he heard that Deren could introduce Queen Talanji to Derek, he became excited. "You can persuade Queen Talanji to marry Derek?"
Deren was confident about such a small matter, so he nodded. Still, when he thought of Queen Talanji's appearance, he wondered whether his brother-in-law could handle it.
"Excellent!" Daelin clapped his hands and rose to his feet. He said to Deren, "Then when will you arrange for Derek and Talanji to go on a blind date?"
"Father, you want Brother to marry a Troll? Have you gone mad?" Jaina finally could not hold back any longer.
Daelin raised a hand to stop her from continuing. "You refuse to