Jaina

Seeing the Trolls leave without a word, Lorena felt both wronged and angry, with a hidden fear in her heart—a fear that she had truly disrupted the peace between Theramore and the Horde because of her. She quickly returned to Theramore and reported the cancellation of the meeting to Jaina.

"What? Thrall canceled our meeting?" Jaina was surprised by the cancellation. In her mind, Thrall wasn't the type to care about these things, and she hadn't intentionally been late; something had come up unexpectedly.

"No, it wasn't Thrall, but an Amani Trolls named Zul'ra Jin. When I arrived, he was there as the Warchief's representative. I told him you were late because of something urgent..." Lorena shook her head and then recounted the whole story, including how she had angered Zul'ra by not asking about his identity.

"Zul'ra Jin, why did Thrall suddenly hand over the negotiations to him...?" Jaina frowned slightly as she listened to Lorena tell her that Thrall had handed the negotiations over to Zul'ra.

"Ms. Jaina, who exactly is this Zul'ra Jin? He..." Lorena looked at Jaina, who was frowning, and couldn't help but ask.

"He's the leader of the Amani. He's angry with you because you were too arrogant." Jaina couldn't help but laugh as she looked at Lorena's somewhat anxious expression.

"Why are you still doing this? I've already apologized to him. He shouldn't have canceled the meeting and negotiations with you!" Lorena could also sense that when she first went there, she might have had a slightly condescending attitude, but it wasn't intentional, and she apologized afterward.

"So what if it's canceled!" Jaina found the colonel's anxious expression increasingly amusing and couldn't help but laugh.

"Ms. Jaina, you don't seem to be in a hurry at all!" Lorena looked at Jaina, who just wanted to laugh, and was a little confused.

"It's just canceling the meeting, not saying we'll never see each other again!" Jaina shrugged slightly, looking at the somewhat clueless female colonel who seemed to know nothing about politics.

"Then..." Lorena's face fell upon hearing this.

"It's not as serious as you think, dear Lorena. Although Zul'ra Jin is an Amani Trolls, I must say, he's also a very gentlemanly man." Jaina smiled and nodded to comfort Lorena, recalling the dinner she had with the tall Trolls at the Monastery of the Light. However, her expression suddenly darkened as she thought of Arthas.

"What's wrong, Lady Jaina? You seem to know that Trolls quite well?" Lorena was somewhat surprised; Jaina seemed to be very familiar with that Zul'ra Jin.

"I wouldn't say we're close. He was once invited by Archbishop Alonsus to visit the Monastery of the Light, and I... I was there too, and even dined with him. That was several years ago." Jaina said with a touch of nostalgia. Back then, she was carefree, but now...

Looking back on many things now, it's hard to put into words. Just as Jaina was feeling sad, two figures, one tall and one short, suddenly appeared outside the hall. They were Tervosh, the human mage advisor from Theramore, and Wendell Spark, the Gnomes mage.

"Tervosh, Wendell, my friends, how are they now?" Jaina asked as she looked at the two mages who had entered.

"We've captured a group of people," Tervosh said calmly.

"Some of them tried to escape, but I froze them with frost magic." Wendell was rather short, barely reaching Tervosh's knees, and had a high-pitched voice. If it weren't for the white beard on his chin under his pointed wizard's hat, he would probably be mistaken for a child.

"Well done, but now I've run into another problem. The Horde has cancelled its negotiations with me, and Thrall has decided to withdraw from them altogether. The negotiations will now be handled entirely by King Zul'ra Jin of King of the Amani." Jaina smiled at Wendell before addressing the two mages.

"Trolls? If that Zul'ra Jin negotiates a treaty with us, will the Horde recognize it?" Tervosh expressed some doubt, after all, it wasn't a good idea to change the negotiator at the last minute.

"Yes, because this agreement was made by Thrall and me, and Thrall will carry it out. As for that King of the Amani, I don't know his reputation, but he was once invited by Archbishop Alonsus to dine at the Monastery of the Light, and he is a man of high character." Jaina nodded solemnly.

"So, Jaina, are you confident you can gain the upper hand in negotiations with Zul'ra Jin?" Wendell looked up, revealing his small face with a white beard under his hat.

"I also have my doubts about that. I suspect Thrall probably understands this too, which is why he decided to withdraw from the negotiations and let Zul'ra Jin replace him." Jaina speculated about Thrall, then turned to look at Lorena, paused slightly, and continued.

"The cancellation of these negotiations was also decided by Zul'ra Jin, using Lorena's somewhat offensive attitude as an excuse. However, he didn't completely shut down the negotiations, which shows that he intends to negotiate with us. But our negotiations with him may not go as smoothly as our negotiations with Thrall!"

"We never intended to get something for nothing, did we?" Wendell said with a grin. Theramore never intended to get something for nothing, which is why negotiations were always going poorly; this was just a little more serious.

"Of course, we desire peace, but we will not be afraid if war comes," Jaina said with a resolute expression, affirming Wendell's words before continuing.

"There's one more thing. It seems that something happened in the Horde while we were dealing with Christoph. Someone was arrested for trying to assassinate Thrall. I think that guy might be a traitor to the Horde, just like Christoph."

"Hey, the Horde aren't exactly peaceful either, no wonder they're willing to talk." Tervosh smiled.

"They will be patient in negotiations, thanks to Thrall. As for the Orcs, I have doubts about most of them." Jaina expressed her trust in Thrall, but she harbored suspicions about many of the Orcs.

"Have the Northwatch Hold heightened security. The cancellation of this meeting and negotiations isn't necessarily a bad thing; it gives me time to deal with Christoph's matter. Also, Wendell, could I ask you for a favor and go to Stormwind?" Jaina ordered the castles in the the Barrens to increase their security, while also looking at the Gnomes mage.

"Jaina, you want me to persuade the King of Stormwind? That's no easy task." Wendell's eyes widened suddenly.

"Of course, this is not an easy task, so I will not ask you to go directly to Varian, but to go to Duke Bolvar or Prince Anduin first. It's a pity that Tiffin..." Jaina lowered her eyes, her tone filled with sadness and disappointment.