Under the soft night sky, the hall was filled with cheerful music. People drank and laughed heartily, and the atmosphere of the banquet gradually reached its climax.
Compared to the various delicious dishes that amazed Claudia, the other high-ranking officials and nobles who had seen the world were very satisfied with the drinks tonight.
Elegant fruit wine has always been the favorite of the dignitaries in Stormwind, and Varian is no exception. Therefore, the fruit wine Varian brought back from the night elves successfully became the most popular wine tonight. Everyone praised this fragrant, delicate and sweet wine, and the atmosphere of the banquet became more cheerful and warm with the sound of guests clinking glasses.
Claudia and Varian didn't stay in the hall. With the king present, everyone would be more or less restrained, so the two of them went to the garden outside the hall and chatted casually while strolling.
"Varian, I didn't even notice when Anduin returned. Did he enjoy the feast tonight?"
"He left while you were concentrating on wielding your knife and fork," Varian teased the girl a little. "Lady Sune is very strict with him, so he can't stay too late."
"Ms. Suni?" Claudia blushed slightly and tried to change the subject a little embarrassedly.
"Yes, the lady in the gray-green dress sitting next to Anduin tonight is Suni. She is responsible for taking care of Anduin's daily life."
"I remember now." Claudia recalled the woman after a moment's recollection. She was a middle-aged noblewoman, dressed simply and elegantly, with a meticulous demeanor. The first impression she gave the girl was that she was a bit like her homeroom teacher in her previous life, which made her feel a little sympathetic towards the five-year-old prince. Varian continued:
"You've been away for more than half a year. You should stay home with your sister and rest for the next few days. We will be leaving for Ironforge and Gnomeregan in a few days."
"Gnomeregan? That's great!" The girl became a little excited. Compared to Ironforge, she was more looking forward to Gnomeregan. She had heard about this powerful mechanical city from books a long time ago.
Varian smiled at the cheerful girl next to him and continued, "Gnomeregan is just a side project. The real challenge is Ironforge. I need to finalize a trade agreement with the dwarves, repair my old weapon, and order a new set of mithril mail. I'll have to make you one too when the time comes. Also, King Magni has been extremely concerned about his brother's disappearance, so you need to think carefully about Muradin."
"Well, I'll do my best regarding Muradin's matter." The girl agreed at first, then changed her tone and said, "But I don't want the mithril armor. I have the protection of the Holy Light and don't rely that much on armor."
"That won't do, Claudia," Varian stopped and said solemnly to the girl, "I know what you're worried about, but this isn't a gift. It's the reward you deserve for six months of fighting and risking your life. You've already refused other rewards, so you can't refuse this one."
"Well... okay, thank you, Varian." Claudia agreed after hesitating for a moment.
Claudia actually liked the mithril chain mail that Varian mentioned. The chain mail made of mithril was extremely light and thin. Wearing it was more like wearing an extra layer of thin silver clothing rather than armor. Moreover, the mithril armor had excellent defense against both magical and physical damage. Whether it was bow shooting, sword slashing, or magical bombardment, most of the power would be weakened by the mithril armor.
Take the mithril armor that Varian was wearing before, for example. It blocked countless magical damages for him in the melee, allowing him to charge into the demon army against the demon's magic. It protected Varian until Archimonde and the others fought, and then it was completely shattered by Archimonde's full-strength attack. But even if the chain mail was broken, it greatly weakened Archimonde's attack, otherwise Varian would have died two or three times in front of Archimonde.
However, even though the mithril armor has such great advantages, it still has a disadvantage, which is that it is too expensive. Even for Varian who owns the entire kingdom, it is still a considerable expense. So Claudia doesn't want Varian to spend money. In her opinion, Varian has too many places to spend money.
I have to find a way to make some money on my own in the future.
The girl made up her mind secretly. Besides not wanting to burden Varian, more importantly, she was afraid of being laughed at by others.
In the entire human society, especially for the nobles, it doesn’t matter what happens after marriage, but as long as the two have not held a formal ceremony in the church, the woman will be ridiculed if she spends the man’s money.
The most a man can give a woman is some jewelry to express his love, but he is absolutely not allowed to give her clothes or money. Once the woman accepts them and others find out, she will immediately become the laughing stock of the entire upper class. It was precisely because of this concern that Claudia refused all the rewards given to her by Varian after the war.
After Claudia agreed, the two continued to stroll in the quiet garden. After a while, the girl suddenly whispered, "Varian, I may have good news for you in a few days."
Good news?
Although Varian was curious, he did not ask further questions. Instead, he smiled and said, "Then I'll look forward to it."
"Yeah." The girl held the other's arm tightly, and the two continued to talk as they walked. The night deepened, and two moons hung high in the sky. Seeing that it was getting late, the two began to walk back. But when they were still around the corner and had not yet entered the hall, they heard some discordant sounds in the hall.
"Alas, although the riot has subsided, the harvest of my manor in the western wilderness is also gone this year."
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