In this situation, some people thought Claudia would be lonely and began to try to seduce her.
In this world, many noble ladies have lovers, even many queens in history. Although Paladins are usually of noble character and have little chance of becoming one, in the eyes of some people, if they can be favored by Claudia and become her lover, they can get a lot.
After all, even if we put aside the power and authority that Claudia holds, her appearance, figure, and bloodline are all top-notch, making many people covet her.
Claudia's longing for Varian has only grown stronger over the past six months. In her opinion, chastity after marriage is a moral bottom line that must be strictly observed. Naturally, it is impossible for her to be attracted to any other man.
After noticing these covetous thoughts, Claudia rejected all invitations other than official business. After finishing her official duties, she would hide in the palace to accompany her children or read books. However, there were always places she could not avoid, such as today's ball.
At an occasion like a ball, when others politely invite her to dance according to etiquette, Claudia can only try to find someone to block the dance or find an excuse to politely refuse. She can't lose face for the royal family or spoil the mood of others. After all, she is no longer the wild girl who could run around recklessly four years ago.
A few days later, Stormwind City.
It was approaching the end of the year, and more than a month had passed since the Alliance Summit. All the countries in the Alliance were in intense preparation for war, and some troops had already begun to go to Camlido in advance to deploy defenses. As a result, Claudia had more things to do than usual. However, today she was not handling official business, but was receiving Paltress and her group who had returned from the Duskwood.
The trio of Paltress, Segrina, and Paladin Alwyn carried out a total mission of nearly four months in Duskwood. After tracking down and killing the primary target, the necromancer Morbent Fell, the trio also solved many troubles for the local residents of Duskwood, such as solving the fallen paladin Morgan Ladimore, investigating the case of the corpse hider's wife, and the horror legend of Stalvan. In the last period before returning to Stormwind, the trio discovered something difficult to deal with while tracking down the werewolves in Duskwood, an artifact that can affect the minds of mortals.
"This time it was all thanks to little Patrice and Arwen's slow legs. If they had caught up with the three of us and chased us into the mine earlier, we would have died in the mine just like that unlucky night elf..." Segrina talked incessantly about the adventure.
As a ranger who is good at tracking, Segrina followed the trail of four werewolves all the way to the entrance of the mine which the locals called "Roland's Tomb". Then, just as she sent a signal and was bored waiting for her teammates to arrive, a violent explosion occurred in the mine.
After cleaning up, it was discovered that the explosion was caused by a large barrel of explosives in the mine. Four werewolves and a night elf were blown to pieces on the spot, and only an artifact was left.
"Sister, this is the weapon. Its name is the Scythe of the Moon." Patrice handed the weapon to Claudia.
Claudia took the sickle and examined it carefully. This weapon was made of a giant fang and a staff. She could feel the majestic and tranquil power of Elune in the staff, and the extremely violent rage in the fang. These two completely different powers made this artifact very difficult to control.
"This is the power of the Goddess. This weapon is definitely a sacred artifact belonging to our Dark Night allies. I will find time to deliver it to the High Priestess." Claudia turned to look at Patrice. She had clearly grown a lot after completing those missions over the past four months. Claudia smiled and praised her, "You're doing really well, little sister."
"Thank you for the compliment, sister." Paltress blushed.
"You should thank me too, Claudia. Her growth is inseparable from my guidance," the elf girl came up and rubbed her thumb, middle finger and index finger together, saying flatteringly, "and it would be even better if you could give her a little extra pay."
"Thank you, too, Sally," Claudia said with a smile. "As for your additional request, how about this? I'll renew your employment contract for another five years, and this time the salary will be double what it was five years ago."
"Well, considering our long-term friendship and how adorable little Paltrice is, I will reluctantly agree to serve you for another five years." The elf girl swallowed her saliva and agreed without hesitation.
The three girls chatted and laughed, and had lunch together that day. Finally, Claudia planned to let her sister, whom she hadn't seen for several months, stay with her for a few nights. However, Claudia's plan was interrupted by Harrison that afternoon. Harrison brought her the latest information from Brian, a piece of news that made Claudia so excited that she let go of other things.
When Brian was tracking down the fragments of the Quicksand Scepter that belonged to the red dragon, he discovered a large number of traces of the black dragon. According to Brian's judgment, he should have discovered the black dragon's lair. He immediately notified the Storm Kingdom allies who were looking for all information about the black dragon.
"Black Dragon...we have a score to settle." Claudia made up her mind with deep hatred.
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