Ilucia is very brave.
This is still an era that values bloodline very much, and almost every noble considers themselves a descendant of Emperor Thoradin. In fact, even the royal families of the seven human kingdoms today are mostly just friends who fought side by side with Emperor Thoradin more than 2,800 years ago. For example, Terenas' ancestor Lordan, and Thoras Trollbane's ancestor was given the surname Trollbane by the emperor.
No one can deny the importance of noble bloodline in the human world.
Everyone knows that since Duke dared to protect Ilucia, the Barov family will definitely not be extinct in the distant future.
In a sense, as long as Ilucia still bears the name of Barov, even if she is defined as a rebel (although this name of rebellion remains to be verified), she is still a noble ms.. Under the premise that Duke is unwilling to marry a princess of the Seven Kingdoms, no one would think that Duke did anything wrong even if he married Ilucia and changed his surname to Barov.
On the contrary, the Edmund that Duke made up was a cheap surname in the eyes of the nobles.
Ilucia's announcement to give up her surname was actually out of good intentions. She didn't want Duke to offend the most powerful kingdom of mankind, Lordaeron, to death because of her.
You may not see me when you look down, but you will see me when you look up. This is the thinking of the nobles of Azeroth.
When Ilucia made that declaration, Terenas was relieved. In the eyes of many kings and upper nobles, Duke had finally given in. Giving up the surname, even if it means breaking the inheritance, even if you have so-called noble blood, no noble will recognize your bloodline unless it is absolutely necessary.
"Shut up! Ilucia, your two brothers should be hanged, but your father is innocent. Depriving your fiefdom is the greatest punishment for you and your parents. Since His Highness Menethil did not deprive Barov of her surname in the final judgment, you don't have to, and you don't have the qualifications to choose to give up her. The earl under my command can only be Ilucia Barov, not a woman without a surname."
As soon as these words were spoken, the throne room was shaken.
It seems like Duke is going to fight Terenas to the death!
What exactly is the grudge?
Generally speaking, there is no hatred for someone killing their father or stealing their wife, or the two countries are enemies for generations, so it is impossible for there to be such antagonistic emotions.
What on earth is Duke doing?
If it happened in private, Terenas would have erupted like a volcano and cursed loudly.
But this is the throne meeting!
The person you sentenced was Duke Barov, but they canonized his daughter. In theory, these are completely different things.
Terenas seemed to have been hit by Yang Jiaoshou's electric shock treatment, and his whole body was shaking violently.
Duke didn't just hit him in the face, he slapped him, peeled his skin, then spit and urinated on him, and finally danced on his ancestral grave.
If he doesn't do anything to surpass Duke today, he will have no chance of survival in the future.
Only Lion and Anduin knew that Duke would not leave Terenas any chance. They looked at the four "guards" behind them and chose to remain silent.
"Take your father away, Count Ilucia." After giving Ilucia an unquestionable order and letting her help the old Duke Barov, who could hardly walk, to leave, Duke turned his gaze to Terenas again.
Terenas finally used his ultimate move. He stood up and raised the noble king's scepter high: "Today is a great day for the Alliance's victory. We have driven out the great traitor Barov within the Alliance. Today is also a great day for the eleven countries in the Alliance. I believe that there should be no vacancies on the eleven thrones, so I solemnly introduce to all the noble kings, the descendant of the Alterac royal family - Lord Prestor."
First, the door of the side hall opened, and a team of Lordaeron royal guards entered one after another, each holding a rubbing of a document proving Lord Prestor's identity.
In this era, the most important thing to prove the noble bloodline of the nobility is the family tree. A family tree that has been processed by magic, preserved intact, and can be studied is the most valuable evidence.
Then, if there is a so-called "relic inherited from ancestors", combined with a simple blood verification procedure, the person intermarried between nobles can be matched with the royal family tree of other families, then they will basically be 100% recognized as descendants of nobles.
Seeing this... Duke was stunned.
Damn, this is what they call absolute evidence?
Forget DNA, there's not even a blood test to identify relatives.
Duke felt like he had been screwed.
It turns out that pretending to be cool is so simple. If I had known this, I would have made a very impressive family tree and made up my own name as the Second Caesar who followed Emperor Thoradin back then.
Duke silently watched as a group of kings nodded, and then after much anticipation, today's protagonist finally appeared.
Many people thought that the expression on Lord Prestor's face would be even happier. After all, it is not every day that someone becomes king, and of course hereditary kings are not included.
When the five-meter-high main hall door suddenly opened with the sound of a trumpet, and Lord Daval Prestor walked out from the fully opened magnificent door, many people who saw the lord for the first time were shocked.
Lothar was already very tall and strong among humans. Lord Prestor was even taller than Lothar. Judging from the visual observation, he was at least two meters and ten meters tall.
For humans, this is the realm of giants anyway.
He was not fat, but he was definitely not skinny. He wore a well-fitting two-tone black suit with silver edges. The deep black gave people a noble and elegant impression, while the legs and arms outlined by the silver lines highlighted his perfect figure.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the ferocious dragon head embroidery on his left chest. The fierce feeling that leaps out of the clothes is more powerful than the lion emblem of the Stormwind. At this moment, he obviously has not participated in the war against the Horde, but he has the feeling of a mighty war hero no matter how you look at him.
It's rare that Alleria can tease Duke at this time: "Duke, I'm more like an Alliance hero than you."
"Just like that." Duke replied indifferently.
Lord Prestor first saluted Terenas, then bowed gracefully, from due north, to east, to south, to west, repeating this action in every direction of the throne room.
The unparalleled etiquette movements were just a few simple movements, as if only when this young noble was present, the soft and smooth curtains, the golden chandeliers, and even the pure white marble steps could make the throne room appear magnificent enough.
"Daval Prestor salutes your majesties and commanders!" Without any extra words, after greeting everyone, Prestor stood in the center of the hall like a javelin.