If we say that what Lord Prestor presented to Princess Calia was a true work of art.
So what Princess Calia has now brought out is a masterpiece that transcends the realm of art.
A divine masterpiece.
Lord Prestor's gift was good, but it was blown to pieces in front of the masterpiece.
When all the kings were exclaiming in admiration, King Terenas slapped his forehead. He simply couldn't believe his eyes. If Prestor had given any other exquisite gift, it would have been acceptable. Why did he have to give a rose?
Isn't this looking for death?
With Duke's perfect magic rose from last year as an example, any rose that was just so-so would be thrown into the Endless Sea in disgrace!
Gos, who was standing behind Llane, had been half-closed his eyes since entering the throne room, as if he didn't care about anything in the world. However, when he saw the magic rose made of ice and fire magic, he said very rarely: "Not bad."
This comment made his other three companions look at him in surprise.
You know, he doesn't take any magic of elves and humans in the world seriously.
However, now Duke's rose is worthy of his evaluation of "okay"?
Terenas regretted it very much. He actually won the fight and gave Calia a top-quality space storage bag, which could pause the time of non-living things.
Lord Prestor's face finally lost its composure. He could hear the whispers from the thrones around him.
"Alas, why must you compete with a Duke who appears to be an Archmage, but actually has more skills than the Grand Magus?"
"That's a terrible first impression."
"It's okay, it's just a jackpot."
"Going back is not a done deal."
Some kings talked, some kings sneered.
But for the first time, Duke felt the malice from Prestor.
Duke's troubles did not end there. The devil's whisper came on the wind: "Duke! It turns out that the rose you gave to the beautiful Princess Calia was such a beautiful one! I have really learned something new."
"Be good and stop making trouble. There's nothing going on between me and Princess Calia."
"I'm not making a fuss! I'm just telling you calmly that I, the ranger, Alleria Windrunner, am just a little jealous. Well, the amount of jealousy is about the same size as Windrunner Lake."
Hey, hey! A Stone Cairn Lake with a diameter of more than 10 kilometers? That big?
"Is it worth it?" The miserable Duke turned his head slightly, but he caught a glimpse of Alleria's sly smile out of the corner of his eyes.
"Of course I don't care about the little things before, but I will be jealous of the big things later."
"Don't ask me why I know this. This is just my intuition as a woman."
Over there, the proposal scene has reached its climax.
Prestor's first gift was undoubtedly a failure. However, the talent of this lord was far superior to all the kings present.
He knelt down on one knee resolutely. Because of his stature, even when he knelt down, he was still not much shorter than Calia. This made Princess Calia very uncomfortable, and she took a step back almost subconsciously.
Prestor seemed to have turned on the love saint mode and used poetry to praise Calia's beauty, declaring his love for the princess.
Duke's translator could not fully translate Prestor's poems. Seeing that kings with high poetry levels such as Terenas, Genn, Thoras, and Llane all showed fascinated expressions, one could imagine how excellent the literary skills of this mysterious lord were.
If we convert it to before Duke traveled through time, he would be a super strong man who was proficient in everything, such as Three Character Classic, five-character regulated verse, seven-character quatrain, eight-legged essay, Tang poetry and Song lyrics, etc.
Unfortunately, Calia's response fell on deaf ears.
For some reason, any other princess or noble girl would have fallen for these sweet words. Princess Calia, who was known for her weak character, seemed to be at a loss and refused to accept them.
Uh, why do I feel that the atmosphere is a bit sad, cold, and lonely, and my balls hurt?
Terenas also found something wrong. After Prestor finished reciting a poem, he had to interrupt: "My child, Calia, what an outstanding young man! Not only is he of noble birth, but he is also extremely compassionate and wise. Young people like Daval Prestor are truly the most outstanding talents that are rarely seen in a thousand years. They are different from those so-called heroes who come from unknown origins."
Well, Duke was caught in the crossfire.
Calia held the hem of her skirt with both hands, pursed her lips and said nothing.
Terenas was at a loss. They had agreed to this at dinner last night, and Calia had accepted her fate, so why did she change her mind now?
He had to use his ultimate move.
"Lord Prestor is the man who will soon become the King of Alterac. Only when he ascends the throne can peace in the Alliance of Lordaeron be guaranteed, and hundreds of thousands of people will not starve to death in the coming year. With such an outstanding man, child, what are you still hesitating about? You should know that there are not many men in this world who are worthy of you!"
At this moment, Princess Calia's eyes were clearly filled with tears, but she still didn't speak.
Terenas was also anxious, and simply announced: "I'm sorry, everyone, my child seems to be a little too excited. As a father, I will accept Lord Prestor's proposal on her behalf. Then, taking advantage of today being the day of the Alliance's triumph, let us celebrate His Majesty Prestor's coronation and his engagement with our daughter Calia! Well, I'll ask you one last time, who is in favor of their affairs and who is against it?"
It must be said that the wedding customs in Azeroth are very similar to the Western weddings before Duke traveled through time. Before the ceremony, the priest would symbolically ask, "Does anyone object to the marriage of the bride and groom?"
In 99.99% of the cases, this is just bullshit.
But today, at this moment, at this second, that one in ten thousand chance appeared.
Calia spoke again, and her words were earth-shattering. It seemed that she had summoned up every drop of courage in her body, and her voice was clearly trembling and crying.
"My dear father, can I not marry Prestor?"
The whole place was dead silent!
Not to mention the expressions of the kings were very interesting, even Prestor's face looked like it was smeared with something called "joke", which was very interesting.
Terenas worked hard to accumulate wealth, secretly formed alliances, suppressed Barov, and staged a big drama. Wasn't it all for the purpose of supporting Prestor to come to power and then use marriage to control Alterac?