Just being a dark elf in Warhammer

As the night fell, a sun created by the Slann Demon Priest appeared in the sky above the clearing, lighting up the entire clearing as if it were a flare. The camps of the lizardmen, Aslay, Druch Ainir, and the Asur Mission were scattered in the open space. The Assur Mission's camp was quiet except for the rustling sound of the breeze blowing through the open space.

A being wearing a gorgeous cloak filled with light and shadow attracted Belloda's attention. She slowly approached the being filled with light and shadow. She did not hide herself, and she had no reason to hide herself. The figure under the cloak gradually became clearer, and she saw that it was a tall Asul.

Asul has long golden hair, like moonlight shining on his shoulders. His face was handsome, and his facial features were as clear as sculptures, but he did not have deep eyes, nor did he shine with the light of wisdom in his eyes. Instead, there was a trace of innocence and youthfulness. His figure is tall and straight, his temperament is noble, and he is as dazzling as a star in the night sky.

Logically speaking, Belloda was very familiar with the members of the Asur mission. After all, most of the members of the mission were composed of Cosqui, Yris, and Assur from the Kingdom of Itain, but she found that she seemed not to be familiar with them. Do you know this Asul? This piqued her curiosity and she walked closer.

Belloda did not recognize Asul, but Asul had already recognized Belloda. He had seen Belodar when he was still young, in his family's mansion, in the vast amphitheater of Tal Yres, where his father and mother watched with Belodar the story of the eighth A drama about Phoenix King "Singer" Addis.

For a moment, Assur was in a daze. He followed the mission to Ersin Alvin. For some days, he missed his hometown of Tal Yres, an elegant and miraculous port city, Bilo. Then is even more prosperous. He and his brother spent their time wandering through the bustling markets where they could buy the most delicious sweets and pastries. They haggled happily with merchants and tasted the dreamy brew from Avalon, the shining fish caught on the coast of Cosque, and the lion meat hunted in the forests of Charis.

"Now, what should I call you?" As Belloda got closer, Asul broke away from his homesickness. He took a step forward and stood in front of Belloda, pretending to be cold and asked.

"Don't be like this, I recognize you. Are you Elsharion from the Iris family?" Belloda, who was approaching, looked at the handsome Asul in front of him, and there was an indescribable emotion in his heart. She saw more sights. She saw the shining scales under Asul's cloak, the red pathstone on her waist that resonated with the guiding stone, the symbol of the Yris family on her chest, and the iconic fog. And the Swift Eagle emblem, she finally said softly.

"Yes!" Elsarion responded to Belloda's voice, which was still cold.

"I hugged you when you were little." Belloda laughed. She saw through what Elsharion was trying to hide. In her opinion, Elsharion was too young to see Elsharion. After her face tensed up, she laughed and said, "Okay, stop standing here, go into the tent."

Elsarion struggled in his heart. He had an unspeakable emotion towards Belloda that he couldn't describe. He had heard about Belloda, and he had seen everything that happened today. In the end, he shook his head and let go.

The decoration inside the tent is full of luxury. The surrounding curtains are made of silk, embroidered with exquisite patterns, with gold and silver threads interlaced, shining with a faint light. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, and the light softly poured into the tent, illuminating every corner. The floor is covered with thick carpets with complex patterns and bright colors. You can feel the soft touch with every step you take.

The long table was filled with all kinds of delicacies and drinks, and the silverware and tableware shone with a cold sheen. However, the atmosphere inside the tent was as heavy as the air, so oppressive that it was difficult to breathe.

Finubar sat at the head of the long table, his right elbow resting on the back of the chair, his chin on his hand, and his brows furrowed. His eyes were wandering and he was deep in thought. There were too many things that happened today, and they were so unexpected that he couldn't digest them for a while. He kept recalling every detail, every decision, every conversation, and his heart was full of entanglements and uneasiness. He knew he needed to make some tough decisions, but he couldn't decide which path was right.

"Father……"

At this moment, Belloda entered the tent. She ignored the oppressive atmosphere in the tent and walked straight to Seraphine, who was sitting at the bottom. She hugged her father tightly. Serafion was a little stiff and unnatural, but in the end he did not push her away.

Belloda put her head against Serafion's face and rubbed it gently. She acted like a child who saw her relatives again after being away from home for a long time.

Seraphine's hands trembled slightly, but he finally reached out and gently stroked Belloda's hair, a trace of tenderness and helplessness flashed in his eyes.

"Beloda, my child..." Serafion is a tall, serious-looking Asul, with a hint of fatigue and worry in his eyes. His voice was low and hoarse, and his heart was filled with complex emotions. There is love and care for her daughter, but also worry and powerlessness about the present and future.

Finubar broke away from his thoughts. He looked at this scene and felt even more entangled in his heart. He knew that everything in front of him was just the calm before the storm. Belloda's appearance at this time was a signal that the real test was yet to come.

"Welcome, Belloda." After Belloda and Serafion ended their tenderness, Finubar stood up from the chair and said in a somewhat formulaic manner.

Belloda ignored Fenubal. She picked up the biscuit wrapped in broad-leaf plantain leaves from the table and started to enjoy it. This type of biscuit is a special delicacy of Ulthuan. It is full of fillings and has endless aftertaste after eating it. She It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten delicious food from my hometown. Then she looked at Fenubal, not so much at Fenubal, but at the two slightly green and young Asurs standing behind Fenubal.

"Are these two your sons?" Belloda asked in an almost strange tone.

"Yes, let me introduce you. This is my eldest son, Yelian, and this is my youngest son, Bel-Ahor." Finubar pointed to his two sons and introduced them solemnly, There was a trace of pride and pride on his face, as well as a trace of demonstration. The reason...

This is a long story, and we have to start with the first steamed bun. First, we have to talk about what Asul nobles are.

Everyone knows what nobility is, but once they start writing a book about nobility, no one knows how to define nobility.

First of all, subjectively speaking, the Assur aristocracy is socially exclusive and is a relatively closed small group. It is not impossible to rise from a commoner to a noble. For example, one can fight and has great attainments in martial arts and magic, but it is very, very difficult. Usually the woodcutters of Charis will join the White Lion Guards through their own martial arts, and then be canonized by the Phoenix King and obtain noble status.

Assur nobles often maintain exclusivity in some way, such as through well-matched marriages. The marriages of Asur nobles pay attention to well-matched families, so a circle of intermarriage will be formed. In addition, well-matched marriages are an important means to maintain the personal identity of the nobles and the status of the entire class.

Nobles belong to the ruling group and elite group and have a superior social status. This superiority may come from economic strength, political power, social prestige, or a combination of many aspects. Symbolizing capital (title), cultural capital (knowledge, taste, literacy) and social capital (connections), these combinations make nobles superior to others.

An important source of social prestige is an old, proud lineage, the antiquity of which may be real or fictitious. In Ulthuan, it is generally accepted that nobility is passed down by blood rather than earned through personal effort and merit.

Assur nobles usually owned land and lived in cities, fortresses and villages. Unlike the pre-19th century European nobles who were engaged in agriculture and agriculture-related industries, they would engage in bourgeois occupations, that is, industry and commerce, and came from the Emerald Sea family. Marlene is one of the best. There is nothing in Ulthuan that working for money is vulgar, unbecoming of a noble, or contrary to the laws of noble honor. There is no saying that the ideal state of the aristocracy is to be leisure landowners with financial freedom, rather than the deliberate pursuit of profits like the bourgeoisie.

In their own territory, Assur nobles have strong political power and a series of privileges, such as tax exemptions, special legal status, and priority in serving in the palace, army, and bureaucracy. They often ruled over peasants and sailors who were personally dependent. Peasants had corvee and military service obligations, and the conscripted spearmen and archers were composed of peasants.

As a social group or class, the Assur nobles have a relatively unified mentality, lifestyle and values. Honor is one of the important values ​​​​of the nobles. Marriage of nobles cannot violate this value. Marrying someone with a low status is harmful to the society. A matter of honor. Honor comes from aristocratic status and from the special ethics of the aristocracy. For nobles, honor is more important than life. In order to defend their honor, nobles will not hesitate to fight, even if they lose their lives, or do other things to regain their honor.

The prince who abandoned Aesho Talarian and returned to Ulthuan later went to the continent of Lustria to look for opportunities. The prince who was tricked by Morathi into killing Malekith's wife also tried to do something else. Things bring back honor.

The Assur nobles have a sense of identity that transcends the nation. Their unity with each other is stronger than the mutual identity of the nobles and common people within the nation. In other words, a noble from the Kingdom of Cosqui may be more likely to regard the Kingdom of Itain as one of his own, rather than the citizens, farmers and sailors of his own territory. That’s what I say, but overall they are divided into three main bodies, and the relationship between them...

Compared with the human nobles of Elsin Alvin, the Assur nobles have some special features. There are no divisions of duke, prince, marquis, etc., and there are no prominent titles, like those who rule the Kingdom of Yris. Morarion, the father of Elsharion, there is no such thing as "Duke Yris", he is Prince Morarion.

There is also no saying that all sons of a nobleman automatically have the title of their father, just like in "War and Peace" Duke Paulkonsky's son Andrei is also called Duke Paulkonsky the old. If Andre If Lie had brothers, they would also be Princes Bolkonsky.

Unlike the Great Ying, the title is not closely linked to the land. When Earl Apple Gravity was alive, he enjoyed the title of "Earl of Oxford", but his sons would not have the title. If the sons did not have their own titles, they would be considered commoners in the legal sense. However, the sons of the Great Ying nobles are often politely called Lord So-and-so, but this is not a title with substantive meaning, but just a relatively polite name. When the old man dies, the eldest son will inherit the title, and the eldest son's younger brothers will be commoners in the legal sense if they do not have titles yet.

Due to the special selection mechanism of the Phoenix King, there are no titles such as princes in Ulthuan. In Ulthuan, there are only titles of princes and princesses. No matter how big the territory is or how big the power is, as long as you are a noble, you have a title. If the father has land ownership and power control, the eldest son will inherit the father's rights and obligations, and the eldest son's younger brothers will not have the right of inheritance, but in the legal sense these younger brothers are still nobles.

In order to maintain their honor and livelihood, the younger brothers will engage in various professions, serving in the Phoenix King's court, the army, or engaging in maritime trade, exploration, etc., or entering the White Tower of Hoth to study. Of course, no matter what profession they are in, they have the obligation to fight for Ulthuan. Only by fighting can they become true nobles, gain recognition and respect, and this is the value and meaning of their existence.

"For five thousand years, we have guarded our coasts against all those who attempted to conquer us. Even in our darkest moments, when our own people betrayed us, we fought with unparalleled determination and outstanding martial arts, and finally defeated them. But before you do this, you must understand how to command your army, how to weave its many different parts into a symphony of destruction, how to combine the powerful magic of battle mages with the deadly rain of arrows from archers, how to form an indestructible line of defense for your cavalry to leap out and destroy the enemy. If you learn all these things, then only then can you become a true prince..."

--Narrated by Answe Wind Rider, the Herald of the Phoenix King

Princes and princesses fight in different ways depending on their wealth and the kingdom they were born into. But no matter where they come from, they are extremely dangerous and can knock down their enemies with unparalleled speed. They are deadly with spears, lances, halberds, or longbows, able to pierce the strongest defenses with their spears, or shoot an enemy in the eye while running at full speed.

Some princes even wield legendary weapons, forged in the forges of Vaul the Forge God, and held by their families for hundreds or even thousands of years. Therefore, any prince or princess who takes such a weapon into battle will fight with more courage, for they and their families cannot let the sword fall into the hands of the enemy, or be dishonored by failure or cowardice.

However, magical weapons do not make princes generals, they also need a keen mind, courage, and a sense of duty. Therefore, Ulthuan forges the best commanders in the mortal world, those who can read the development of battles, know when to commit troops, when to retreat, and when Ulthuan will demand the ultimate sacrifice from her defenders. Of course, that's what it means...

So, now the Asur in this tent are either princes or princesses, and as to who is older and who is younger, only they can tell...

Young Yelian is tall and handsome, with long blond hair that falls casually on his shoulders. His eyes were sharp, with an inextinguishable flame burning in them, revealing an undisguised radicalism and desire. His face was angular, and his eyebrows were full of confidence and determination, as if there was only one solution to anything in his eyes, war!

Beloda noticed that Yelian's eyes stayed on her for a moment, a slightly probing and alert look, as if he was evaluating her value and position. She didn't care and nodded slightly, which was a polite response.

Bel-Aihor seemed more restrained and calm in comparison. He was slightly shorter and had a soft face. His short golden hair was neatly combed behind his head. There was no eagerness to show on his face, but a calm firmness. He stood beside Yelian, smiled and nodded to Beloda, showing a gentle and sincere friendliness.

When Beloda saw Bel-Aihor, he felt a rare tranquility and peace. Unlike Yelian's radicalism and courage, Bel-Aihor's temperament was more like a piece of still water, deep and restrained, with a glimmer of reason and youth in his eyes. She nodded slightly to Bel-Aihor as a greeting.

After all, the seniority is there, and Belloda didn't bring any gifts before coming. Even if she did, she didn't know what to bring. She looked at Finnubar and his son standing there, dazed for a moment, and a little wave of emotion came over her heart. Finnubar was once her pursuer. If she had agreed to Finnubar's pursuit at that time, now... maybe she wouldn't go to Twilight Fortress, and there would be no subsequent encounters, right? But she didn't regret it. If she had predicted what was happening a long time ago, she would still choose to take this path.

In fact, the White Wave Family where Belloda belongs is not the ruler of the Kingdom of Cosqui. The one who really rules the Kingdom of Cosqui is the Cosqui Family. The most famous figure is Alcandor. During the Great Schism, he guarded the gate of Tal Estara for seven days with the Leaping Golden Sword, but in the end Tal Estara sank with the collapse of the sky and the crack of the earth...

In addition to Tal Estara, some coastal cities in the Kingdom of Cosquei were also sunk, such as Tal Corelli in a certain game. The capital of the Kingdom of Cosqui was Anirion, but it was razed to the ground by Helibon during the Great Schism.

The current head of the Cosqui family is Darlolan, the one who was chained by his two sons Danno and Daros and handed over to Tyrion in the end. In addition to these two filial sons, he also has a big brother. daughter, Adeanna.

Although the Bailang family is not the ruler of the Coskui Kingdom, they still belong to the first echelon of the Coskui Kingdom, and their status in the Coskui Kingdom is second only to the Coskui family.

Caledor II's brother Imradric's wife was not Leandra, but the famous master of knowledge Jessenil from the White Wave family, and Leandra was his lover. However, Leandra's mother also came from the Bailang family and was also a famous master of knowledge. As for the relationship between Leandra's mother and Jesseniel...there are some things that cannot be considered in detail.

The Bailang family controls the port city of Tal Deno, while the Cosqui family controls the port city of Elisia. Both cities are located in the north of the Cosque kingdom, and the two cities are so close to each other that they are as close as Shanghai and Same as Yong.

This is also the reason why Finubar pursued Belloda. A noble marriage...

The Cosqui family, the White Waves family, the Emerald Sea family and other families are among the die-hard supporters of Finubar, but Darolan, like Morarion and the Tai brothers' grandfather, did not come in person. They sent their own heirs to follow Fenubar. Nubal experienced and came to Ersin Alvin to see the so-called world.

Now, Beloda turned and walked towards the corner of the tent, where Adriana was standing under a soft light, waiting for her with a smile. She walked over quickly and hugged Adriana passionately, pressing their cheeks together and rubbing them gently.

"Adiana, I'm so glad to see you!" Belloda said with a smile, the joy of meeting again after a long separation in her voice.

"Beloda, I miss you too." Adriana responded, with a warm and suggestive light in her eyes. They talked intimately, their voices light and cheerful, which seemed to dispel the depressive atmosphere in the tent.

Then, Belloda walked towards another friend, Marlene. After seeing her, Marlene showed a happy smile on her face. She stepped forward and hugged Marlene tightly, feeling the long-lost warmth.

"Marlene, long time no see, are you okay?" Belloda asked with concern.

"Very well, Belloda. It's so nice to see you." Marlene answered gently, holding Belloda's hand.

The conversation between best friends was soft and cheerful, as if a spring breeze had blown by, making the atmosphere in the tent instantly brighter.

Afterwards, Belloda turned around and greeted the other Asurs in the tent. Every step she took, she exchanged greetings with familiar faces and exchanged a few heart-warming words with a smile. Every greeting and every smile made the heaviness in the tent gradually dissipate, replaced by a harmonious atmosphere.

Finally, Belloda returned to her father Seraphion. She sat down gently and felt the warmth of her father's hands. Serafion's eyes were full of love and concern, and he patted Belloda's hand gently, as if to say: "Everything will be fine."

When Finubar saw this scene, the entanglement in his heart eased a little. He knew that Belloda's appearance here at this time was definitely not just to see an old friend, but also a kind of goodwill and signal sent by Dacus. He could clearly feel that Dacus was different from the Du in his impression. Luchi, even though Darkus slew the king of this forest in daylight. But then, Belloda's non-surprising words shocked him.

After Belloda sat down, he looked around at the people in the tent with firm and calm eyes. She knew that everyone had many questions in their minds, and she also felt the atmosphere of depression and expectation. She smiled slightly, breaking the moment of silence.

"I know that you are very curious now. You must have heard something about me before? I know that you have many questions to ask me now. Tonight is very long. I don't think you can sleep. In this case, let's Just talk about it.”

"Father, I'm in love." After Beloda finished speaking, she felt curiosity, suspicion, expectation and trust in these eyes. She gently smoothed her hair, and then whispered to her father.

"Oh?" Serafion's eyes no longer showed love and concern as before, but instead showed inquiry and surprise, and his brows furrowed tightly. As Belloda's father, of course he knew about his daughter. Finubal liked Belloda at that time, but Belloda did not like Finubal, but fell in love with Kohain Iron Sword from the Kingdom of Charis. But Ke Hain likes Marlene from the Emerald Sea Family...

"From the Takaia family."

As soon as these words came out, the tent instantly became quiet. The princes and princesses, big and small, looked at each other, obviously thinking about the origin of the Takaia family. After a few seconds, some people gradually came to their senses and started discussing in low voices. Then, their discussions became louder and more intense, and the atmosphere in the tent gradually became tense as they reacted. (End of chapter)