Palace

[Jia Zhilan]

{OOC: SHORT!}

He was rather polite to her and she found that to be something she was grateful for, most would look down on her for her nervous nature. Since she was little though, Zhilan had trouble talking with people her problem was the fact that she built her nerves up so much before even talking to them. As the breeze came upon her, Zhilans hair moved a little bit and instantly her hand reached to brush her hair back. Her father made sure that they never occupied the same region as one on of the big named rulers, more for his own safety then anyone else. Then when someone had a victory, he naturally liked to make himself and his daughter known.

Then again she was a little less nervous around this man, the way he smiled at her told her that he was most undoubtedly a good man though she could of been reading into it to much. They had just met so naturally he deserved the chance to show her who he was, it was fair. Then again she felt a bit ashamed for bringing up the subject and when she did, her brown eyes had softened. After all that subject was rather one she had tried to avoid but of course her mouth just had to slip it in there. He must of been thinking her to be quite the idiot, Zhlian had never been all that good at bringing herself up.

"Well I'm-" pausing she put her hand on her light pink lips lightly and shook her head "excuse me...I have the tendency to be rather bad at this" she said giving a small laugh and smiling. Zhlian was very unaware of really how her words struck him, she was never good at reading people. Maybe that was why she had so much faith in people, because really she could never tell when they were deceive her. Looking at the sky, the night was rather peaceful which she supposed made this little gathering better after all it was rare to be out on such a beautiful night. Hearing him saw it would do him well to not be in the hall she shook her head "that's not true" Zhilan looked over at him "after all...those people are partly here for you yes?"

When he said a lady like her Zhilan smiled lightly and laughed "lady like me huh..." as if she were thinking of what that really meant. To her she only saw herself as ordinary, that was naturally all that her father had ever really treated her as though. Never had he been the one to compliment his daughter though her grandfather had never done such a great job either. After her grandmother finally passed away though, he was less of the man that she had remembered who would pick her up and spin her. When Zhilan had learned the proper way to dance, it had been her grandfather who had taught her such a thing.

When he asked to start over she thought that awfully nice of him, after all this was a bit nerve wrecking for her. Zhilan guessed though that was the curse of letting herself build up like that, never had it done anything to help her. "Well it's a pleasure Sun Quan" Zhilan smiled and then shook her head "pardon me, I'm Jia Zhilan". Saying her name felt sort of weird, after all she could not say that she would of expected him to ask her name, merely to chat with her and then be done. After all it was not as if talking to her served any really purpose but of course, that was just her pessimist side kicking in.

[Sun Quan]

@ Zhou Yu

Sun Quan had just settled in for the morning, when Zhou Yu strode into the palace, talking about his father and brother- how proud they'd be. It brought a smile to his face, hearing such comments from the architect of his army. Zhou Yu was a cunning man, who did well to honor Wu by placing its banner before him. Sun Quan admired the loyalty, but also respected Gongjin as an uncle.

[red]"As they would be of you, Gongjin. Good it is to see that you have returned as well, I'd be lost without your talents."[/red]

Quan smiled, waiting for the handsome generals reply.



"pardon me, I'm Jia Zhilan"

Sun Quan smiled, repeating her name after she said it, [red]"It is a pleasure to meet your acquaintance as well."[/red] Sun Quan marveled at the young girl, it was obvious even in the moon light that she was very nervous- but why? Sun Quan was not the type to expect such a reaction from others, and thought quickly without much hesitation to ask her why she was this way, as well as respond to her question she posed earlier.

[red]"These people are not so much here for me as they are here for Wu, or possibly, here only for Wu's victory.. which also makes me wonder why you are here, and why it is that you seem so tense."[/red] Sun Quan smiled at her, trying to calm her down and defuse the small bomb that seemed to be ticking in her mind.



Further back

Zhang Di listened to the Wei official sputter his words out as carelessly as Taishi Ci had before him. It was a painful sight to watch, and the aging man hoped that Sun Quan could be found soon so they may just get this over with..

Wei Xiadi carried on with his tirade until he finished, and before Taishi Ci could respond, Zhang Di held up his hand and made sure the general understood he was now to be silent for he was no diplomat. Then, he turned back to the Wei official and his assistant, snapping back at him with a friendly tone, yet still in a way that drove his point home.

[white]"The era of the three kingdoms? But what of the Han then? One cannot respect both this war and the Emperor at the same time. This does not bode well for you- and I suggest you be more careful before you mince words when you are before my lord, Wei Xiadi."[/white]

Just then, Sun Quan and Jia Zhilan walked upon the scene.

[white]"Ah.. there he is, you may speak now."[/white]

[Zhou Yu]

::Wei Diplomat::

It was not very long after Chi Bi that Cao Cao would decide to send an envoy to Wu. Was he finally realizing that Wu could not be defeated and he sent a messenger with words of peace? Or, was he acting like a slithering snake trying to break apart the alliance from the inside?

Luckily an attendant arrived at the gates to intercede on the rape about to take place. Taishi Ci was a beast of a man and not one to be trifled with. Again, it was not long off that Ci was slaying Wei soldiers and losing some of his own.

"General Ci, our lord Sun Quan and Zhou Yu are awaiting this envoy in the palace. Certainly, it would not be in good taste to slay this man."

The attendant felt safe in the fact that both said leaders had taken note of the visitor and if he was slain in a fit of rage Taishi Ci may face punishment. It all depended on how useful he was, really. This particular aid, named Fu Ling, was quite helpful.

Still, he was pushing it telling Ci what he thought as if it mattered.


::Sun Quan::

Zhou Yu nodded slightly in response to Quan and waited briefly for his lord to settle. The strategist noted a slight commotion on his way in and had sent a few men to investigate. It seemed that a messenger from Wei was arriving and it was most curious to Gongjin exactly why he was here.

"Zhongmou, there is an envoy from Cao Cao which should be here any moment" he said, leaning in to not speak to loudly.

The two exchanged a few words, unheard to the surrounding peoples, and then Gongjin looked to one of his close guards who hustled off toward the back of the hall. Soon after he disappeared into a dark doorway.

Many attendants were moving around the hall, this way and that, scurrying like bugs. Not only that, but lovely maidens were also present as the victorious men of Wu not only took the spoils of war such as weaponry and gold, but also the ladies of their fallen enemies.

Life was good in Wu.

[Cao Cao]

Wei Xiadi beckoned to the words of Zhongdi. Listening in only to what he wanted to hear and dismissing the rest instantly. If this man could not grasp the simple ideology that soon – there would be no Han, then he was a moron who didn’t deserve the time of day in discussing matters with.

However, Sun Quan was perhaps somebody completely different, maybe he’d make the day a success, or maybe he’d lash out and repel the advisor of Cao Cao, either way – the tension in the air got stronger and Wei only beamed his excitement as the man descended the stairway.

“My Lord.” He stated broadly, bowing low at the hip. “I have come from Xu Chang in hopes of spending a few moments of your time. My Liege Lord has asked me here today to present a case that we feel is crucial.”

He paused for a second, glanced at the two girly retards by his side and then bowed again to Lord Quan, un-packing his robe to retrieve a small rolled up document.

“My Lord has written this for you and you alone.” He paused for a second, hesitantly pushing his arm out so that the scroll was in arms reach for the lord of this newly founded regime.

“There are matters I can discuss on behalf of Cao Cao, however I am not the leading consultant, so my word can only go so far. As we understand it, you were betrayed from a political settlement dispute – which we wish to help rectify, there are of course arrangements we have in mind if you’re interested in the agreement. We do not wish to continue this war now that the current events have taken place, we feel it would only further ruin the country now that the division of 3 has taken place. ”

He paused for a second, closed his eyes and prayed to whatever god existed in the sky – begging for Quan to just realise the reference he had made and realise what was forming in this world. If Sun Quan was unable to see past his small victory then Wu would be the one to suffer the most.

“I cannot say any more on the matter, but my lord wishes to hear from you as soon as possible.”

SPOILER: Click to show

“Dear Sun Quan

It is my current understanding that the alliance between Wu and Shu have altered since our last encounter and the founding division of three has slowly but surely taken place. It is for this reason that I have come, in hopes of grabbing your attention for but a mere moment so that I may explain what I see in this land. The Han, we both know to be dead, but the kingdoms and empires in which it has created are something that will be written in ever annual diary and text book. But you have been done hard to, betrayed even. The economic structure of this country, from before the Han has been concentrated in two regions, Yi, the former capital of the Han and Zhongyuan. Although Jiang Dong prospers you cannot succeed without Jing, this I feel we both understand. But I am no fool, Jing was never supposed to be a part of Shu. So here is my proposition for you. Advance not on Zhongyuan and keep below the river and in return we shall aid you into Northern Jing. If Liu Bei occupies Yi, everything we both stand for will change. Think of your father and brother. Did they find your great army; your kingdom for it to be used as the personal militia of Shu, because is that not what they have done. They used you against me and now they take Jing – a regional province that was once owned by your father, Sun Jian. You family have lived between the two states for years, it pains me to see your fathers city of Chang Sha held as a capital city for a traitor of the Han. I only hope you feel the same and join me in a mutual agreement.

Regards
Cao Cao.

[THE Justin]

Taishi Ci allowed the two diplomats pass, but not without them having to walk under the heavy head of his halberd. As if mocking them it was held perfectly still, begging them to make a mistake in regards to his lord.

He watched and listened as the two men spoke, his alcohol fuelled blood clouding his vision slightly. He blinked away the drunkenness, having previously thought to have conquered it, but apparently a bit wrong.

As the man handed a piece of parchment to the ground in front of his lord. He immediately walked over, picking it up, and handed it to Zhongmou; no lord of his would touch the ground for some petty diplomat. He stood next to his lord, a bulwark of a man, his armor gleaming in the moonlight.

He awaited his lord's return statement, hoping that it carried with it a command of execution.

((Steve, there was a party... Taishi Ci is well inebriated, and particularly doesn't like Wei. His tongue is loose. Stop being so sensitive, girly boy ))

[Sun Quan]

Sun Quan was shocked to see Wei emissaries.. it seemed what they said about Cao Cao the snake was true.. Never the less, he was a lord, and a powerful one at that now. That means he couldn't just go around killing all the time, or someone would cry foul. Though of course, he could kill them, and then kill the rest of them, but that was beside the point!

The Wei minister spoke few words, bowed and then gave him a parchment of some sort, it looked official so Quan kept his grip on it instead of just throwing it off to Zhang Di. The Wei minister spoke once more, this time for an extended bit of time- odd that he would not pause for Quan to speak, seeing as he was surely trying to impress him. Quan looked at the contents of the letter and then began to read it aloud.

[red]“Dear Sun Quan

It is my current understanding that the alliance between Wu and Shu have altered since our last encounter and the founding division of three has slowly but surely taken place. It is for this reason that I have come, in hopes of grabbing your attention for but a mere moment so that I may explain what I see in this land. The Han, we both know to be dead, but the kingdoms and empires in which it has created are something that will be written in ever annual diary and text book. But you have been done hard to, betrayed even. The economic structure of this country, from before the Han has been concentrated in two regions, Yi, the former capital of the Han and Zhongyuan. Although Jiang Dong prospers you cannot succeed without Jing, this I feel we both understand. But I am no fool, Jing was never supposed to be a part of Shu. So here is my proposition for you. Advance not on Zhongyuan and keep below the river and in return we shall aid you into Northern Jing. If Liu Bei occupies Yi, everything we both stand for will change. Think of your father and brother. Did they find your great army; your kingdom for it to be used as the personal militia of Shu, because is that not what they have done. They used you against me and now they take Jing – a regional province that was once owned by your father, Sun Jian. You family have lived between the two states for years, it pains me to see your fathers city of Chang Sha held as a capital city for a traitor of the Han. I only hope you feel the same and join me in a mutual agreement.

Regards
Cao Cao."[/red]

Quan smiled, looked around at those many faces of Wu around him and chuckled. He then began to circle the Wei minister Wei Xiadi, talking to him in a very condescending manner.

[red]"From what I can tell of you, you're not very good at your job. For you see, your 'Liege' Cao Cao has forgotten clearly to beg in his letter. My army, the Wu army, has just handed Wei a grand defeat that will forever be remembered. Yet your lord acts as if he didn't lose nearly his entire army? Now- I believe Cao Cao is indeed a smart man, foolish- but smart never the less. So he sends you, a prized minister of surely many years, so he must have sent you to beg, no?"[/red]

Quan smiled at him, though Xiadi couldn't see as Quan was inches behind him. and then called out to a general off to the other group of people. [red]"Zhang Cheng! Come here!"[/red]

After Zhang Cheng entered the group and everyone settled down, Quan spoke more, this time standing just to the man's right. He held the letter high, allowing it to be free to cool night air.

[red]"Such a touching letter, offering me his help. Alas, I do not believe I would want Cao Cao's help, especially not after what happened to him at Chi Bi... True though that Cao Cao is still mighty, but also true that I still plan to tear him down limb by limb until he is no more."[/red]

Sun Quan then motioned for Zheng Cheng to come forward, paused and continued, [red]"It is too bad you will not return to tell him this, Wei Xiadi. You are far too old to make that walk."

"Zheng Cheng! Seize Wei Xiadi and chain him in the lock up. Kill their horses and tie his assistant's hands. This is all I will have of this matter!"[/red]

Quan walked off without giving a look to Wei Xiadi, he was walking back to Jia Zhilan, where he hoped to finish their walk.

[Cao Cao]

Wei Xiadi stood motionless as the guards came and destroyed their horses. His assistant, who had slumped down on his knees, cried furiously as the guards bound him with rope.

“Why, why my lord – why are we being punished.” The man wept, yet he did not struggle against those who took him into custody.

“Because he is a fool.” Wei replied, cold and yet collected as he watched behind angry eyes at the events that were passing. “You are such a fool; I feel I must beg you.”

He too slumped to his knees, bowed his head and roared, “I BEG YOU!” Then he stopped, laughed and faced him with a grin that showed nothing but excitement, “Do not take your victory so lightly, you won on water – you had heaven and earth on your side. Face Cao Cao in Zhongyuan and you will fall, just as everybody else has.”

He continued to laugh as he tried to rise, but he found no strength to lift his aching bones. He was tired, too drained for this.

“But bring your army, your generals – your finest siege equipment, face the might of Cao Cao and see what happens when a rabbit approaches the den of a raging beast. You have seen only a part of what Cao Cao is, by killing me – you have just killed Wu’s future generation. For you will not be spared, your mother will not be spared, your children and siblings cannot be spared. Cao Cao is a fair man, but he has no issues with exterminating filth from his doorstep. Now ready your sword coward and kill me, or lock arms with me in a real fight of valour and we’ll see just who is superior. You are not on my level of intelligence, nor could you ever surpass me with a blade. You are a fool, so get this over and done with you over egotistical bastard!”

He bid his head down and waited, “Do it, or let me go and kill me on the field of battle. The choice is yours.”

He didn’t stop laughing, what a way to go, he thought, but he supposed that it was only natural. He thought back on the time he saw Cao Cao, willing to kill himself for the sacrifice he had forced upon his country, he had made only a few calculated errors in Chi Bi, but it was the sickness he could not stop, nor could he defend against the fire. It was a natural battle and heaven had at that time forced a victory upon Wu and Shu. But, in Zhongyuan, Wei would shine, just as they had against Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, the Yuan brothers, Liu Bei, Tao Qian, Zhang Xiu – he had faced and defeated all of them, and now he would have to face and kill Sun Quan too.

He closed his eyes and smiled. Time to die, he thought and the world steadily went black.

(I guess that settles it then.)

[Zhou Yu]

Zhou Yu stood by the throne overseeing the events taking place and smirked when thinking of how far Zhongmou had come. His elder brother and father were much more powerful as far as military affairs were concerned, but Quan was far more charismatic. The people of Wu loved him and would do anything if commanded. The same went for his officers and military which were some of the most loyal men throughout China. The Wu armies were known to fight with ferocity and down to the last man, if necessary.

Gongjin knew that Quan could handle affairs in the capital, so it was time to enact what the two had previously discussed. The strategist took one more look at the grand hall of Jian Ye before moving toward his personal quarters. There, he would gather his personal items and then move out to Shou Chun.

"Until we meet again" he thought.

[Zhuge Cheng]

((time for me to post something))

Zhuge Cheng watched the events unfold with his hands laying on his chest. However, when Sun Quan read the letter that came from Wei, Zhuge Cheng, which was surprising, lost his patience at the arrogance of that Cao Cao. He lost a somewhat decisive battle, a large amount of his troops defeated and still he has the guts to send someone to the victorious Wu kingdom and propose to attack the Shu empire..

After a few moments of thought Zhuge Cheng calmed down when he realized that fear clearly spoke out of Cao Cao through this letter. The once mighty Wei Kingdom through the years has lost the majority of his brave generals that made the difference in every battle the Wei kingdom had, it was only a matter of time before Wei would show it's true state.

Zhuge Cheng frowned when he heard the words of the messenger. How could he say such things? Such an old man that was full of experience should know that nothing is open now, the dices have been thrown, the swords unsheathed. Everyone could take the advantage in this fight now and Zhuge Cheng was determined to ensure that his lord would be the one victorious.

"Foolish, old man. I pity you," was everything that Zhuge Cheng had to say. The old man served the wrong kingdom his entire life. He turned his head to his lord Quan with an expression on his face asking what will he do with the fool.

[Sun Quan]

Sun Quan didn't really listen to the old man's words- he now believed that everyone in the Wei kingdom was insane, at least those close to it's head, Cao Cao. But after the old minister's tirade Quan nodded to Zhuge Cheng, making it clear again what was to be done.

[red]"Give him a room in our palace- have him chained to it, I will not see anymore of him for now."[/red]

Quan motioned back and gave the letter to Zhang Di, who'd came up behind him. He would keep it as an ace up his sleeve for the next battle with Wei. Cao Cao's mincing of words and immediate foolish actions would lead to his next defeat.

Again, he tried to walk back over to Jia Zhilan..

[Jia Zhilan]

Lightly she smiled as he said her name, it was nice for someone to acknowledge her even if she was completely nervous at this moment. Really her nerves had more to do with how she looked at herself, something in her would never let her realize the strong person that she really was. Zhilan was content with where she was, at least that was what she told herself because it was easier then having to go against what her father had told her she was meant to be. Entwining her fingers in her others gently she stood there thinking about it all and looking up at the sky for a moment, not to ignore him of course. When he asked her why she was here, she paused lightly, thinking about why she was here really, and how little of a idea she had as to why she was here.

Soon they were upon a group of men, mostly Wu generals though things were tense and quickly she realized that men of the Wei force appeared to be there. Sun Quan seemed to handle the situation quite well though if he was a leader Zhilan could not have thought he would handle it anyway else. Lightly though she decided against saying anything, it felt a bit weird to be there in this situation after all it was not as if she was a part of this army. Her father though had also most likely noticed that she was gone, by now he was probably pretty mad after all his prize possession was gone, he had to have something to show off. Looking at the situation in front of her a slight part of her was saddened, no matter how much good this would do one day all she saw was it tearing apart the land.

Maybe it was just her though, perhaps she was the only one who really was seeing all of this...most people didn't second guess themselves like she did. The man Cao Cao had sent was a curious person though he seemed to be to proud of his kingdom that he dared to even do the things he was doing. Even if she did not agree with it, it seemed to be a noble act, she was on no ones side yet she could and still would see hope in people. When they killed the animals though she felt a bit sick, shutting her eyes she looked away. Well her eyes weren't shut as so much as she squeezed them shut, somehow Zhilan felt as though the animals wouldn't deserve it and neither did the man.

She knew it was a war but no matter how many horrible things he had done something in her wanted to believe that he was a good man, that there was some sort of honorable nature in people. Maybe that was also why she was never really sure which 'side' she was on so to speak because she believed all of them to be good people, it made decision making difficult. Plus she was not even sure she could help, taking another humans life...it was just something she thought could never bring herself to do. Maybe it was just her though, other people had a easier time with it because they believed in something so deeply...really she had no idea what she believed in. Other people were more of what she believed in, somehow that left very little room for her to believe in herself.

When he came back over she smiled, or at least attempted to, glancing away from the animals she looked at him, zoning back into the question she had yet to answer. "Well I kind of..." running a hand threw her hair she took in a deep breath "my father", looking at him it was obvious that she was telling the truth. "Usually he wants me to come to these things" she said shrugging lightly "mostly to show me off...that sort of thing". Zhilan knew she had very little control, and if marrying someone simply because that was what he wanted then she would do it for her family of course. "Tense..I just..." Zhilan shook her head "I'm not really...good with people" lightly she looked at him "my fathers always been the one to do all the talking...I merely just stand there really...".

[Sun Quan]

Sun Quan was glad to get out of the situation he'd just been in, but his sigh of relief was cut short at the sight of the girl, who looked as tense as ever. Something indeed was troubling this one, and Quan couldn't stand it. Before he came up he noticed her gazing in a jarring manner at something off to his right. Turning his head with her view, he noticed the two fine Wei horses struggling with his guards.

The Sun lord gazed at the horses.. victims of war, he thought. His firm voice spoke quickly and a moment later the horses were taken off to the stables.

As he returned to the woman he heard her out, the look on his face slowly lowering as she explained her life. Often Quan had seen this in people and in royalty. Even long ago, he'd felt similar because of his older brother- he figured he'd never be much in Wu.

Quan felt like after she was done there was much more that she wasn't saying. Yet he began to understand. His voice came back, a lot less firm and orderly as before when he was dealing with the minister and his men.

[red]"Just now, in the heat of that moment.. I, I think I could've used your advice, though. Those horses..[/red] Quan turned, moving around and viewed the scene of the two horses being taken off after being calmed down. [red]"This war- it changes me day by day, forcing me to make decisions I would not normally make, or be able to live with.. in a way, I think that you share this burden- with your father.."[/red] Quan looked to her again, meeting her gaze.

[red]"Stay here. Join with me here, in Wu, and I believe we can both settle the problems that plague us... I know this is sudden but.. I feel strongly about this.. and even still, if you do not want to stay then that is up to you, but I can't stand seeing another being caged by such a role, especially someone as stunning as you, Lady Zhilan."[/red] Quan smiled with his last comment, hoping to improve her mood.

[Jia Zhilan]

Zhilan guessed he had seen the look on her face, somehow though after realizing that she felt bad, nothing in her had meant to phase his judgment in the matter. It was her soft spot for animals that had made her give that look, when she was little she remembered taking care of animals. Not that her father really ever approved of it after all she was a young lady and there for was not meant to want to go anywhere near animals after all. Zhilan had always loved them, even when she got bit by them and cried only a little, she just wanted to help them. Even if it meant her getting hurt in the process somehow she could deal with that, it was better then doing nothing at all for her.

Somehow though he had read her facial expression which was odd for her, most of the time rarely did people care what her facial expression was, if she was upset. The horses were merely calmed down and taken off, somehow though that showed his compassion for human beings which made her infinitely grateful. Zhilan of course knew what she was comfortable with telling him, even if she trusted him in this short time there were still things she did not want to talk about. Plus throwing herself a pity party was something that she refused to do ever, pity was not something she could ever give herself, its idiotic. If she could, later on some day Zhilan would probably have to go see those horses again, mainly out of curiosity.

"No you didn't need my advice" she said smiling lightly at him "you made that decision because inside of you, you knew it was the right thing" she brushed a piece of hair back. It was not simply her influence that made her help those horses, it had been his own decision in the heat of the moment also. Zhilan had every kind of faith in people and she knew that he thought he had needed her for that but he would of made the same decision with or without her, it was that simple in her head. Plus she could not believe that her influence was of any help to him, that he would of listened to someone like hers advice. He was a great ruler and lets face it, she barely got out into the world for anyone to even know who she was, her life was sheltered and she was very unknowing.

"Nonsense" she said shaking her head and looking at him "I see a strong person in you, no war can take someone like that away from you"Zhilan looked into his eyes for a moment. "Sometimes on are path, we get lost...the darkness draws us in" lightly she pursed her lips "somehow though, we find are way back on the path...no matter how dim things look, a small spark grows in all of us". "You have more then a spark" she smiled at him "you have a fire in your eyes, and you must never forget that" Zhilans voice was soft, melodic. Her voice was rather sincere and the words she said, of course she meant every part of them, even the simplest things. Even if she thought herself to be bad at it, she still wanted to try to help people as much as she could.

When she heard the words 'stay here' Zhilan was a bit taken back and had to give herself a few minutes to realize that he was asking her to be apart of all of this. "I..." somehow she was so shocked by what she was asking Zhilan felt her whole entire body freeze, no one had ever asked something like this of her. "If I did...I just-" sighing she let out a breath and shut her eyes for a moment, she was afraid this was not something she had ever been asked before. Her father was no where in sight and so there was no one to make this decision for her, she was so use to that...now it was hard for her to answer something like this on her own. "I'm not caged by it...I just...I have to honor my father" she said lightly "I just want him to be happy".

Maybe it was silly of her to let a selfish man rule her life, now though in this moment as her finger tips touched the locket around her neck gently all she could hear was her mothers soft voice. Telling her that she needed to stay here, to see what this place could offer her and threw all of it that just sitting around at home pleasing her father was not all that she was meant to do. Her mother was dead yet, that was what was driving her in the particular moment, for once she could not flush it out and pretend it was not there. When he called her stunning she shook her head a little and laughed nervously, never really was she use to being compliment so often. "I think that..." letting out a deep breath she could not believe what she was about to say "I will join you here" she said smiling lightly "I'm scared..but...I think it'll be good for me".

[Sun Quan]

Why would she say no, anyways? Quan smiled very warmly at the girl, glad indeed that she took the chance. It was something, helping out another, and Quan preferred that the most out of all his abilities as ruler. He ran his arm forward and began walking again, guiding her by to another part of the palace- all the while saying, [red]"A smart choice if I must say Lady Zhilan."[/red] He shot her a warm smile again and then went on, [red]"And.. even if it is a scary choice, you will not be alone on this new.. path."[/red] Quan slowed, drawing her gaze, [red]"For I shall be here to help.[/red]" He smiled once again, looked forward and then eyed the view before them.

Jian Ye, dark in the fading night, it was nothing short of breathtaking though. This was a view that Sun Quan cherished, and hoped the young Jia Zhilan would as well. He paused for a while and then spoke.

[red]"This is what Wu really is... soon I will need to find your father to speak with him upon your decision."[/red]

[Sarugaku Jouten]

{Short, I know. I don't feel like posting over a 10k post. =.=}

The male dressed in silver armor quickly reached the gates of Jian Ye. He paused quickly at the gate, the 2,000 plus men behind him eagerly a waiting for them to open the gate. "I am Sarugaku Jouten, former member of the Shu Empire. I have came to talk to Sun Quan."

The men at the gate opened it. Once it was open the male quickly road in with his horse and paused at the steps of the Wu's capital building. The 2,000+ Men waiting outside of the capital. Quickly Sarugaku ran though the front gate and went to the room where Sun Quan was. He knew that what he was doing was wrong and knew that any minute the guards were going to come for him.

The male dressed in silver armor, a black mask and silver hair quickly stopped in front of the lord of Wu. By drawing both of his twin blades he threw them in the ground in front of him and took a knee toward the male. "Sir, I am Sarugaku Jouten. Former officer of Shu. I am here to request that I am made a general in the army of Wu. Outside of this capital I have 2k men strong waiting. I will do anything for you sire, all I ask is if you humbly make me a general in your vast army."