General Marle straightened up and nodded, "Of course your grace. Preparations will be made in both offensive and defensive measures, we will of course wait for your command or elven attack." Obviously the war could go either way. The queen of the sun could of course attack first and get the advantage of the first attack. Or she could claim the moral high ground with managing to anger the ever-superior elves into an attack. Still, troops had to be moved, and the units rallied. From the perspective of the queen it was simply watching a much more true-to-life motions of the game she should have been playing.<br/><br/>Still, war was at best weeks away, Thorain would get his message as he returned from the dwarven mines that were now called Char'Bogg, the Dark Stone-Swamps. He came without empty hands, but the change in orders would be accepted. The young man looked at the misty-snow covered mountains, a new task at hand. Ally with the harpies.<br/><br/>Dressed in white and gold, the colors of the Queen and her harem two beautiful Korsovan females swept in to clean up refreshments from the war room and guide the queen back to her truly opulent harem. Part temple, part bed and bath chambers, and part garden. Its inner sanctum was known only to the queen, her harem, and those few guests the queen invited to it for the pleasure of her company, or simply pleasure. Inside she was greeted by scores of robed figures. Male and female slaves in various states of dress. Mostly orc and humans of various nations, but there were a few male and female elves.<br/><br/>An eager young male elf shuffled up and bowed, his lean but powerful physique on display. He was wearing the white and gold tunic and pants showed he was mostly a servant used for massages and foot rubs. Of course, the harem existed at the utter desire of their sun queen. Some female humans giggled and sat reading from the queen's expansive library (though her magical books were kept in the harem temple's vault. It would be up to the queen to decide exactly how she would spend the time between now and the next large event to shape her beautiful empire.<br/><br/>Much like the war room there was a map of the known world, but it was much more beautiful and intricate with naked humanoids around the boarders. It was the magical map of her knowledge of the world. There were also other tapestries that showed the accomplishments of the queen and her empire so far.