On the other side a few hours ago, under the cover of Alexstaza, Crassus used magic to teleport others to the rear of the battle, to Malfurion...

Although the battlefield that has just taken place on my side is very fierce, there is no shadow of gunpowder here for the time being. The troops of the Night Elves, as well as the Red Dragon and Green Dragons that had transformed into human form, were intact in this position. In the face of such a situation, the main forces of the orcs and humans, who have already lost most of their main forces, will obviously not be very satisfied, and resentment will naturally arise, of course.

"Thank you for joining, but I wish it had come sooner, and you may have forgotten that you still have one of your people untold. Luo Ning pointed to the place where they teleported and left, he had no political patience and first scolded Crassus, who had the best relationship with him, maybe people who didn't know the identities of the two of them would not have thought that their relationship was that of master and apprentice. "To go to Akmund alone is tantamount to death. "It's just me and Akmund there, and now Ronin doesn't know who I really am. It's just that I've done a lot to them and he's come to identify with me, and I'm being abandoned now with a bit of a shadow of him when he was in Dalaran... (Ronin, a former mage's apprentice, was abandoned by his colleagues for his contribution to the Alliance during his battle with the Orcs, and was even sent to save Alexstasa on a mission to his death.)

Of course, compared to Ronin's gentle questioning, Falic was very angry, he knew who I was, and he didn't agree with Ronin's statement that I was the same kind as the dragons, so he showed more anger and complaints.

"Lord Red Dragon, and Crassus, I think you know who that dragon really is and what it means to us, you shouldn't have abandoned him there!" the enraged Manic tried to draw his sword, but reason kept him from doing so, but it was clear in his eyes that he wanted to ask them for an explanation. And this action surprised humans, after all, it was related to a dragon problem, if the dragon didn't save him, then what was the matter to us mortals, there was obviously a reason for this, especially when it happened to Manik, who barely spoke except for the military.

"Faric?!Why are you..."

"He's not one of our Red Dragons, he's a human being, and he's the one you know. In the face of the reproaches of Ronin and Faric, as well as Gianna's speculation, Crassus did not answer Manic directly, but explained to Gianna, after all, the person who needs to explain the most at this time is the human leader who has already felt something, and is also my closest person. This statement also made people who were present, such as Malfurion and Tyrande, and even Sal, who was traveling with him, nod in agreement. Obviously, we humans are almost the only mortals who don't know my identity.

"No, how is that possible, and why is he?" Gianna recognized something, such as the experience she had met me that night. But some didn't dare to accept this fact, yes, she was a little sad, so she released some spells to peek at our side, and on my side, I happened to talk to Akmund to reveal my identity, and tricked Akmund into sneaking up on him. "Arthas, it's you!" she tried to teleport back, but she found that her strength was no longer enough for her to unleash such a powerful spell, especially with the energetic Night Elves such as Tyrande, stopping her impulse. "Why is that...."

"That's because he's an undead, and he doesn't want you to accept him as he is" Mavi hurriedly explained to Gianna, who was already crying, obviously, she and I had been through so much during this time, she understood my mind best, but she didn't fully narrate some things, and it was this that there was a complete narrative, which naturally couldn't convince Gianna.

"No way, I used to be evil, he won't be because of his form..."

"That's because you didn't do any great damage, you just stabbed him," Mavi explained, as if to show that she knew all too well about her experience in Northrend. Of course, after a pause, she realized that she seemed to have diverted the topic, and she quickly explained why..."He thought that he had committed many wrongs, such as the death of Uther and his father, and the fall of Lordaeron, and the other guards except for Falik, and Sylvanas, which made him feel that he had abandoned his companions, and he blamed himself even more. He now only wants to die, so that he can make his last contribution to the alliance or to his living friends. ”

"Sylvanas, what's wrong with them?"

"Arthas and Sylvanas were captured by the Black Dragon King, and in order to save them, Arthas made a deal with the Black Dragon, but the deal was clearly past the deadline, and we all know that the Black Dragon King will not keep his promises, and he is not even as good as the Demon in this regard. ”

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The two of them were almost constantly arguing. Every time Gianna asked, Mavi was able to explain the reason very clearly, and this made her the focus, obviously she shouldn't know so much, but thinking that I did get along with him a lot during this time, everyone seemed to think so.

"I didn't expect Arthas to tell you so much!" Ronin was surprised, but was interrupted by Tyrande.

"Probably not!" Tyrande explained, yes, as the head of the Priestesses of the Moon, she understood that some things were not narrated, so she summoned the power of the moonlight again. "We have our way of knowing the situation, provided that the caster agrees to share their mood or state of mind with us, of course..."Malfurion stopped Tyrande from continuing to explain, and this behavior once again made it clear to everyone.

Everyone didn't have too much prejudice about this, of course, it was a state of uncertainty, that is, about Mavi, how he got so close to me during this time, and why he walked with me for a long time, everyone has their own knowledge and understanding.

Also this time is on our side. I'm already deep in thought, and Akmund awaits my response, and Akmund also knows we're peeking over here, but he seems in the mood to let us peek, because the promise he's made to me also wants all the human Night Elves over there to know what he's going to be into this world, or what he's giving us the bottom line.

Everyone is watching what is happening inside, or watching Gianna's arguments, yes, at least there is no danger on my side for the time being. This creates a rather awkward situation.

"Actually, he's wrong, the people who stay in Lordaeron are all people who are prejudiced against his plans, and those who come here are all people who believe in him, so he doesn't need to think that you humans will have any prejudice against him..."Sal explained, but when he realized that he had become a gathering place for almost everyone's serious eyes after he spoke, he realized that he seemed to have mistaken a lot of words. "Yes, you're right"

His words somewhat eased humanity's eagerness to try to save me, but they still didn't change Gianna's resolve.

"Let me go! I'm going to be with him!"

"Be sensible, Gianna, Arthas doesn't want you there, he's buying time for us. We must all retreat. Alexstasa said as she turned to the Night Elf leader Malfurion, who nodded in response, and the Red Dragon Queen was even more convinced of the decision. "Don't hesitate, your mission is complete, and we don't need to sacrifice our lives. ”

Malfurion immediately responded to Alexstrasa's decision and led the main force of the Night Elves to leave quickly, and the orcs also hesitated for a moment, but also agreed to this decision at Thrall's signal and followed the Night Elves. Only a few humans remained, and they seemed to be waiting for Gianna's orders. And at this time, she realized that she couldn't bury the entire army because of her feelings.

"Ronin, you lead the humans to retreat first..."Yes, Gianna said with some helplessness, but there was no way, if she could have her own way to defeat Akmund, she would definitely not make such a choice. But she is responsible for the entire force.

But when the remaining main force of the human race left, she naturally would not easily let go of those who hid her, as well as Mavi, who still remained by her side, "Falik, you know such news, why don't you tell me? You know that under my orders, he was sent to his death several times. ”

Manic was speechless, and Mavi stepped forward to continue arguing with Gianna.

"It has nothing to do with Falik, he just found out about it, and he doesn't have time to tell you. ”

"Namavi, don't say that you just found out, then why do you have to hide it. ”

"I'm not the only one who knows the news, it's your friends too. Mavi looked at Sal, Karegos and the others, yes, they were all speechless at this moment, yes, she knew that now was not the time to argue with Gianna, but some 'tendencies' in her heart still made her angrily scold Gianna, "If Arthas doesn't want to hide it from you, then do we still want to hide it from you?"

Mavi's words were right, but they were enough to disappoint Gianna's heart, yes, if everyone was hiding from her, it seemed to sign something, yes, that's my will. So Gianna, who was still a little strong, burst into tears in an instant.

"Alsace... You don't want me to know yet... Why is that..."

"Because he stole the power of the Red Dragon Queen, he knew that he could be retaliated against by the Red Dragon at any time, so he didn't want you to be involved. Karegos explained, apparently a dragon who knew that if I could get the power to transform into a red dragon, it was obvious that I could only get it from a dragon. And the blue dragon who saw Alexstasa's strange appearance also knew what way it was, but when he said this, he was a little hesitant whether he should really continue, so he frowned, regretting that he had led the topic here.

But he had already said that Gianna was obviously not satisfied with his pause, and so was Mavi, who also wanted to know how big of a festival the red dragon was.

"The Red Dragon Queen, is there going to be retaliation for these forces?

Gianna continued to ask, but soon she also realized something, such as the state that really saw Alexstasa should be in dragon form, so that she could have stronger combat power.

"Is it the Red Dragon Queen she!" Gianna had heard similar rumors, seen in some of Crassus's secret texts "... It's Alsace."

"That's right. Karegos explained Gianna's doubts, which of course made her even more sad at this time. "The Red Dragon Queen is very angry at his actions, and I think even if Arthas survived, Alexstasa would not let him go. There's a lot of dignity at stake, and I'm sure Arthas knows that very well, so he doesn't want you to set yourself on fire. ”

"Whatever he is, I have also let him live, or we all die together..."

Karegos explained, but Gianna was only unhappy and did not change her will, but it wasn't until Mavi's opening that Gianna seemed to realize something, such as Mavi also let go of some cruel words.

"You don't have to worry about Arthas, if Akmund or Alex wanted him dead, he would have died. Mavi spoke again. Gianna was a little puzzled, yes, she wanted to know what her basis was for saying this, but Mavi didn't wait for her to open her mouth before she continued to explain: "I promise you will let you see a living Arthas, please believe me, I promise that he will live, although he will go through a lot of pain and suffering..."Mavi explained with a clenched fist.

Yes, Gianna saw something in her eyes, and it did happen in the past some time, many times, when everyone thought that Mavi and I would not survive, we both appeared in front of everyone intact, and it already said something. Of course, it's not just that, this tacit understanding may be inferior to Gianna now, and Gianna is also more convinced of that point in her feelings for Mavi, because there is no difference between the two of them in this regard.

"I believe in you, Mavi, and hope we can make it to the end together. Gianna didn't say anything, but gave up the peep spell, patted Mavi on the shoulder, smiled back, and led the rest of the remaining people to leave the place. Yes, although she was a little reluctant, she knew that it might be the wisest choice. Both practically and emotionally.

When the others left, Mavi used her powerful invisibility magic to stay and wait for something, yes, she knew that the last moment had come, and she also knew what she was going to do, or what was waiting for it, and at this time, the nearby souls, those unseen souls, had already appeared around her...

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(Continued from previous chapter)

fell down like this at a high place, and fell heavily to the ground, the original crippled body was already a little loose after such a free fall, plus the collision after landing, all of them fell apart in an instant, and only half of the body was still connected to the body. Yes, fortunately, his nerves had already been destroyed by Akmund, otherwise he would have been in pain by now.

Although I am so happy, how good can this feeling be? What difference could the ending be.

I was about to fall into a complete sleep, and just as my vision was blurred, I seemed to be able to see something, the soul fire that destroyed Akmund on the slopes of this plateau full of burning ashes, they seemed to surround me.

Just now in the palm of Akmund's hand, far away, I didn't notice their faces, and now I noticed their appearance, like ghosts, almost only one face appeared in mid-air, it was the face of a night elf, yes, they were surrounding me up and down at this moment, left and right, right in the night sky. It was like accepting me all around me.

I looked around again, convinced that the environment had not changed, that beneath the ruins of the great tree, on the top of the vast mountain covered with ashes, it seemed as if the place was still where I had fallen, and not in the same mood as it had been last when Akmund or Ysera had created.

But with the blurring of my consciousness, I gradually couldn't tell whether this was my dream or reality. But one thing I know is what they're going to do. And I should have guessed that although I am not a Night Elf, they are meant to accept my soul, and this is where I belong.

I thought so, when a soul emitting a strong soft moonlight power came over, and a soul appeared in the form of a night elf among these elves, I was even more convinced of my guess that they were going to take me back somewhere, of course, I was just guessing, or hoping for something, after all, I had been very lonely in my heart for a long time.

"Arthas, you have succeeded in helping our world repel the Burning Legion. We thank you. ”

She thanked me, yes I watched his form closely, and I felt that her body exuded a moonlight power that was a little more powerful than that of Tyrande, the body of the Night Elf, coupled with her beautiful appearance, and she was dressed exactly like the dress of the High Sacrifice Lord of Tyrande. But what impressed me the most was that her complexion looked more calm, or rather, she was more like a priestess than Tyrande. Yes, her intimacy is even more desirable, especially now that I long for a home.

"Are you the soul of the Night Elves?" I tried to look around with my eyeballs, trying to see the difference around me, but I found that I couldn't control my body anymore, yes, maybe I was on the verge of death, but I couldn't be sure after their souls appeared. "The souls of dead Night Elves?"

"Yes, we are all Night Elves, long dead Night Elves. ”

She gestured politely to me and began to make a gesture to me, as if she wanted to do something to me, as I guessed...

"Do you want to accept me?" I said, yes, it made me feel so peaceful, and that was exactly what I wanted.

But she paused and looked at each other at the other elves, even smiling.

"We can receive you, Arthas. But are you really willing to go like this, giving up your people and the people you love?"

"Of course not, but what can I do, can you still resurrect me?" to my answer, the soul nodded, and this reply made me extremely excited, the Buddha gave me a new hope, but the living ignored something, such as their state, "but you also seem to be dead, how can you resurrect me, and if you can really have such power, why not resurrect yourselves?"

"We have no body in the first place, we can only live in the World Tree and maintain its stability, and the mission to destroy Akmund has been accomplished. The World Tree is gone, and we will gradually return to nothingness, but before we leave, we have some power left to help you, and perhaps to help you come back to life. ”

"It may not be necessary, my body is dead, and even if I am resurrected, I will return to nothingness..."

"Not necessarily, you have to believe that there are many people who will not let you die, believe me, Arthas, your mission is not over, you have to believe that you can live, there are more difficult experiences waiting for you..."

They said that when they began to release a power to me, and I felt something, then my soul or my will was more abundant. And they gradually disappeared, but it was in the place where the soul disappeared. The other body is fully revealed. A very familiar figure.

"Mavi!" I gradually came to mind, and the first thing I saw was her trying to heal me, yes, she was casting a spell at the moment, and she looked exactly like that soul, and I knew she was trying to heal me. And she was so excited that she couldn't believe I could come back to life.

"Thanks to Elune, I made it. ”

"Yes, Elune. "I seem to have thought of something. Maybe it's the goddess I just met. Yes, she must have saved me. "I just met her and she wants to save me. When I said this, Mavi smiled and didn't think so, as if he didn't believe that I could see the god they believed in. It was then that I realized that my body had been pieced together by her scattered bodies, with a kind of magic that resembled stitching, not just the blessing of moonlight. "Wait, when did you become a necromancer. ”

"I'm not familiar with the magic of the undead, but it seems to be working now. Mavi explained, apparently ignoring that she wasn't just a priestess of the moon, she also had some knowledge of magic.

"Thank you again for your help, I wonder what we should do next. "I tried to get up and found that I didn't have that ability, maybe as she said, she wasn't familiar with necromancy, but she could just piece me together and do some of my bodily functions, but I wasn't good at it, or maybe worse, I couldn't use the parts of my body at all.

"I'm sorry, I don't have those skills. ”

"Okay, you at least brought me back to life..."Yes, after I said this, I seemed to realize something, that is, I am alive, and many things, such as Gianna, as well as the contradictions of the red dragon and the problem of my own form, are some very difficult problems. I gradually fell into deep thought, and my eyes became serious. Of course, these problems are nothing compared to the other, most realistic problems. That is, "how is it now, Akmund is dead, is Kilgardan coming again?" ”

"Maybe, I don't know. ”

"To come or not to come, how could you not know?" I asked, confused, but Mavi's answer was indeed somewhat touching.

"I just want you to live now..."Mavi explained, but it was this explanation that made me realize something, giving up her nearly 10,000 Night Elf sentinel warriors just for me, really moved me, and of course this is not the first time she has done this... Maybe I should have thanked her more formally.

"Thank you, Mavi, really much for your help to me. ”

"I promised Gianna that I would let you live, and she trusted me so much that I stayed. ”

Mavi said, and used her magic to continue sewing and repairing my scattered body.

"Yes, I understand. I smiled, not believing everything she said, because I knew that Gianna didn't know who I was at all, and even if she did, it was at most three hours ago. "It seems that she trusts you very much, and can give you a task like this. ”

"I don't know why Gianna trusts me so much! she should have been here, maybe she's better at how to bring you back to life. ”

"I know, and I think you do. "Maybe it's from the bottom of my heart or my own excitement, I seem to be able to stand up and control part of my body, I stretched out my hand, clenched my fist, and found that my body control was still a little rusty, so I was sure that I could move around, but I felt that for now, I needed to try my own behavior, especially since she seemed a little restrained and pretended to be determined now. "I can't move yet, can't help me get up and walk?"

"Alright," Mavi said, bending down to help me up. But instead of cooperating with her, I dragged her down, yes, and although she may be tired, it is impossible for me to bring her down with my current strength. She didn't resist, but fell into my arms.

Seeing that she was a little puzzled but did not resist, I tried to take off his iron mask even more boldly and touch her face, that delicate and delicate face.

Yes, although I have seen her face in many battles, only this time she was taken off by her own people, and she has always put on her own majestic ornament to prevent the enemy from seeing her weak side. But now it doesn't seem to be necessary. She didn't resist the whole time, and I knew that she gave me the same affection I had for him, yes. Especially after she burst into tears with some excitement, I was even more convinced of this...

And she was hesitating at this moment, and I knew that even if she hesitated, it wouldn't change anything. I felt a little smug in my heart, yes, in this deserted place, no one could disturb us, I thought.

But just when I wanted to go further, she broke free.

"I'm sorry, Alsace... I still have an unfinished mission. ”

I don't know why this is happening, maybe it's because my body is rotting and it's still hard for her to accept, maybe. I also became conscious in an instant, and although I was confused, I already knew something.

"I'm sorry! I shouldn't..."

"I'm sorry for me, I'm still the Night Elf Warden, I still have my mission, and now I... Not yet. ”

Mavi has something else to explain, but in front of what seems to me to be a pretext, there really is no need to say too much.

"I know, I also have a mission to complete, Lordaeron and the entire human kingdom have almost all fallen, the alliance has been hit hard, and the Burning Legion and the Scourge are still abusing them..."

"When all is well, I want you to accept me... If you'd like to—" Mavi explained, looking down, but she seemed to recognize that she had some other scruples as she said this, so she didn't continue. "If only I were alive. ”

"I hope it's not too far off. ”

"Yes..."

Mavi didn't say anything, and I didn't let her continue to help me. She also put on her mask and dress again. We were silent for a while, until we all regained most of our composure, pretending nothing had happened.

"Looks like I'm going to have a hard time turning into a red dragon. Let's go over to them. ”

"No, Tyrande's owl is here, and she'll soon find out we're here. Mavi looked a little angry, yes, although she didn't have a lot of respect for Tyrande in private, it was obviously not the main reason, but the owl may have appeared a long time ago, and Mavi didn't find out about its existence in advance.

"Yes. Moonlight Owl... I saw it too. "Although I didn't have as good eyesight as the Night Elves, especially in the night sky, I did spot the moonlight. Seeing this, Mavi began to get dressed again, she knew what the rest of the people should look like, or knew that Tyrande was coming soon.

I was also a little nervous, I didn't know if Alexstaza would come first or Gianna first. After all, the Red Dragon has a bitter enmity with me, but what I'm most worried about is that Gianna will turn against her and get into a fight because of this, so I don't want them to come at the same time.

But the reality is the last thing I want to see, they're all coming. A portal has appeared. Soon a wave of people came out. They had everyone I knew, Gianna and my buddies, as well as the Night Elves and others, and I was thrilled, especially when I saw their excited eyes.

Gianna couldn't hold back her tears and ran into my arms. Yes, I am the same. Although I have always guarded her side, it is still not as good as the current recognition.

"Arthas, you should have told me that you were by my side... I should have been told a long time ago..."

"I said I would always be there for you... I've been talking to her all the time, even if it's going to be broadcast live in front of everyone like this. But at this time, after Ysera accompanied Alexstasa out, I realized that things might be worse than I thought, and I gently let go of Gianna in my arms, and looked vigilantly at Alexstaza's human form, which seemed to be facing something.

"Arthas, what you promised has been done, and it's time to accept your final fate. ”

"Yes, Her Majesty the Red Dragon Queen. It seems that the Burning Legion is no longer a threat, and our deal can be terminated, but I want to explain a few things so that there will be no unnecessary conflicts in the future, which will be good for you and me. ”

"Maybe it's not necessary, mortal. ”

Alexstrasza was a little impatient, but I felt it was very necessary. And I'm going to convince her.

"If you continue to fight against the Black Dragons, the Scourge, and the Burning Legion, then I think it's necessary. ”

"Very well, mortal, I hope you can be quicker. ”

Alexstrasza turned his head. I know she wants my life, but I obviously want to leave some last words so that there are no contradictions. Similarly, Ronin and the others realized something and wanted to try to dissuade Alexstaza, but all the words, Alexstasza ignored them, and even released silence on those who stood in his way.

Gianna wanted to go too, but was stopped by me. Yes, I don't know how much patience the Red Dragon has, I just want to keep saying something.

"My life was originally dead when we were on the mainland, and even if I became an undead, my undead form died there again. Now he is alive thanks to the power of the red dragon. But even so, I took revenge for stealing the power of the red dragon and offending the queen, so it is understandable for her to withdraw my power, after all, she is the queen of life and the will of the Holy Light, and any non-living form must be terminated. I said quickly, yes, I don't know how much patience the Red Dragon Queen has given me, so I have to say it in one breath, but this obviously doesn't convince Gianna, but for a moment she doesn't know how to answer me.

"No! ”

"I should have experienced the tranquility, after all, I was already dead, and I had been dead several times, and I was satisfied to see that we could overcome Akmund. ”

"No, if you want to live, I'll keep you alive!" Gianna said, I thought she was going to fight Alexstaza, but when I realized that she was going to release the portal, I felt like I was seeing life again, but I still didn't think it was right. Just as I was about to ask her to stop, Mavi grabbed Gianna's hand, shook her head and motioned not to do it, and made some looks.

Gianna hesitated at first, but in Mavi's eyes, Gianna recognized something. Or let it go. And at this time, Alexstrasza was already waiting impatiently. He had gathered a fireball of power. Apparently this is against me. At this moment, Falic realized what he wanted to draw his sword, but he was also trapped by Malfurion's roots and couldn't move, so the orcs and high elves who were still hesitant had no plan of action.

That's right, the Night Elves believe in Alexstasa in addition to Elune, and they obviously don't want anyone to be disrespectful to her, but this is just our personal conjecture. But that's what I thought at the time, and I was even more convinced that I really couldn't escape. If the Night Elves were on their side, then I really wouldn't have to run away and trouble my friends.

I stood there quietly with my eyes open, waiting for Alexstraza's fate, although I was very unwilling to die now, but it was really difficult for me to do anything more.

But when Alexstasa smashed this power at me, I didn't feel any pain, and I could even feel the power, a life force, which made me feel alive, yes, she didn't want to destroy me, or take back the power, but gave me strength, and Gianna, who had been hesitant, obviously realized something, and the original worried look instantly turned into joy, and I knew it very well.

However, the Red Dragon Queen only restored my vitality and made me feel like I was as angry as I used to be humans, but my body was still like this, the body of the undead, and it was at this time that Ysera stepped forward, and she also released a force of her own power into my body to gradually regain the color of my undead body, yes, just like I was a human at that time. And not only that, I could feel the light flowing through my body as if I had recovered a lot, but more importantly, I felt as if I could still take dragon form. Yes, these are the gifts of the Red Dragon and the Green Dragon.

Seeing that I was back in shape, Falic instantly broke free from Malfurion's grip and ran to me to congratulate me, as did the others, yes. It was only then that I realized what I looked like and that I had really come back. And I really can't refuse Gianna anymore. At this moment I kissed him deeply, ignoring the crowd, yes, I dreamed that I could still be like this.

"Arthas, we have to thank the Red Dragons. ”

"Yes, thank you!" I bowed respectfully to Alexstaza, but the Red Dragon Queen didn't appreciate it. Instead, he let out cruel words.

"Remember, Arthas, it is I who have given you life, I can make you live, and of course I can let you die!" she said with a roar of force, and when she finished speaking, without any pause, she motioned for her only remaining spouse, Crassus, to turn into a dragon and leave here, but also Ronin, after exchanging pleasantries with me, signaled that he would also go to the Red Dragon's Lair to find Winlessa, yes, I didn't have to force him to keep him, who wouldn't want to be reunited with their lover after the war.

However, the red dragon Alexstasa did not wait for Ronin, to which the green dragon queen Ysera said that she was willing to take him for a ride, so Ysera also left with Ronin before I thanked him. Seeing that the two dragons who should be thanked have left, my eyes are on the person who should be thanked the most. However, at this point, she was back behind Tyrande... Yes, after an important phase of victory, we have more important things to talk about, and that is where our alliance of races will go in the days to come.

As a result, everyone restrained their feelings and put the situation back into reality and reason.