Arelia's Windranger's eyes narrowed, as if she remembered that night as well, and felt that the memory was not so happy. Tulayan felt cold and piercing, and that feeling had nothing to do with his wet clothes.

She bowed stiffly, first toward Uther, then at him. "Lightbringer, General. ”

Tulayan understood her intentions and imitated them. "Ranger. He was amazed at the composure of his tone, for he had thought that his voice would be hoarse from the outburst of emotion.

"Worst news," she said. Her eyes flashed to Tulayan, then to Uther. "It couldn't be worse. ”

Tulayan felt the muscles in his face twitch and clenched his teeth. "Say it, please. ”

The elf looked around contemptuously and said, "I don't know if I've come to the right place for help." I didn't expect the generals, knights, and other warriors to take care of the children in the church. ”

Tulayan accepted the anger in her words, for that was the only way to calm the anguish in his heart at this moment. "Arelia, wherever we are needed, we will come to our aid. This is true for all of us. I know you've come all the way here to insult us. Go ahead. ”

Arelia sighed, "Not long ago, I met with Khadgar and the leaders of several alliances, including your king. It seems that there is still a dimensional rift left in the remains of the Dark Gate. Believing that in the near future, some orcs might even be another tribe returning to Azeroth from there, Khadgar immediately sent me on a griffin to inform you. ”

Now their attention was on her, silently listening as she repeated what she had just said. On more than one occasion after Anduin Lothar's death, Tulayan wished that the Lion of Azeroth would be with him, including when he faced a difficult choice, when war was approaching, or simply when Tulayan wanted to find someone to talk to. In the past, Lothar had always been able to respond calmly and decisively to developments, and then the others would follow him. Later, veterans of many wars began to refer to themselves as the sons of Lothar, and Lothar's captain, Tulayan, found himself unaccustomed to that expression, feeling that he did not feel like Lothar's son, despite Tulayan's willingness to fight for his life for Lothar's unfinished business. When Arelia had finished saying those words and looked at him expectantly, Tulayan was still immersed in his thoughts.

"Huh?" She asked.

"How do the Hammer Dwarves react to this?"

"I don't know if he knows about it. Relia admitted, and the blonde ranger felt a little embarrassed.

"What, so you flew so far on their griffons to inform me, but no one told the Hammer Leader what had happened?"

She shrugged her shoulders again, and Tulayan slashed back the curse that had reached her lips. During the Second Orc War, the Alliance's forces, including humans, elves, and dwarves, including the Copperbeard Dwarves, and their cousins, the Brutehammer Dwarves, fought side by side. But over the past few years, the human lords seem to have become more or less distant from their allies. While the elves still helped humanity defend themselves against the Watchtower, it was more out of their desire for magic than their desire to help humanity. In Lordaeron, the Copperbeard Dwarves sent Muradin?Copperbeard as their envoy in order to ensure good bilateral relations with King Terenus. In Stormwind, Mecatok and his assistants, who always bring joy to the people, are also helping to rebuild the kingdom of Stormwind. Tulayan felt a little ashamed when he thought that Mekatok and his engineers were making it easier for people they didn't know, and that he was amused by the huge expense.

But, despite the loyalty and valorism of the Hammer Dwarves, many humans still consider these griffon knights to be no better than the barbarians.

"Do you want to wait for the dwarves to tell you what to do, or do you wait for the ghost of Lothar to appear?"

Tula raised his brow and furrowed deeply. Arelia's cheeks turned crimson, and she lowered her head, realizing that what she had just said was a bit excessive.

Tulayan whispered in a tone of undoubted conviction, "The Hammer Dwarves will always be our Alliance, and they are members of the Alliance just like everyone else. I hope they will know this to the best of their ability. ”

"We have to act now. The griffon will carry you to Lordaeron, and I'll do it myself. ”

She didn't want to ride a griffon with me.

Tulayan didn't answer right away. He looked at Uther, who looked a little angry. The two looked at each other for a moment, then the Lightbringer nodded, continuing to take care of the young mother and her child