Eastern Kingdoms, Alterac Mountains.
Garithos knelt excitedly on the ground, gazing at the Lordaeron flags fluttering in the wind atop the newly built fortress walls as he shouted all kinds of praises for Princess Calia.
Lordaeron had not fallen. Lordaeron still had hope!
Thus, Garithos, now middle-aged, seemed to have found a second spring in life as he immediately threw himself into his role with his subordinates.
He gladly accepted Calia's orders. Once his legion had been replenished, it would be organized as an independent force, primarily responsible for attacking the Hillsbrad Foothills.
The Forsaken suddenly discovered that their "old friend" had returned. Garithos, the human lord who had been betrayed by the Dark Queen, was making a comeback.
He led his legion into Southshore, then began a fulfilling life of small fights every three days and major battles every five.
Meanwhile, in southern Duskwood, the Night Elf druids had hit another wall.
Their journey to find the Moon Goddess's Scythe had never gone smoothly. In a crypt called Roland's Tomb, the druids discovered a large number of worgen wandering about. With no other choice, they slowly cleared out the worgen, trying to advance deeper into the crypt.
Several months later, with the assistance of the Night Watch forces, they finally reached the deepest part of Roland's Tomb.
There, they finally made a major discovery.
In an inconspicuous dark corner, the druids found a strange mound of dirt. But when they dug it open, a ghost suddenly appeared.
"I failed... The scythe has lost control. It is eroding my will. My crimes cannot be redeemed. I only seek eternal rest."
The druids recognized the elf soul before them. She was Velinde Starsong, whom they had been searching for all this time.
But she was already dead. Unable to find release