Stormwind City, the square before the Stormwind Keep gate.
A red carpet had already been laid out here, stretching all the way to Stormwind Keep's royal hall.
On both sides of the carpet stood all the nobles of Stormwind City, as well as prominent figures among the dwarves and gnomes. They were waiting for King Varian, who was to bring his queen from Stormwind City's gates in a grand procession through the streets to this place.
Old King Llane, Queen Talia, Lothar, Archbishop Benedictus of the Holy Light, Highlord Bolvar, and the Eternal Night Divine Emperor, who had come purely to join the fun, were standing on the platform before the Stormwind Keep gate.
Alleria and Sylvanas had also come to attend Varian's wedding. During the years they had lived in Stormwind City with Hu Feng, they had grown very fond of the prince whom they had practically watched grow up.
However, neither woman appeared in public, mainly because Sylvanas's identity was a little too sensitive.
After all, it was rather hard to justify a major figure from the Horde attending the wedding of Varian, the Alliance's leading man. So the two women waited in Stormwind Keep's banquet hall, intending to offer their blessings during the private family dinner.
Varian and Queen Tiffin's wedding had also taken place much later than in the established history, which delayed Prince Anduin's birth as well.
After all, in the established history, Stormwind City should already have been ruled by the young Prince Anduin seated upon Stormwind Keep's throne. King Varian would have disappeared, while Queen Tiffin would have been stoned to death by rioters during the unrest orchestrated by the Black Dragon Princess.
Meanwhile, in Hu Feng's timeline, Varian was riding high.
The kingdom was becoming increasingly prosperous, and he had married a