In the parallel world of Draenor, the battles in the Tanaan Jungle region, at the Dark Portal, and in the surrounding areas had temporarily come to an end.
The main forces of the Orthodox Horde had completely withdrawn into the Bloodmaul Clan's strongholds scattered throughout the jungle. They began digging in and preparing to fight a homeland defense war against the invaders from the World of Azeroth.
With the war having reached this point, the Orthodox Horde no longer had any thoughts of invading other worlds. Being able to arrange a dignified ceasefire would already have been pretty good.
Although the Azeroth Allied Forces had won the first battle, they did not press their advantage. Instead, following the usual practice, they began splitting up. Each faction advanced according to its own prearranged plans. No one interfered with anyone else—how much territory and profit they could seize depended on their own abilities.
Then again, this counted as a return to familiar ground. Not many people felt unfamiliar with Draenor.
After all, everyone had followed that Titan old hooligan in invading the world of Draenor from an incorrect timeline before, so they were now extremely familiar with the route.
Back then, however, they had been pressed for time because that incorrect-timeline world had been on the verge of destruction. Their sweeping and looting had not been thorough enough, leaving behind many small regrets. This time, naturally, they would scrape the ground clean and take a careful look at the scenery along the way, as well as poetry and distant horizons. (Official invader terminology.)
The Alliance expeditionary force was preparing to cross the strait and head for Shadowmoon Valley in the far west. They intended to contact the Draenei living there and bring them into the Alliance. After all, Shadowmoon Valley was more