"How could this happen?!"
Varian shouted at Garvinrad, but Garvinrad knew just as little about the situation at sea. Fortunately, Genn stepped forward. Bracing himself against the wind and waves, his fur soaked through by seawater and rain, he paid it no mind. Standing on the bridge, he loudly issued orders to the sailors, while also telling the flagman in the crow's nest to signal the other ships to keep an eye on the flagship and make sure they didn't get separated from the fleet.
With everyone working together, the blizzard that had terrified Varian finally passed. In truth, he wasn't afraid of the storm. He simply couldn't forget Liam, who he had known for only a short time, yet who had felt like an old friend of many years.
After the storm, Genn saw Varian standing by the ship's rail, his face deathly pale. He walked over and patted him on the shoulder without saying a word. That simple gesture was enough to make Varian relax. He stopped gasping for breath, his breathing gradually steadied, and color slowly returned to his face. He watched Genn's back, his eyes full of gratitude.
Perhaps it had been a trial, or perhaps even the heavens had felt that Varian had suffered enough. After weathering the storm, he finally made it safely back to Stormwind City.
But Varian had barely spent a day resting after returning to Stormwind City when disaster struck again. The whole earth began to shake, and the sky grew murky, as if the end of the world had arrived. Soon afterward, the seas began to churn as well. The waves grew higher and higher, as though they were about to swallow all the land.
When these strange events began, the whole world heard a dragon's roar. But it wasn't