"Good girl, be careful not to fall!"
Hilda hurried over and scooped up Jaina, who had stumbled and fallen while running.
Tears welled in her eyes as she asked about Jaina's daily life.
She had been an unfit mother. Not long after Jaina turned a month old, she had entrusted her swaddled infant to Audrey to nurse and left for the Plane Battlefield.
If the Sky Bow Battalion Medivh had assigned her hadn't performed so well in battle and stabilized the front line, she would have had to stay in the Other Plane for several more years before she could take leave.
The Orc Kingdom in that plane stubbornly refused to come out and fight. The Human Allied Forces had launched a probing attack, only to discover that capturing territory would cost them devastating casualties.
The Human Allied Forces couldn't afford that price. Just as in the war in the Odyssey Region, both sides had ceased fighting and settled into a standoff. There wouldn't be any large-scale battles in the near future.
Hilda had made an impressive debut after succeeding as Earl Hobarton.
The Elder Council of her family knew her circumstances, and Draven had volunteered to take over command in the Other Plane so Hilda could return to Loran City-State for leave and reunite with her young daughter.
Hilda had boarded a Cargo Airship carrying bones and made it back to Kurd City just as the rainy season began.
"Audrey, thank you!"
Hilda didn't hurry to greet Medivh. Holding Jaina, she walked up to Audrey and thanked her.
Audrey had raised both children on her own, taking on a great deal of the hard work in Hilda's place.
"We're family. No need to thank me!"
Audrey smiled and waved her hand. She enjoyed raising Medivh's children and didn't find