Handing It Over

At last, Calia Menethil and the Argent Crusade had finally arrived in Howling Fjord.

The Scarlet Onslaught in Dragonblight had arrived even before Rend, but they still had their hands full dealing with the Scourge in Dragonblight.

Upon returning to Blackrock Stronghold, Rend first saw Luminus Sunscar, now a death knight, along with her companion, Asas Bleedingheart.

Her once-green eyes had turned an eerie blue, and she still radiated that icy aura. Yet the last time they had met, she had still been among the living. Now, she had become a death knight. Much had changed.

She had become one of the Scourge she hated most, endured the pain of death, and gained the undead's eternal curse.

"We will defeat the Scourge." Rend had wanted to say something else, but in the end, those were the only words he could manage.

At Rend's words, Luminus Sunscar froze for a moment. Her face, once as cold as ice, was stirred. "The Scourge will be destroyed!"

In truth, aside from the eternal curse, the most painful thing for death knights was being rejected by their own people. But based on what Rend knew of Sun King Kael'thas Sunstrider's character, he would never do such a thing. Void Elves, demon hunters, and death knights would all be accepted by Sun King Kael'thas Sunstrider, because he himself was such a gentle person.

After speaking with Luminus Sunscar, Rend turned to the other unfamiliar Blood Elf death knight.

"You're Asas Bleedingheart, right? General Sokizog sent you to assist me?" Although the Knights of the Ebon Blade had sent envoys to both the Alliance and the Horde in hopes of forming alliances, Sokizog, the Highlord of the Ebon Blade, was an Orc—and a Blackrock Clan Orc at that. After learning why Luminus Sunscar had come, he