Helping Others Find Fulfillment

After issuing orders to Asas Bleedingheart and Luminus Sunscar, the two quietly led the death knights away from Blackrock Stronghold.

Rend then went to the core chamber of Blackrock Stronghold to meet Calia Menethil, Queen of the Kingdom of Lordaeron.

Rend's two advisors, Gasezog and Eitrigg, were receiving the two guests on his behalf.

By coincidence, Highlord Tirion Fordring of the Argent Crusade had also come. He was reminiscing with Eitrigg. Eitrigg and old Fordring shared a deep bond that transcended race and faction. In the original history, Eitrigg had even joined the Argent Crusade. But now that Warchief Thrall had appointed him as an advisor to the Blackrock Expeditionary Force, he naturally could not take up a post in the Argent Crusade.

"Queen Calia Menethil, Highlord Tirion Fordring, it has been a long time. Thank you for placing your trust in us and coming to Howling Fjord in person." Although the Kingdom of Lordaeron was not an ally of the Horde, it was not the Horde's enemy either, so Rend was quite courteous.

Hearing Rend take the initiative to show goodwill, Queen Calia Menethil replied with a smile, "When we learned that forces from the Kingdom of Lordaeron had established a town in Howling Fjord, I could hardly believe it. I never expected my people to have survived so tenaciously in this isolated land. Though this land is cold, it is undoubtedly fertile. Thank you, Chieftain Rend."

"That's right. I have always admired the Kingdom of Lordaeron. Though we were once enemies, it was the Kingdom of Lordaeron's perseverance that allowed the Alliance to defeat the Horde. We respect the strong." Eighty percent of the Old Horde's defeat had been due to the Kingdom of Lordaeron. Setting aside matters of position, Rend's favor toward the Kingdom of Lordaeron surpassed