The Alliance remnants naturally landed at the Jinyu village of Fallsong Village west of the lake, but High King Varian Wrynn refused Elder Adler's kind offer to let them rest there.
The Horde would soon catch up, and Fallsong Village had no chance of resisting the morale-boosted Horde army.
Thus, the Alliance remnants decided to head for the Sentinel Base established by the Night Elves. It had complete military facilities and was easy to defend but hard to attack, enough to allow the Alliance remnants to regroup.
However, when they arrived at the Sentinel Base, they were greeted not by the Night Elves' Silverwing Sentinels, but by Malkorok, who had been waiting for them with the Trifarix Legion from Domination Point and Crane Wing Refuge.
The Sentinel Base was already easy to defend and hard to attack, and the Trifarix Legion's numbers were nearly equal to theirs. After a probing attack, the Alliance remnants could only abandon the Sentinel Base.
Tyrande Whisperwind, the Night Warrior, had intended to reclaim the Sentinel Base belonging to the Night Elves alone with the power of the Night Warrior. However, after overusing that double-edged power before becoming familiar with it, Tyrande Whisperwind collapsed from exhaustion.
Only one path remained before the Alliance remnants: force their way through the Forbidden Jungle connecting western Krasarang Wilds to the Valley of the Four Winds.
As its name implied, the Forbidden Jungle was full of dangers. Even Pandaren travelers who patrolled the region would never choose to pass through the Forbidden Jungle to reach Krasarang Wilds.
The Forbidden Jungle contained powerful, savage races such as the Mogu, Lizardmen, and Mantid, as well as natural threats like swamps.
In the end, rather than be surrounded and wiped out by the Horde, High King Varian Wrynn chose to force his