It took Calia about two weeks to travel to Andorhal, gather the refugees, and return to Hearthglen.
During that time, many of the gryphon messengers Taelan had sent out received replies.
Based on the replies and various other intelligence, Ye Ting gained a rough grasp of the current situation across Lordaeron's territory.
Ever since Arthas conquered Lordaeron, the Scourge had held this human capital firmly in its grasp, with its armies once spreading across the entire Crownlands and even several nearby duchies.
Even so, unyielding resistance remained near the heartland of the Scourge's territory.
A force of several hundred men, made up of a small number of priests and paladins along with a great many ordinary soldiers, waged guerrilla warfare against the Scourge throughout the Crownlands and Tirisfal.
Their leaders were the paladin Alfred Abidis and the priest Isillien. The former had been among the first members of the Silver Hand. During the Second War, he had served as adjutant to Alexandros Mograine, one of the Six Knights of the Silver Hand, fighting alongside him in the final battle at Blackrock Mountain and winning a great victory. The latter was also a senior priest of the Silver Hand with considerable standing, and had once been Taelan Fordring's teacher.
It was because of them that the people of the Crownlands and Tirisfal had not all fallen into undead hands. Many civilians had been evacuated to their rear base at Scarlet Monastery in northern Tirisfal. They had built it into a fortress. Relying on the mountain defenses, they could easily keep the invading undead at the foot of the mountains.
In Southshore of Hillsbrad, there was another resistance force. They were the remnants left behind after Arthas killed Uther and destroyed the Knights of the Silver Hand. Their leaders were Alexandros Mograine