The Sword of Damocles

The weather grew colder by the day. The whistling north wind gradually stripped the land of its green, and even the carnivores that prowled the wilds became hard to find. Perhaps the only one unaffected was the young Druid girl living in the forest. Compared to Moonglade, where spring seemed eternal, the human lands with their changing seasons had a charm all their own.

The ripples caused by the Battle of Crushridge slowly faded. In these chaotic times, death was not the most despairing thing people faced.

As a new batch of reserve soldiers entered the ranks, the rested Raven Guard Knights continued to expand according to Roderick's original plans.

Adrian's inseparable Dire Wolf, Lupos, completed his final evolution during the battle against the Ogres. The powerful skill Rangers called Bestial Wrath turned the already ferocious Shadow Dire Wolf into a terrifying monster without mercy. The human Ranger thus became the third powerful professional in the Raven Guard Knights to enter the Exemplar Tier, after Roderick and Augustine.

Another major benefit of the advancement was that the Dwarf musketeers, stubborn as rocks, no longer resisted the human Ranger's command, solving a problem that had troubled Roderick for a long time.

The burning campfire drove the chill from the room. Leaping flames cast the seated figure of the Raven Guard commander at the table onto the wall behind him, making his shadow swell and shrink.

Roderick held the Chronicles of Menethil, copied by Albert from the Dalaran Library. Not just anyone could consult such a historical biography. Even Roderick had only borrowed it through Albert's connections in Dalaran.

Setting aside the self-aggrandizement of the Lordaeron royal family and the author's careful avoidance of offending the powerful, its accounts of the town of Andorhal still held considerable value.

After resolving the Syndicate