Taking the Back Mountain road from Dalaran, they reached Ambermill in little time.
Ambermill was a typical human town, separated from Dalaran by only a mountain. Its proximity to Dalaran made it fairly prosperous. It was a necessary stop on the road to Shadowfang Keep, and those who preferred not to cross Lake Lordamere by boat also had to pass through Ambermill when traveling overland to Lordaeron.
Ten years ago, Ambermill had belonged to the Crowley Family and Gilneas. Ten years later, it had become part of Lordaeron's territory.
Rex felt nothing unusual as he set foot in Ambermill, but Arthas beside him looked somewhat embarrassed. After Gilneas abandoned Ambermill, Pyrewood Village, and most of its other lands in Silverpine Forest, no explicit agreement had declared them part of Lordaeron. Yet Lordaeron had moved swiftly. Once Gilneas sealed the Greymane Wall, it occupied Ambermill and the other territories without regard for anyone else. Even Shadowfang Keep had been built only in recent years.
Ambermill in particular belonged to the young, handsome prince beside Rex. It was Arthas's domain, so as the two entered the town, Arthas could not help feeling a little awkward. Compared with his shameless father, Arthas was undoubtedly far less seasoned. Proud as he was, he could not yet seize someone else's territory without a twinge of conscience. If Rex had provoked him with a few words now, given Arthas's pride...
Rex might ultimately have been able to demand Ambermill back, but he had no intention of doing so. Ambermill was the Crowley Family's domain. Even if he reclaimed it, it would still belong to them. In Azeroth, a lord's lands were sacred and inviolable. Even a king had no right to strip another lord of his territory, unlike the ancient world of Rex's previous life, where