There hadn't been a single monthly vote today. Please send one my way to get things started.
Naturally, Rex could not guess what was being discussed far away in Stormwind City, but he had already anticipated the outcome.
Whether out of duty or gratitude, Varian could never remain indifferent.
Rex had rather mixed feelings about Varian. Like Thrall, this great king had been blessed with extraordinary luck, and many things in his life had come down to coincidence. His story might not have been as legendary as Thrall's, but rising from an exiled prince to reclaim his kingdom and even become the leader of the Alliance was a tale countless bards were destined to sing. In this life, however, with Rex in the picture, the future might take a different course.
In the original history, the Third War had broken out. The First War and Second War had both been fought against the Orcs, but the third had begun with the Undead Scourge. With Daelin Proudmoore's death in Theramore, Varian's luck had truly shone: the other Human leaders had died until he alone remained. Alterac's ruler had lost his throne during the Second War, leaving the country leaderless before it fractured. Stromgarde, the Trollbane family's hereditary domain, had also been destroyed during the liberation movement led by the Orc Thrall. More ironically still, part of it had been occupied by the Syndicate, an organization founded by the Perenolde family, the former rulers of Alterac. Gilneas had cut itself off from the outside world behind towering walls more than a decade earlier; Lordaeron no longer existed, and Dalaran was nothing but ruins.
Under Jaina Proudmoore's leadership, Theramore on Kalimdor's eastern coast would have struggled even to defend itself if Thrall's Horde attacked. In the end, Varian had become the only royal