What did it mean for a guest to take over as host? This was a perfect example.
Bolvar Fordragon, the duke of Stormwind City and commander of its forces on this expedition, had seized the initiative the moment he entered, aggressively directing his challenge at Rex.
How much effort had Gilneas poured into organizing this Expeditionary Army? It had issued the call to the world, dispatched envoys, and worked tirelessly to assemble the Expeditionary Alliance. Yet Bolvar Fordragon wanted to strip Gilneas of its achievements and steal the fruits of its victory outright. Anger surged through Rex, rushing to his head, and his gaze brimmed with an icy chill as he looked at Bolvar Fordragon.
Although Bolvar Fordragon had not said a single word about the Kingdom of Stormwind taking command of the allied forces, his meaning could not have been clearer.
Rex was furious inside. Bolvar Fordragon really did have some nerve. Yet none of that anger showed on his face. Expressionless, Rex cast an icy look at Bolvar Fordragon, who met his gaze without backing down in the slightest. Pride showed on his face, and he looked at Rex with contempt, plainly thinking nothing of him.
Having finished speaking, he swept his gaze over the others before turning to the commander leading Kul Tiras's forces. A smile appeared on his face as he greeted him. "Reed, has His Majesty Daelin been well?"
Inside the tent woven from runecloth, everyone wore a different expression. Faced with Bolvar Fordragon's disregard for everyone else, only Reed, a member of Tir Kul Tiras's royal Proudmoore family, spoke in reply.
Jaina had not been involved in assembling the Expeditionary Alliance and was not present here. According to Rex's information, she had returned to Tir Kul Tiras some time ago, then vanished. There had