The sky was still a pale, faint blue.
In the blink of an eye, a red glow appeared on the horizon and slowly spread. The rising sun heralded the arrival of another day.
As though bearing a heavy burden, the morning sun struggled upward, slowly, step by step. At last, it broke through the rosy clouds and rose fully into the sky, its red hue beautifully vivid. In an instant, that deep red orb suddenly unleashed a dazzling radiance that hurt the eyes, and the clouds beside it lit up as well.
A discussion was underway in the Royal Palace Hall of Lordaeron City. Representatives of the various factions had gathered there after daybreak and begun their deliberations under Rex's direction. The fall of Lordaeron City in a single day had been a pleasant surprise to everyone, but also a shock.
Even now, pockets of undead resistance remained within Lordaeron City. All the undead seemed to have burrowed into the underground tunnels, but one fact could not be denied: Lordaeron City truly had fallen in a single day. All that remained was to mop up the surviving forces.
When Rex had proclaimed that they would take the city in a day, neither Reed nor Bolvar Fordragon had believed it possible. Although they knew victory would ultimately belong to the Expeditionary Alliance, they had never thought Lordaeron City could fall in a single day. After all, the forces stationed inside were far from weak.
Yet the unexpected had happened right before their eyes.
In the end, the city really had fallen in a single day. That astonishing result was now plain for all to see. Today, for instance, Rex had already caught flashes of jealousy in Reed's otherwise calm gaze more than once. Reed was still too inexperienced. Although he and