All the updates were finished, and it was time to rest. Depending on how things went, there would be another burst of updates tomorrow. On that clear afternoon, the summer sunlight flowed brilliantly like watery musical notes, soaking through a different kind of enchanting sorrow. For the Kingdom of Gilneas, such fine weather was a rare treat.
Antonidas's arrival made Rex change his mind. He said his farewells and left without lingering at Aegwynn's home. Rex had no intention of letting outsiders learn that someone planned to betray the Kingdom of Gilneas and restore the Kingdom of Lordaeron.
From Rex's perspective, the restoration of the Kingdom of Lordaeron was utterly intolerable. But that was the perspective of the Kingdom of Gilneas. From Dalaran's standpoint, Antonidas would support Lordaeron's restoration. The Kingdom of Gilneas was far too powerful now, at the very height of its ascendancy. Who knew how many people had secretly applauded this snow disaster? After all, it was a blow to Gilneas's national strength.
Dalaran was merely a city-state. Although it had always stayed out of civil wars between the human kingdoms and adhered to a policy of neutrality, it would have been a joke to claim that it felt no pressure from such a powerful ally. The former Kingdom of Lordaeron had been strong, but annexing Dalaran had never been realistic. Lordaeron's weakness had been its lack of top-tier fighters. Dalaran's advantage in that regard had not been enough to let it wage war against Lordaeron, but with the city's magical formations, it could still defend itself. Replacing Lordaeron with Gilneas, however, changed everything.
The Kingdom of Gilneas's strength had grown tremendously of late, putting Dalaran on high alert.
The paladin and the archmage, two Heroic Powerhouses who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, had placed enormous