The crimson earth raced past beneath Rex as he rode the Netherwing King swiftly through the sky.
The scenery of Hellfire Peninsula fell away behind him, and the Dark Portal was already clearly visible on the distant horizon.
Rex was heading for the Dark Portal, intending to pass straight through to Azeroth and then return to the Kingdom of Gilneas.
As Marshal of the Outland Expeditionary Force, Rex had not exactly been fulfilling his duties. Most of his attention lately had gone to intelligence concerning the Kingdom of Gilneas, and the moment he finally had some free time, his first thought was to return there.
In all honesty, if he had had a choice, Rex would not have gone back to the Kingdom of Gilneas.
But he had no choice at all.
What was happening in the Kingdom of Gilneas was simply too important: it was about to make its move against the Alterac Mountains.
Rex had originally believed that resolving the problems in the Alterac Mountains would take a long time. He had never imagined that an opportunity would come so soon, or with such force.
The emergence of the worgen had given Gilneas a chance to reclaim the Alterac Mountains, and the situation had now developed considerably.
Rex had carefully reviewed the intelligence sent by the paladin several times, and he too considered this an opportunity to wipe out the Syndicate. Now that the Syndicate had begun moving against Alterac City, the greatest beneficiary would be Gilneas, not the Syndicate, regardless of who won.
While those two fought each other, Gilneas would reap the rewards.
If that alone had presented an opportunity, the news from Ravenholdt Manor had added fuel to the fire. It had cemented the paladin's resolve, and once Rex received the news, he too made