Looking into Ria's deep, sincere eyes, the Windrunner Sisters were filled with disbelief and incomprehension. Never had anything struck them as more absurd.
A being whose power exceeded anything they could comprehend kept insisting that she was human.
What were humans? Nothing more than an inferior race raised in captivity by the High Elves. That might have been an exaggeration, but there was no denying that, before the High Elves and their powerful arcane arts, even humanity's mightiest Guardian mages amounted to little.
The Windrunner Sisters collected themselves and stopped dwelling on the question. Since she kept insisting she was human, who were they to contradict her?
What mattered most was finding out why this powerful, mysterious being had come to the forest bordering Quel'Thalas!
"Very well, Your Holiness Pope Ria. May I ask what brings your church to the borders of the kingdom of Quel'Thalas?" Alleria asked, her expression turning serious. As the eldest of the Windrunner family, she had to get to the bottom of this. She would never allow anyone to harm the country she loved.
"Do you think we intend to invade your country? You can rest assured on that point. The Holy Church never initiates invasions of other nations. If possible, we could even help develop your country, provided you do not prevent your people from freely choosing to believe in the Holy Light. Nor will we force anyone to worship our deity."
Ria spoke calmly.
"Impossible!" Alleria refused outright. "We High Elves have our own faith!"
Ria paused briefly. "Very well! We will not force any race to accept our faith. In that case, you may return now. We also welcome continued friendly exchanges with the Elves."
"Are you making a joke at our expense?" Alleria's emerald eyes narrowed slightly as she stared at