"What?" King Varian looked incredulous. "But you look as though you've only just arrived..."
"Here's what happened." Archmage Marin then recounted everything that had happened earlier that day on the Mountain Pass on the other side.
"I never imagined..." The king looked at Rhode. "So much happened in the mountains of Westfall today. And I certainly never imagined that Mage Rhode would single-handedly eliminate these two major threats to Stormwind Royal City!"
"That was just something I did along the way. We're all members of the Alliance, so helping each other is only natural." Rhode chuckled. "Now, about teaching the little girl swordsmanship..."
Varian waved a broad hand. "That certainly won't be a problem! I'll teach her whenever I've finished attending to affairs of state. But that means you'll have to stay in Stormwind City for a few more days."
"Of course, of course." Rhode laughed heartily.
Spending a few days in Stormwind City, the place he felt most attached to, would be wonderful. Having Lilia receive instruction from King Varian made it even better.
Rhode had told Lilia before that Varian was one of the best warriors in the world, and she had just witnessed his incredible prowess herself. Now that he had agreed to teach her swordsmanship, she couldn't stop grinning.
"But what about this black dragon and all those Dragonkin corpses on the ground?" Varian suddenly asked. "I can even see cannons and the wreckage of Stormwind City muskets."
Rhode pointed at the dying black dragon. "King Varian, this black dragon is someone you know. Don't you recognize her?"
Varian shook his head. "How could I possibly know a black dragon? Who is she?"
"Heh." Rhode chuckled, then walked over to Onyxia. "Do you have anything else to say, Onyxia? Black Dragon Princess? Or should I call