Lordaeron City.
At six in the evening, the great bell in the clock tower at the palace entrance swung back and forth, its clear toll ringing long into the air.
Special envoys from the Alliance nations arrived at the Royal Court on time, having received their invitations.
Below the vaulted ceiling of the council chamber, raised galleries extended from the side walls. The representatives stood there to participate in the proceedings.
Compared with the traditional royal council chambers of the Alliance nations, the House of Menethil's setting was simple, yet unmistakably regal.
Once all the representatives had ascended the galleries, Terenas entered through the main doors, crossed the spacious, empty hall, and took his throne.
"The undead Scourge of the northern continent has crossed the Great Sea and entered Kul Tiras. The Kirin Tor calls upon the representatives of every kingdom to take immediate action and send aid to Kul Tiras." The speaker representing Dalaran was Archmage Delandon, a member of the Council of Six. He was also the head of the Kirin Tor.
The royal representatives of the Alliance nations took the words of Dalaran's distinguished mage with a grain of salt.
Before the other representatives could begin discussing the matter, Lady Katrana, the noble representative from Stormwind City, declared her position. "During the difficult period of Lordaeron's plague outbreak, Kul Tiras proved an exemplary model of Alliance solidarity. Now that Kul Tiras is in trouble, Stormwind City will certainly not stand idly by."
The representatives from Stromgarde and Gilneas glanced sideways, turning their attention to King Terenas.
"Lordaeron's Royal Fleet is currently anchored in Boralus Harbor, fighting alongside Kul Tiras's three great fleets against our common enemy. In times of crisis, Lordaeron will always be the most dependable ally of every Alliance member." Terenas was not lying. As