Exposure

Many say that Alexstrasza has always been the embodiment of dignity, courage, kindness, and compassion, and that even when faced with unimaginable horror, her loving heart never wavered. Alleria hopes this is true.

"Tell me, why did you come here to tell me all this?" asked the burgundy-haired Elf.

This question caught Alleria off guard, and she stammered, "Because the world needs you right now."

"I know, but why are you the one trying to persuade me to go back?" Alexstrasza looked up at Kalecgos was hovering in the distance. "Many people would come looking for me, but why you?"

A sudden silence fell between them. Alexstrasza stared intently at Alleria, her gaze seemingly piercing through her. For a long time, they remained locked in this gazing at each other.

"Because of my child!" Alleria finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Your... child?" the Queen of Dragons asked in a strange tone.

Alleria tried again. "His name is Belorell, and he was taken to the Path of Time by Nozdormu. I don't know why the Bronze Dragon did this, but Kalecgos told me that Belorell can only return if you go back to Wyrmrest Temple."

"So you were coerced." Upon hearing Nozdormu's name, a fleeting interest flashed across the Queen of Dragons's face. In the battle at Wyrmrest Temple, only the Bronze Dragon hadn't suffered serious injuries. Alexstrasza wanted to know why Nozdormu, as the Time Guardian, hadn't warned the others when he knew beforehand.

"I beg you," Alleria's voice interrupted the Queen of Dragons's thoughts, "My child should not be involved in this disaster, please consider him..."

"Get out!" Alexstrasza raised her head, her tone extremely cold.

The sense of defeat pierced Alleria's heart; such a merciless reply had come from the mouth of the most beautiful and kind person in the world.

Just as she was about to rebuke Alexstrasza, a roar suddenly erupted in the heavy air, a roar filled with anger and majesty that made Alleria choke back her words. The Female Elf then realized that even though Alexstrasza appeared fragile, she was still the Guardian Dragons, and her power had not vanished.

"Don't provoke me," she warned again, leaving no room for compromise.

Alleria felt all her strength drain away, and she left with an incredibly heavy heart. She walked slowly to the place where Kalecgos had arranged to meet her. The blue dragon looked down at her sadly from above, then landed.

"The Regent?" Kalecgos asked in a low voice.

Alleria glanced at the blue dragon with a deathly pale face, returning all the disgust she had accumulated from Alexstrasza to Kalecgos with her eyes.

Kalecgos knew the Female Elf had failed, and the outcome was heartbreaking. He hoped this method would reach Alexstrasza's heart, letting the Life-Binder know that mortals in this world needed her. Seeing lives in need, the Queen of Dragons couldn't remain indifferent, and she might change her mind. The thought of Alexstrasza dying alone here...

"Could you come with me to the Nexus?" Kalecgos's voice sounded very tired, but he still made his request to Alleria.

"Do you want to keep watching me get humiliated?"

"No!" Kalecgos shook his head, glancing worriedly at the Queen of Dragons's location. "I apologize for what Alexstrasza said earlier."

"I've said before that I could only do my best, and now I've done what I said I would do. When will Nozdormu bring Belorell back?"

"In the Nexus," the blue dragon emphasized. "He said we'd meet there."

"What did you say? Belorell was taken to Marius Farm?" Nathanos turned around, looking at Malygos in utter astonishment, stopping the vase he was wiping. After their journey through the Path of Time, they returned together to the main castle in Alterac.

The Infinite Dragonlord leaned against the door of the conference hall, looking solemnly at the Forsaken. "There's no mistake. Since Nozdormu sent your son back to the past, it must be related to you. So, my people searched every point in time where you existed and found traces of that child in your homeland."

"Marius Farm?" Nathanos's skeletal hand gripped the vase, a harsh scraping sound emanating from his knuckles against the glass. Marius Farm was undoubtedly the place where he had spent the most time in his life. The memories there couldn't be pieced together in just a few words; however, the more memories there were, the more important time points appeared, making it difficult Belorell Nathanos to determine which moment of his past he had witnessed.

"So... at what point in the past did Belorell return to?"

"There's something dangerous for you..." The voice that reached Nathanos's ears carried an urgent tone, indicating the urgency of the situation, causing the Witherer to focus all his attention on Malygos. "He's returned to your most important moment, the moment you just survived the sieges of Quel'Thalas and Stormwind City."

The vase lost its balance and slipped from Nathanos's grasp, shattering into pieces. The news from Malygos made him slowly narrow his eyes. Now someone had witnessed his entire survival from the rubble—his child, no less. What did that mean?

"No, Belorell doesn't know me. Even if he sees that I'm not dead, he might not care."

"What if the Bronze Dragon told him what happened?"

Nathanos smiled slightly, but his gaze was unusually serious. "So, the Bronze Dragon have also begun to operate normally in the timeline? If Belorell doesn't know me, I can remain hidden forever."

"Of course," Malygos affirmed.

"Bronze Dragon!" The Witherer murmured. This name should have enraged him, but he wasn't. After all, the Infinite Dragon and the Bronze Dragon were the same kind of creature. One wanted to eliminate him, the other was doing everything in its power to protect him. Countless battles had clashed between them in secret. "Never mind," Nathanos said calmly. "Fang Zheng will be exposed sooner or later."

"You seem quite relaxed!" Malygos walked over to Nathanos, crouched down, and began toying with the shattered vase on the floor. The magic dancing between his fingertips caused the vase to shift between whole and fragmented. "So how are you going to face Quel'Thalas and Stormwind City? No, this time, you might be facing the Horde and the Alliance."