Wish

Alleria returned to Silvermoon City very late. By the time she rode her Gryphon back alone, Vareesa had already been waiting at the city gates for quite some time.

"If you hadn't come back soon, I was about to send the Rangers out to look for you." Vareesa and Alleria embraced each other warmly. They both knew it was only a joke, but Alleria had indeed been delayed for a while, and the Regent Lord smiled sheepishly.

"Sylvanas and I simply had too much to talk about. That held me up."

Vareesa had not seen such excitement on her sister's face in a long time. It seemed that much of the rift between her and Sylvanas had melted away. "So, what did our second sister tell you?"

"That would take far too long to explain." The Regent Lord shook her head. "All right, tell me first—how is Belorell? Is he all right?" Alleria thought that dealing with those nobles was no easy task. They always used countless questions, as soft yet dangerous as spiderwebs, to wrap up prey inexperienced in the ways of the world.

"The situation was somewhat... unexpected."

Alleria still wore a smile, but her expression had stiffened. There were only two possible outcomes for the banquet: Belorell would handle himself gracefully, or he would be unaccustomed to noble socializing and make things awkward. What did unexpected mean? Could there be some other possibility? Was it a pleasant surprise, or something worse?

"Let's talk while we walk."

Every time she passed through Shepherd's Gate, Alleria felt as if she were returning in triumph. This time was no exception, and she believed she truly had won a victory.

"Tell me in detail. What did Belorell do?"

"You should remember the interrogation in Eaglewing Square after we learned of Kael'thas's