Thunder

"So, you helped me clear out the trash at the entrance? I suppose I should thank you."

"This ends here. Did you think I would let you march straight in? This bridge can be rebuilt, but you only have one life!"

Sylvanas awoke from unconsciousness, her entire body aching. She could hardly believe she was still alive. In the final instant before she had blacked out, Lei Shen had suddenly appeared and destroyed the Storm Bridge leading to the palace, catching everyone on it off guard.

The Alliance and Horde forces had fallen beneath the palace. If Lei Shen had intended to kill them with the fall, then his plan had failed.

Around Sylvanas, Alleria and Jaina had regained consciousness as well, though both had suffered scrapes and bruises.

"After falling from that height, we're lucky to be alive," Alleria said, gasping for breath.

They had Jaina's Feather Fall to thank for that. Sylvanas asked the mage about her condition with a look, but Jaina merely shook her head.

"Find a way to treat the wounded," she called, hoping more people could still hear her. There had to be people who had not yet awakened. Perhaps some never would.

Sylvanas tended to her injuries with bandages and shared the cakes and drinks conjured by the mages with the others.

While everyone else rested, Alleria and Jaina came over to her.

"What is this place?" the mage asked.

"I don't know, but we need to get back up there." The regent looked toward where they had fallen from. The height was not beyond reach, and she began considering how they might climb back up.

"No." Sylvanas frowned, her gaze fixed on the darkness ahead. "Feel carefully."

At first, Alleria did not understand what Sylvanas wanted them to sense. But then