"I'm very sorry, Mr. Karin!" Just as they left the Royal Palace, General Merrick Hass's voice rang out behind him. "His Majesty Perenolde has always been like this... but he means no harm. Please forgive him."
"Of course!" There seemed to be no anger at all on Karin's face. Instead, he smiled and said, "I'm well aware of His Majesty Perenolde's... well... loyalty to the Alliance!"
Karin paused slightly as he said the word "loyalty."
General Hass frowned, but offered no comment on that...
After a moment of silence, he said, "All right, then let me take you on an inspection of the defenses of the Alterac Mountains!"
"All right, thank you!" Karin nodded, then added, "But first, please allow me to call a friend over."
A few minutes later, a tall female High Elf Ranger appeared before them.
"This is Miss Terosha, a Ranger Captain from Quel'Thalas!" Karin introduced them to each other. "And this is General Hass, a Lieutenant General in Alterac's army."
This Elf Ranger named Terosha had originally served under Alleria. After heading deep into the Alterac Mountains to search for traces of the Frostwolf Clan, Alleria had ordered her to lead a small group of Rangers in Karin's service.
"Hello, beautiful lady!" General Hass greeted the female Ranger warmly.
"Hello, General..." Terosha's response was a little shy.
"Incidentally, I'm merely a Mage, General Hass," Karin continued after the introductions. "I may know nothing at all about tactics, so I think it would be more appropriate for Miss Terosha to discuss the defenses of the Alterac Mountains with you."
"Well..." General Hass could not help frowning. He knew little about the ranks of Quel'Thalas, but presumably, the captain of just over fifty Rangers could hardly be considered anyone important.
"Besides, she and her Rangers are