A group of mages riding hawkstriders raced through the gloomy woodlands of the Ghostlands.
"Quick, hurry!" Karin ordered the dozen or so High Elf mages behind him.
"Your Excellency Karin, we've been working all day. We're exhausted now..." a mage behind him muttered.
When Karin shot him a cold glare, he hastily shut his mouth again.
With the king preparing to commit fully to fighting the approaching Horde army, Karin had received a new assignment... he was responsible for evacuating the Quel'dorei villagers scattered throughout the High Elf villages in the Ghostlands.
Honestly, this was no easy task. Trying to persuade those villagers to leave their homes immediately without taking any possessions was rather abrupt.
Even after revealing his blue robe and identifying himself, he still had to spend quite some time explaining.
Fortunately, he was not alone. He had these subordinates.
Most of the mages behind him came from Sunfury.
A few, however, did not. They served the Royal Court and had been dispatched to assist him... the mage who had just complained was one of them.
His name was Dar'Khan Delashelle.
The Delashelle family was a very minor family in Quel'Thalas, and Dar'Khan himself was currently only a Fifth-Ring Mage... even if he was dissatisfied with Karin, he did not dare let any of it show on his face.
Seated on his hawkstrider, Karin checked the map.
Only two villages remained, Goldenmist Village and Windrunner Village... once they had evacuated the villagers there, their assignment would be complete.
Judging by the unsettling tremors from the south and the faintly audible roars, however, Karin guessed that the Horde's offensive had already begun. They had little time left.
His eyes shifted, and Karin suddenly had an idea:
"Dar'Khan, take a few people to Windrunner Village. I'll take the rest to