Hellfire Peninsula, Honor Hold.
Standing before Danath was a messenger from Stromgarde, who had also brought a letter written by Galin himself. Having spent so many years in Outland, Danath had never imagined that the once-mighty Kingdom of Lordaeron had already fallen, that Terenas Menethil had died at the hands of his son Arthas, and that the entire Kingdom of Lordaeron had become a paradise for the undead.
Looking at the Trollbane family's distinctive crest on the letter, Danath asked the messenger gravely, "The Scourge's attack harmed the entire kingdom, but was it really as serious as the letter says?"
Danath could not believe it. Even when the Horde invaded all those years ago, Stromgarde had not suffered such devastating losses. Yet he had no choice but to believe it, for he had already confirmed the Kingdom of Lordaeron's destruction through the Alliance troops and adventurers who had arrived from Azeroth. In that case, perhaps Stromgarde's failure to recover was understandable?
"When the Scourge invaded, we held out thanks to our geographical position. The kingdom's defenders fought bloody battles for days and nights. The blades in the warriors' hands were so slick with blood that they could barely hold them. Mages with depleted mana and priests with haggard faces were everywhere. With the advantage of the high ground and Thoradin's Wall, we successfully held our ground, but the kingdom's fighting strength suffered a devastating blow. Many of our people died in that war."
The messenger recounted this tragic experience flatly, as though none of those horrors had anything to do with him. Toward the end, a trace of ferocity suddenly appeared on his face. "If not for that damned Jaina, we would never have suffered so badly. Many of our kingdom's people joined Jaina Proudmoore's expedition and set sail for