The landing of the Blackrock Orcs had caused an uproar for a time. Even Theramore's farmers had talked about it incessantly. At first, everyone had thought war was coming, but then they saw the Orcs send a delegation to seek an audience with Princess Caliea. Later still, they heard that the Orcs had backed down and promised not to accept any more Orcish war refugees from the Eastern Kingdoms.
Everyone relaxed again. Harvest season was almost upon them, and interest in the Orcs gradually faded. Before long, however, another major event stirred up Theramore's residents.
Daelin was coming!
That human hero, ruler of the mysterious island nation of Kul Tiras, king of the ocean, would be visiting Theramore with a powerful fleet!
He would be only the second truly important person to visit Theramore since its founding!
The first had been the Prince of Stormwind City. All of Theramore had held a grand ceremony to welcome him, and this ceremony would only be grander. Half a month in advance, guards and officials began bustling about. Farmers who had finished harvesting their grain were even drafted into the city to clean it and prepare the magnificent ceremony.
Daelin Proudmoore was one of the kings of the Seven Human Kingdoms. Princess Caliea was nominally the heir to the fallen Lordaeron, but in terms of seniority, she was merely his junior. As the seat of the Lordaeron Government-in-Exile, Theramore lagged far behind Kul Tiras in strength and everything else, so this visit was actually of great significance.
It meant that, besides Stormwind City, a second great human nation would acknowledge Theramore's significance to Lordaeron.
While the whole city rejoiced, two people were so nervous that they lay awake night after night.
Jaina was nervous because she worried about her father's temper, as well