After the forward of the expeditionary force left Loshidar Path, they came to a three-way intersection. Apart from Loshidar Path, which was diagonally inserted from the southwest, there were two roads extending to the north and east respectively. It is worth mentioning that the road from this three-way intersection to the east is a whole glacier named Bor's Breath.
This short river originates from the mountains in the southwest of Storm Peaks. It first goes east and then turns south after passing through the snow-capped mountains where Temple of Storms is located. It reaches the Snowblind Hills area where it forms a frozen waterfall named Bor's Fall.
This glacier will melt during Storm Peaks's short summer, but when the expeditionary force entered this area, the glacier, which was confined to the canyon by the cliffs on both sides, was still frozen, and there was no snow on the river surface. Walking on the smooth ice, even a ranger known for his flexible movements would inevitably be a little uncomfortable in this environment where his feet might slip with every step.
Not to mention other people, especially those Blood Knights who have just completed the job transfer from Priest to Paladin not long ago, will generally slip and fall because they are not adaptable to this environment. In addition, the thick armor they wear makes their situation even worse.
On the contrary, the dwarves under Brann are generally more adaptable to this environment. Although the environment in Storm Peaks is much harsher than the snowy mountains of Dun Morogh, the dwarves can adapt to the environment here much faster than other races.
"Aaron, come over here and take a look at the situation here." Vereesa slowly and carefully advanced along the ice while observing the traces at his feet. After a while, he stood on the edge holding a tree and called Aaron over.
"What did you find?" Aaron carefully stepped on the solid ice and came to Vereesa, squatting down to observe the traces found by the other party.
This area is on the edge of the canyon,
Judging from the direction of the footprints, the owner of the footprints should have come from Bor's Breath and walked north along the valley.
"These footprints should come from different people," Vereesa said confidently, pointing to the footprints, and then shook his head and said to Aaron, "Unfortunately, there are too few traces, so there is no way to judge how many people there are."
"Can you tell the other person's race?"
"Let me think about it, it should be a dwarf." Vereesa made a judgment based on his own experience, "Judging from the depth and size of the footprints, it should be so."
"Dwarf..." Aaron subconsciously looked at the Loshidar Path where he came from. There was buried a Frost Dwarves who was active in Storm Peaks. Maybe it was the traces left by that guy's kin.
However, Frost Dwarves is not the only active dwarf in this area. If that guy Loken had activated Forge of Wills inside Ulduar and started making Iron Dwarves, then things would be a lot worse.
Iron Dwarves, who has a body of steel, is not inferior even to the ancestor of the dwarves - Earthen, and these guys are loyal to Loken. If the footprints in front of you are from Iron Dwarves, then Aaron should be wary.
The traces alone could not explain anything, so Aaron had no choice but to write down the matter silently, and at the same time asked Vereesa and the other rangers to look for similar traces, hoping that these footprints were not those of the enemy.
It took a while for the expeditionary force to leave the glacial lake upstream of Bor's Breath and re-enter the thigh-deep snow. The members of the expeditionary force generally breathed a sigh of relief, even though this thick snow was an obstacle to them.
"The traces here are even more obvious." Vereesa pointed to the deep pits that can be seen everywhere on the part of the snowfield that has not yet been touched by the expeditionary force. "About a few hundred dwarves walked through here."
"A few hundred?" Aaron breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this number. Even if these traces were left by Iron Dwarves, this number is not enough to pose a great threat to the expeditionary force.
As the expeditionary force gradually penetrated deeper into the valley, they could hear shouts of death, the sound of clashing weapons, and the sound of wild beasts neighing from the front. It sounded like there was a fierce battle ahead, but the identities of the two warring parties were unknown.
"Come on, let's go take a look ahead!" Aaron listened to the noise and fighting coming from the front of the canyon. His heart moved and he signaled the rangers to carefully check out the situation.
Aaron himself also spread his wings and flew forward carefully close to the snow, so as not to make any noise that would make the warring parties ahead aware that there was a third party not far from the battlefield.
The rangers used the cover of the terrain to move forward quietly, followed by several dwarves, including their leader Brann. This curious dwarf was full of interest in everything. Naturally, he would not miss this kind of thing.
Aaron quietly flew behind a boulder, using the cover of the stone to examine the situation on the battlefield.
"Are two dwarves fighting here?" Vereesa soon came to Aaron's side. After taking a look, Vereesa said in surprise.
Just like Vereesa said, the two parties at war are both dwarves. One of them is the Frost Dwarves that I have seen before, and the other is a group of Iron Dwarves whose bodies are shining with metallic luster.
Frost Dwarves's body shape is very close to that of ordinary dwarves, except that most of the armors they wear are relatively simple, and the weapons in their hands are also full of rough feeling.
Iron Dwarves's situation is much better. Not only are they wearing exquisite and strong armor, but they also hold gorgeous double-edged battle axes in their hands. Iron Dwarves also has a large number of spell casters. With the strength of their weapons and the suppression of these mages, they have the upper hand. It can be said that they are fighting against Frost Dwarves.
If Frost Dwarves wasn't in relatively large numbers, and if there were knights flying eagles providing support from the air, Frost Dwarves would probably have retreated without any suspense.
"Which side should we help?" Brann stared at the two groups of fighting dwarves in front of him in stunned silence. Although the gap between the two fighting groups was not small, they were definitely dwarves in appearance. This made Brann very hesitant, not knowing which side to help.
"Of course I'm helping Frost Dwarves." Aaron said as he took out Frostmourne and the warhammer and rushed out. Brann watched Aaron fly out, and his brain got hot and he followed Aaron and rushed into the fighting dwarves.
However, it wasn't until Brann suddenly chopped down two Iron Dwarves on his own that he suddenly thought of a question, "Aaron, you haven't said why we should help Frost Dwarves."