Warcraft 3: Broken Blessings

Chapter 11

As she was now readying defenses around her village, another journey was getting ready to happen. And it was being done with haste.

"Why must you leave again?" a regal female Elf with purple skin and green hair asked with her arms crossed. A silver moon emblem hung from a delicate silver chain on her forehead, and an elegant bow with a quiver of arrows was attached to her back. Her armor was elegantly cut and etched steel that molded to her form as perfectly as another skin. The one she regarded was a male wearing animal skins, had two wing-like armor pieces that hung off his arms, a long, green beard, and a set of antlers that could have rivaled the guardian in his stag form. He carried a staff, too, and the simple carved wood glowed with power from the stone that floated in the very end of its circular design.

"Tyrande, my heart, I had received a very powerful dream. To meet with a young child that has the potential to be a master Druid! Possibly even at my level. I must rescue her and bring her here to train her. She is in a lot of danger right now. She's been discovered, and various dark forces are trying to use her for ill. She wants to learn how to control her new powers. I can help her do that," the male said.

"What reached you, Malfurion? Can you tell me?" she asked.

"It was a spirit of the forest. But...it had gained a true form and full awareness," he said with his own form of shocked disbelief. Now Tyrande had to pause with surprise at this news.

"How can a child have so much power?!" she gasped.

"I don't know. It's why I have to reach her before anything else does," he said gravely.

"Love, your brother is free..." she started. Now he looked at her with complete worry.

"Then we have no time to waste. If he learns about her, he will go after her! We need to leave now!" he urged. "Yes, you need to come with me. Elune may be able to help light our path to her."

"I shall pray to her now for guidance," she nodded and moved swiftly to a meditation chamber. The moment she settled and closed her beautiful, glowing white eyes, an intense vision hit her. And it showed how her homeland would flourish with new growth if she went with Malfurion. She opened her eyes and felt herself shivering with a sense of awe. "Elune has spoken to me! Yes. I see. I shall help bring this girl here. There is no more choice in the matter. It shall be done!"

She rose up swiftly and moved to find Malfurion waiting for her. All he did was nod his head to show he fully understood everything. "We'll need reinforcements with us. Call any you can that wish to help. This cannot be a forced journey. They must agree of their own will to aid us."

"Of course," she said and sent word. Within the hour, they had several Dryads, ten archers, and four warriors. "It is good to see that you all are assisting with us."

"We're going on a trip!" a Dryad giggled. She had the upper body of a purple-skinned Elf, but her lower portion was that of a graceful doe. Leaves decorated her to cover her, and a sturdy spear was on her back. Her sisters giggled with her. They were ready to take the fight to the enemy, and they wanted to see what was outside their homeland, too.

"We must make haste, my brothers and sisters!" Malfurion urged. Several boats were brought to them, and only two were chosen to be up to the journey. They had to cross a small ocean to get to where they needed to go.

"No other Druids will join us?" Tyrande frowned.

"They must tend to the lands here. Worry not. We will be fine," he nodded. The group of hopeful rescuers were at sea for two, long days. And it took two days to get to where Rosalia's village was by land. Kael'thas was following his mental map to the letter. There was little rest to get there, but he knew he had to get there as swiftly as he could. If his Master tried to find him without a Queen, there would be a lot of questions that would need to be answered. He wanted to avoid that at all costs.