The Watchers (Sequel to Warden's Cage)
IllidanxMaiev (Eventual Kael'ThasxOC)
15 years after Illidan's empire collapsed and Maiev Shadowsong coming to terms of her mate's demise, children have started to go missing in Night Elf settlements. A plea from a long time rival leads Maiev and her newly formed Watchers down a road that could spell disaster, or hope, for her.
Outland seemed like a distant memory to them both. Loves lost, freedoms taken and given, and children. Maiev never thought in her wildest imagination she would be the proud mother of a little boy. Some Night Elves call the child cursed, others call him a monstrosity. But to Maiev, he was everything good his father once was. Her companion, Kisa, had given birth to two, but sadly lost one a few days after they were born. Both women had children that were considered by their race to be tained and unclean, but it didn't matter to them, they were their kids.
Appolo, king of the sun, crown prince to the Sunstrider Dynasty and the throne of Quel'thalas. He bore a resemblance to his father. Long blonde hair, a strong face, he was as skinny as year old sapling but very strong in the magical arts. His ears, though, followed his mother's and went back instead of up. But never would see himself, or anything else for that matter, he was born blind. His way of seeing the world was by feeling it and listening and smelling, even tasting if the occasion called for it. Not once, as he grew into a young adult, did he ever regret being without sight.
Eolande, thankfully looked a lot more like his father's former appearance. He was a very tall Elf for his age. He was also very handsome. His hair was kept in a tight braid and was as dark as the perfect night sky. A pair of golden eyes shimmered with a thirst for knowledge and kindness. He was the perfect specimen of a Night Elf. But since he turned to the age of Elf maturity, he had been feeling himself grow weak and sick for days. None of the doctors knew what was wrong with him until one night revealed that a bit of his father's mistake had followed his son. The boy was blessed with a pair of beautiful pair of feathery wings.
Maiev was more then happy to accept the changes happening to her son, knowing full well something like this was possible. But the Night Elves wouldn't and outcast the small family of elves to the wilderness. Their travels led them to a small human town called Redridge, where Maiev and Kisa worked at the local pub while both their children attended human school and spent a lot of time with the children there.
Things were going great until Maiev's duty call as a Warden came back to haunt her. She was called to the city of Darnassus to be put on trial for her affair with Illidan Stormrage. The Night Elves called her 'relationship' an abandonment of her duties and demanded justice to bring his child into the world. Of course, Maiev was more then ready to accept what her people had to say, to the protests of the humans living there, saying she was a citizen of Stormwind.
The Warden was led away in shackles, her son crying out for his mother. She tried to look strong, but it was his cries that pained her. Would she ever see her son again?