Chapter 1
Maiev hunts Illidan relentlessly in outland. From day to night, from night to day. Searching and searching and searching. Still no trace of Illidan or any of his minions. She dragged her feet through the barren lands of Outland. She is getting desperate, very desperate; she needs water, she needs food, she needed a place to sleep at least to sate her weariness. Where can she stay? Where can she live? There is no town or whatsoever in this land! Maiev collapsed face first of the hard ground, unable to fight the weariness any longer. It was getting dark; maybe a few minutes sleep won't hurt…
The warden slowly closes her eyes into a deep slumber. She gave in to her sleep and let everything pass by. Illidan's betrayal, Tyrande's near death, Malfurion's anger, her poor luck at love… She does love Illidan, oh yes she does but… it's just really a crush back then, an innocent crush. She hoped that by being his warden could make him forget Tyrande… But no, he will never forget her no matter what she says to him. She even confessed! All he did was laugh out loud and make fun of her. Her heart was torn into pieces. How could he? She declined all the proposal from other male night elves. One of them is her old friend, Dyrke Thunderhorn. He is a very handsome night elf with squared jaw and sharp eyes. Quite popular with the girls he is, of all the girls in the world, who in their right mind would want to ask her to be his mate?
Dyrke just shook his head in dismay and stated that he would. Maiev was flabbergasted, she was speechless and decide to not to talk to him for days. Dyrke was making it worse by showing up everyday asking for her answer. He has very hopeful eyes that she would say yes everytime he sees her. Alas, she declined him politely after waiting and thinking for months. Is this her punishment for what she did? She laughed dryly at the thought maybe yes, maybe no. Alas, he did not approach any woman after she declined him. He said he would wait for her, even if it takes him forever.
Speaking of Dyrke, they say he changed his name. Ter-terr whatever it is, it doesn't matter now. How is he anyway? Is he with another woman now? She laughed mirthlessly at her misery. She realized now that all of this is actually her fault. She is just too stubborn to admit it. Naisha's death, it is actually her fault not Illidan's. Tears of regret flowed slowly from her eyes to the ground below. She spotted a fel hound nearby ready to pounce at her anytime. Maiev fell into fatigue and closed her eyes. The last thing she saw was the hound approaching her.