A/N – Greetings fellow readers. I was super excited to start the second instalment so here it is – The Secrets of Draenor! Have a lovely day and remember reviews are more than welcome xo
It'd been four longs days of travel for Rell. The treacherous Great Sea that separated him from Kalimdor – his home. The great ship he was aboard came to a halt in the docks of Stormwind Harbour. Salt infused his mouth. The sky, bright blue – clear with no clouds in sight. It'd been a long time since Rell last stepped foot in Stormwind. His braided hair gently danced in the salty breeze. Carrying his pack on his back he began to walk to Stormwind Keep where the King – Varian Wrynn would be waiting. Humans, Gnomes, Draenei and Worgen's passed by while he briskly walked on his quest. For a moment, he paused, stood still, took in the scenery, he'd forgotten how beautiful Stormwind was. Although he questioned himself. Could he really lead the Alliance once more? Would they be victorious? Would he even make it to Draenor alive? This added to his determination and thus charged forward to Stormwind Keep.
Building a sweat and the blazing sun beat upon his paled skin. His eyes set upon the mountain of steps that rose above him. He was ready. Upon entering the Keep he saw the royal throne where his majesty would be sat upon. Rell had already prepared what he was going to say, how he'd greet the King and how he'd propose his plans for the endeavour to Draenor. He was greeted by one of the King's guards who escorted him to the Kings chamber. A lump grew in his throat – his mind blank. Stood in front of Varian, he bowed. A strong hand clasped his broad shoulders and was pulled to his feet. "Greetings Rell." A voice resonated – It was Varian's. "You made it in good time" Varian jested. Rell softly chuckled. Varian rose from his throne and signalled for Rell to follow.
Now they were stood around a table with a map that laid atop. It was labelled 'Draenor'. There were general's busy-bodying and placing pins on the map more so round the area 'Tanaan Jungle'. Amongst the chatter, Rell caught one saying "The Dark Portal will lead us directly to Tanaan Jungle – it would be a waste of time for our fleet to endure a month of travelling the treacherous seas to this unknown continent." With the reply of "Travelling by sea with our unstoppable fleet will be less likely to be ambushed, we believe the Iron Horde are already land bound." Rell took both arguments into consideration. He mm'ed and awed for a while, then spoke up "I have a compromise, Captain Jenkins will lead half of our army by the sea and I will lead the rest of you through the Dark Portal." He paused briefly. "Agreed?" The group of captains shouted "Aye!" The general's remained silent then one coughed before saying "That seems like a reasonable plan, Commander." King Varian stood with a smirk on his face. "Well done Rell, or should I sat – 'commander'" they both chuckled lightly.
Varian tapped the table vigorously and the room fell silent. "We set off at dawn tomorrow – rest well and prepare yourselves for travel" the captains and generals filed neatly out of the room chatting amongst themselves and cheering 'For the Alliance!' after the room cleared, Rell picked up his pack and prepared to leave for the Inn in Goldshire. Varian coughed, this made Rell stop and turn to face him. With an outstretched arm with parchment in his hand he said "Here are the battle plans, names of your troops and a map of Draenor. Rest well commander, it's going to be a long journey" Rell nodded as he left the keep and headed for Goldshire.