Author's Note:

Just to let everyone these events were set before Cataclysm and spam over the actual event. Please feel free to ask any questions, and I implore you to leave comments/reviews/criticisms. Thanks for your time, and I truly hope you enjoy.

For a while, the skirmishes with the Horde have been mainly successful; diminishing their attacks and cutting off their supplies. Assaults against the Burning Legion remnants in the east have come back with positive news, with the units sent to reinforce the protection on the western coastline of Ashenvale sent word that enemy figures seem to be thinning. The Silverwing Sentinels were gaining confidence that their ancient home was one day going to be cleansed from the taint of the Horde, demons and naga.

What was also good news that the draenei, a fairly new race to the Alliance, have sought refuge, a new home, in the woodland and the night elves were happy to help a fellow ally. The settlement of Forest Song, a once small sentinel outpost has now grown to into a small colony for both draenei and night elf to live and work in safety.

Among them is the Sentinel cadet, Verdal Songleaf and his mate, Terintha Starwhisper. Together they would've settled in Astranaar if it was not for the purists who looked into Terintha's past and exposed her as a heretic for working with not only members of the Horde, but also warlocks and their demonic allies. Terintha didn't deny the claims and removed herself travelling to Forest Song to assist her sister, Luciel. However, Verdal was adamant to follow despite it meaning him leaving his sister and friends and it was these reasons Terintha was against it, but his persistence was strong as well as Terintha's feelings towards him; she was powerless.

At Forest Song the couple assisted wherever they could; Verdal help with construction and gathering food, whereas Terintha helped with natural wards against other inhibitors of the forest for they weren't used to draenei presence in the forest.

It was like this for a while, the rather mundane way of life. For Terintha, her druidic calling allowed to travel around Ashenvale, mainly around Forest Song, to where she felt needed. Verdal often scouted, sometimes assisting the Silverwing Sentinels on their patrols, showing promise and gaining favour to the point of earning the right to wear the tabard.

"Congratulations!" Terintha hugged him as he came into their small abode.

"Thank you, I'm so surprised. I wasn't even aiming for this," He kissed his love softly on the forehead and embraced her.

Terintha stepped back admiring the tabard. It was wonderfully crafted as the silver bird with it wings opening shimmered slightly across the purple background; looking rather and outshining her own which must be buried in a chest somewhere at her sister's home.

"I feel we should celebrate," Verdal grinned after he gently hung the tabard up on one of the wall's pegs.

"That celebration would have to be put on hold."

From behind Verdal, Terintha's sister appeared rather casually dressed in a simple shirt and dark leather trousers.

Terintha hugged her sister, "Luciel, it's good to see you. How did the assault go?"

They all knew this wasn't going to be a light talk, and so they all headed over to the floor layered with furry animal hides and they sat.

"Well, it was more successful that we expected. Fortunately we lost none, but a few severly injured; Relissa, Ellaen, Juna and Terlyn most probably won't see the battlefield again."

Verdal sighed heavily and sunk his head; Terintha placed a comforting hand on Verdal's leg, "So where do we stand now?"

Luciel took a breath, the bad news was still getting to her, "We're close to taking a stronghold. And that is a big step from removing them from our home. We are going to get there, but they have dug their dirty claws deep into our soil. It's not going to be as… simple as we first perceived."

Terintha couldn't help but lower her own gaze. Everyone could remember the days when people could usually wander the forests freely, a lot of happy memories were retained within these trees, only to be defiled by orcish and fel taint.

Luciel suddenly shot up and presented a smile, "However, I didn't come here to leave you with that grim news. We have a new draenei family coming in. They've already made it to Astranaar, but I am concerned that the orcs are ready to take their retaliation out on anyone of the Alliance, so I want you to escort them. I'm assuming you will both go?"

"Of course," Verdal nodded, "but if the orcs are looking to retaliate, why don't they simply do so?"

Luciel chuckled, "the forest is on our side, we are hidden deep; too deep for an orc to traverse its way in and make it out alive without being picked off either by a sentinel, wild bear or any other protector of the forest."

Terintha nodded in agreement while Verdal snickered.

"Excellent. I expect you're up to it?" Luciel stood up suggesting she had said what she needed to say. Terintha shook her head to herself; her sister would never change.

"Of course. You have our word," Verdal saluted to his superior who did the same.

Luciel turned to them as she left, "oh, I've got some spiced meat on the stove now, there's plenty for you two if you wish to join?"

Terintha smiled and turned to her mate, "Verdal, grab a bottle of the spirit I brought; I think it's time to celebrate."