Note: The sequel to Ghost Cat of Stormwind has begun. This one may take a while, since I'm still trying to figure out the 'How' of some things, but I'm tired of sitting on this. Maybe some feedback will give me ideas.

Chapter 1: Infiltration

"Are you certain?"Annie asked as she read the report that Rezik gave her.

"I'd bet gold on it, "the Shiv replied with a nod, "Ol' Koril may wear Horde colors, but his bones and blood are Alliance blue. So are his eye's behind those green contact's of his, if you catch my meaning. He risked more than a little to get that info to us. He's currently on Sylvanas' trusted list. A very small list I might add and he's the only one we got on it. So what do you want to do about it?"

Annie sighed and then with closed eyes she thought for a moment. She then opened her bright blue eyes and said, "First I'm gonna say that this be placed on the 'Need to Know' list. Removed all mention or hint of the source from any documents. Then...I need to go inform the King."

"Good call, "Shaw replied sitting up in his chair after leaning back to hear what Annie's choices would be. He wasn't going to leave her in charge of SI:7 anytime soon, that would be Rezik's job, but it was a good idea to get her started learning how to make the decisions. Especially since Rezik is going to be spending a lot of time in the field soon. 'Annie' as she was know when she was outside of the Keep and not wearing her mask, was also Princess Llainna Wrynn. King Anduin's recently re-discovered half-sister. Shaw's hope is that she'll be a proper little shadow for the King once Anduin settles down with a new queen. 'Annie' was well on her way. When she wore her 'Ghost Cat' mask, she was the best sneak he had ever seen or not seen as the case may be. Even without using her trick of turning into a small cat. She was smart, sneaky and able to slice a throat if the situation called for it. While her shadow work was good, her more open fighting and decision making skills still needed polishing and to be honest, she was starting late. Another weakness Annie had was her people skills. You would think that someone bardic trained and for a while earned her living as a minstrel would know how to deal with people but it seemed that she limited herself to the more common folk. Nobles and wealthy merchants, well…

"I'll inform the King of Sylvanas' plan of replacing Suarfang with a new general, "Shaw grumbled, "You are to report to Lady Tikette, I heard that you insulted Lord and Lady Dosad and the King has...requested you refresh your court etiquette."

"Only after they tried to blackmail me into agreeing to marry their son, "Annie said with crossed arms, "You know the one that is being investigated for passing along critical information to Horde informants."

"You could have refused their request a little more discreetly, "Shaw sighed.

"Fine, next time I'll just sabotage their carriage, "Annie said with a shrug.

Rezik snorted as he tried to stop a guffaw from escaping.

"Not to kill them, "Annie said as she rolled her eyes, "Just to give them a clue to leave me alone. I would only kill them if they didn't get the hint."

Rezik grinned as said, "I'm really starting to like ya' girl. You think like a goblin."

"Not really, "the girl replied, "I would do it for free and no explosions."

Shaw face-palmed and sighed. He then stood up and said, "Go to your court etiquette lessons, Princess. Its officially part of your 'punishment' to keep the nobles happy after you strong armed them in providing supply's for the attack on Lorderon. Which reminds me, good job on that. You didn't kill a one, which is something I might have ended up doing if it was me."

Annie smile at the complement and then said as she gave the goblin a glance, "Ghost Cat is gonna be prowling around tonight. Cat is feeling twitchy and insists that something is going to happen. Dunno what but she insists."

Shaw frowned but nodded. He knew if he tried to stop her, 'Ghost Cat' would just go out anyway and there really wasn't much the spymaster could do to stop her short of locking her up. Even then, she most likely would find a way out if left alone long enough. Since her showing up, he's learned that sometimes it was just best to let the so called 'Cat' prowl. "Thanks for the warning, "Shaw grumbled and then added, "I'll inform the guard and other agents in town. If they so much as see a whisker, I'll be disappointed in you. It'll be good practice all around."

"Wager?"Annie offered the goblin as she turned to walk out the door/

"Twenty gold that one of our agents see's ya, "Rezik spoke, "Hey, they'll actually be looking. That'll even out the odds some..."

(That night, Stormwind Harbor)

A small, black tabby watched, hiding between some crates as Nathanos Blightcaller ordered his minions to lay the explosives. Sylvannas' Ranger General already took down all the local guards easily so the little kitty knew she didn't have a ghost of a chance at stopping him. The most she hoped for was to disable the explosive once they left or perhaps inform those better at such things the locations of the explosive devices. The sound of someone whistling a familiar tune cause the fur on the feline back to raise up. Please don't…

"Get rid of the gnome, "Blightcaller ordered one of his body guards as the green-haired gnome walked around the corner. The Forsaken guard saluted and then turned as he drew his sword.

"What the...CRAP!" Jukebox cried out as he dodged a sword swipe by falling down. Just as the little musician was starting to see his life pass before his eyes a loud snarl was heard just as a hooded woman sliced her claws across the Forsaken's neck. Of course being mostly bone, that really didn't do much but draw the Forsaken's attention away from the gnome to the woman. As the Forsaken turned to attack the woman, she vanished in a puff of smoke only to reappear behind him once more. This time she took hold of her opponent's head and neck in a way to give her the most leverage. Quickly, she then twisted his head with a loud snap from his neck which was much easier than it would have been on a living foe. Also, much louder.

Instinctively, she jumped out of the way of the arrow that nearly struck home. She growled, "Get the city guard, NOW!" She didn't even bother to look to see if the gnome left or not as she started her attack. She may not be able to beat the Warchief's Champion, but sure as hell could slow him down. Ghost Cat threw a rather large knife into the remaining bodyguard's knee in a way that it was the hilt that hit, shattering the bone. Got to love dried out bones, they break so easily.

At the same time she threw the knife, she tossed down a light flare with her other hand. Blinded, Blighcaller dropped some traps as he stepped back into a more defensive stance as he waited for his eyes to recover...depending on his other senses to figure out where his attacker was. Just as she was about to strike, the dark hunter jumped away and fired his bow. A soft hiss told him he hit his mark but not straight on as he hoped. A few more blinks and he could now see, if fuzzily. Seeing a shadowy form racing to him at full speed, he fired once again. The shadow dodged and twisted in an unbelievable way that he could only attribute to his currently poor eyesight.

"I don't have time for this foolishness, "he growled as he fired a flare shot of his own, blinding his attacker and raced towards the shadows.

Ghost Cat growled her her breath as she held a hand to her bleeding upper arm and walked up the ramp, back up to the city. The explosives have to be a diversionary tactic in the works. Something big was going down, somewhere. "Andy!"she hissed as she raced towards the Keep.

(Anduin's Office/Study)

Are you crazy?!" Anduin demanded as he tended his sister's injured arm, "What were you thinking…"

"I was planning on just seeing where he planted the explosives and then get help, "Llainna winced as the wound closed over thanks to her brother's healing abilities, "A civilian showed up and was going to get killed...I just couldn't let that happen."

The king signed as he wrapped bandage over the mostly healed wound to keep cooling herbs in place so to ease the itch. How could he berate his sister for doing something he would have done. Actually did do back in his travels in Pandaria. Now he had some idea how Father must have felt back then.

A sharp knock at the door brought Anduin out of his thoughts. As the princess put on a decorative jacket to cover her arms, the King called out, "Enter!"

A guard opened the door to allow the royal Spymaster, Mathias Shaw, in. Once the rather thick door was closed, the King asked, "What's the damage?"

"The fires were put out in time, so only minimum damage to the city and no civilian fatalities are reported. A handful of guards were found dead. There are some civilian burn victims as well as injured city defenders that are as we speak receiving needed healing from the temple priests and the local druids. General Clay is doubling patrols as we speak," Shaw reported, "It could have been worse, if a certain gnome had not given the warning as early as he did. Thanks to Ghost Cat the damages to our armaments was limited to one ballista and its surrounding ammo. Proudmoore actually caused more damage while trying to apprehend the infiltrators, who happened to have escaped with the Zandalari prisoners. Navy is trying to chase them down now."

"So Sylvanas is looking for more allies it seems, "Anduin mused and then more firmly said, "As soon as the navy returns from the chase, we'll have a meeting on what to do next."

"If I may be so bold your majesty, "Shaw asked, "May I recommend inviting Huntmaster Novazul to this meeting. She's a rather talented hunter that has also proven to be a skilled diplomat in the past. I have a feeling she might just prove useful."

Anduin frowned for a moment but then slapped his forehead, "Novazul, I remember her. She's the one that pulled me out from under...of course. I'll send word she's to join us as soon as she returns from Lorderon."

"Do I want to know what she pulled you out from under?"Llainna asked with a raised brow.

"Princess, "Shaw turned to his student, "You did rather well tonight, but you could have done better. Tomorrow afternoon, training yard."

"Really?!"

"You should have noticed…"

"Master Shaw, "Anduin interrupted understanding the need but not liking the idea that his sister was basically be trained to kill on his behalf, "Perhaps this should wait depending on what we find out in the morning. Either you or Llainna might end up having more pressing matters to deal with."

The spymaster bowed to his king and gave the princess a meaningful look as he turned to leave.

(Elsewhere)

It's so cold...shivers...no too HOT! IT BURNS!

"...ch longer until the Fel energies are..."a distorted female voice.

A similarly distorted male voice replied, "...must be careful, Warchief...one time may...beyond…"

Silence

To be continued...