Nerthius walked with the Arch druid Kagani along the hallways of the inn. The druid looked to the young paladin concern oozing from his big brown eyes. "Tell me what you meant by the promise?" Kagani asked the elf his cold look at the ground turned to a slightly warm smile.
"It was years ago, I went to the academy with Serenity's older sister Vanessa. We had become friends after a incident that doesn't matter." Nerthius waved the old memories away. "One day on a break from the academy we visited her family home, that is where I met Serenity for the first time. She was crying over one of the bullies of her training courses had rallied the rest of the class against her and broke her spirit with childish names and other terms."
"Vanessa had tried all her might that day to cheer her sister up but without avail. So she turned to me and asked me to try to cheer her up while she took care of some business. I had a dark feeling she was going to beat the children to pulp just by the look in her eyes. So I did what I was asked."
"I found Serenity moping at the end of an old dock behind their house, she had her knees pulled up to her and didn't even register my presence. I knelt beside her and just sat there waiting for a response, she gave me one. Out of the blue she asked me if black was a normal hair color for elves."
"That is a strange question." Kagani stated looking to the young paladin.
"I know, it is true black hair is not a normality to us blood elves but it is one of the colors like I believe you Taurens have a white coat is sort of rare yes?" Nerthius asked getting a nod from the druid.
"You are right, also those Tauren are very highly revered due to their coats young one." Kagani smiled at Nerthius's knowledge of his people. "Sorry for interrupting you, so what was your response?"
"Oh yes. I told her it didn't matter in fact I sort of liked her hair color. She was one of the few natural non-blond elves she should be proud of herself. I don't know what it was about it but she blushed wildly and gave me a hug. She then ran off smiling as Vanessa returned, Vanessa had did as I had thought but she was surprised that her sister was happy on her return. So she told me that knowing that her sister was happy she would be able to fight proudly. That is when she asked me if anything happened to her that I would keep Serenity happy so she could rest in peace, I agreed but what can I do?" Nerthius said looking down to the ground the hard wooden floors replaced by the stone walkway of the town's center.
"I believe you keep your promise." Kagani said calmly. "You said yourself that miss Windsong's sister would not rest in peace if her sister was sad, why not tell her that. Sometimes the obvious solution is right in front of you."
"That is true, thank you for listening." Nerthius bowed to the wise druid.
"I hope the earthmother can guide you on the right path. I must see to some business before we send our druids to assist the horde if you will excuse me." Kagani bowed turning back to the buildings leaving the young paladin to his thoughts.
"May the light guide me.." Nerthius said aloud to the dark skies.
...
Serenity's eyes creaked open as the sounds of metal on metal awakened her. The young shaman groaned rolling over in her bed. The clinking of steel on steel stopped with a relieved sigh to the to the one making the noise.
"Nothing is like the feel of plate mail armor without any underwear on." Naisha said proudly causing the young shaman to shiver under her blankets. "Hey don't judge me."
"Sorry I have wore plate I can not see how that is comfortable." Serenity poked her head out from under the heavy cloth.
She finally saw her roommate in her plated glory, Naisha was adorned in dark red plate the images of large boar heads adorned her shoulder pads the eyes and nostrils glowing with a pale yellow light. The warrior held a large runic helmet in her hands a single curved ram horn curled around in front of the menacing helm, she slid the armament over her head her once lightly glowing eyes turned to the pale yellow through the shadow on her face. The Night elf stretched as she finished equipping herself and looked to the shaman in the bed.
"Is anything showing?" The warrior asked getting a shake from the shaman. "Good now if you are done sleeping lets get something it eat. I'm craving something that had a soul." Naisha chuckled smacking her lips and rubbing her stomach.
"Be there in a minute." Serenity yawned tossing her legs over the edge of the bed. Her eyes suddenly widened. "Where is my clothes?"
"I put them in that box over there." Naisha pointed to a woven basket. "You should wear some new gear that stuff is quite damaged."
"I was given this equipment by Thrall when I passed his training course." Serenity said grabbing her robes and helmet. "These have sentimental meaning to me."
"To each their own. I will be outside." Naisha said shrugging her shoulders and moving towards the door but suddenly stopped.
Naisha turned slowly around the room, the young shaman looked at her confused as the warrior reached for her blades on her back slowly. The warrior scanned the room silently, suddenly she slammed her foot down sending out a powerful shock wave around herself. The wave of energy erupted out, making twin grunts of pain as twin human rogues were knocked out of their stealthy poses.
One rogue beside the warrior fell to his rear painfully as he was hit with the energy. The second stood a distance away guarding himself from the wave. Naisha gave the pair a quick glare before stepping into action drawing her swords placing one on the nearby opponents throat while tossing the other at the remaining human impaling him.
Naisha growled as she eyed the human up. "You have some nerve to enter a woman's room without permission. What are you after."
"I will tell you nothing." The rogue said proudly before the cold steel pressed into his throat.
"I wasn't asking nicely." Naisha deepened her growl. "You don't want to end up like your buddy do you." She said as she pointed to the human-ka-bob pinned to the far wall. "Speak!"
"A druid for the alliance notified us of horde activity. They also told us of how this blood elf had valuable information. We were told to capture her and take her to Stormwind." The rogue stammered as sweat began to bead on his brow.
"Tell them to arm themselves because something that has mobilized the horde in such a way is dangerous to all in the alliance, and it is defensive for both parties. We don't know when the Naga will send their armies." Naisha staring into the rogues eyes. "If Orgrimmar falls after the attack they will most likely go for Stormwind."
Naisha withdrew her weapon from his throat and motioned to the door with her head. The rogue took her hint but a sinister idea popped into his head as he stood, he quickly leaped at the stunned blood elf. The human quickly grabbed Serenity bringing her close grabbing her wrist pulling them behind her back, a cocky smirk spread across his lips as he glared at the heavily armed warrior. He was stunned as Naisha's face was cold as the peaks of Icecrown yet had a maniacal grin on her lips.
"I have her what are you going to do about it. Move away from the..." He began to say Naisha bolted from her spot He screamed as her blade pierced his hip. The room was suddenly filled with black and gray smoke, coughs and screams of pain echoed in the small room. "You monster you hit my bag of supplies." The rogue shouted between clenched teeth.
"Who in the nether carries explosives on themselves." Naisha screamed at her wounded prisoner.
"Assassins do you crazy.."
"Naisha I can't see!" Serenity's shout perked the Night elf's ears.
"Little miss shaman you are okay? Lets get out of here this guy won't be getting anywhere with a shattered pelvis." Naisha coughed yanking her blade out of its target. She slowly walked through the smoky room and retrieved her other blade grabbing Serenity's arm as she passed on her way to the door. The smoke billowed out of the as the door was kicked open. Some scared druids stood outside were shocked as the two women exited, one holding a second that was coughing loudly. "There is two people in there one dead the other is wounded send him back to Stormwind after getting him mended up." Naisha said coldly.
"Naisha I can't see." Serenity pleaded to her roommate.
"I heard you it was quite smoky in there I'm glad I had my helmet on, it protects from that junk."
"No Naisha I think I'm blind." Serenity said her voice cracking from panic. Naisha lifted the young shaman quickly up to eye level and looked into her eyes that were wide and a milky white.
"Holy crap! Your eyes are freaky shit." Naisha shouted dropping Serenity to the ground. "What in the nether did that to you!"
"I don't know I just want to see!" Serenity shouted at the warrior. A comforting hand rested on Serenity's shoulder causing her jump. "Who is grabbing me!"
"Calm down young one." The slow comforting voice made her relax. Kagani Mosshoof knelt beside her looking into her still panicked face. "I believe this is just temporary from the chemicals in the rogues arsenal. It should clear up in a little while young one."
"See you just have to wait you will be fine." Naisha chuckled nervously. "Oh by the way don't tell Kaldesh that this happened."
"He can see that I'm blind when I see him and I'm carrying a cane!" Serenity shouted at the warrior who chuckled. "Great what else will happen."
Nerthius skidded around the corner his breath ragged, he held a note in his hand. "All members of the Horde report to Orgrimmar A.S.A.P. By the order of the Warchief."
"Oh for fff.." Serenity began to curse but was yanked off the ground by a rough grab.
"Well I will get this one there cutie you get the rest." Naisha said as she dragged the young shaman past Nerthius. The young paladin nodded before heading to the druids waving the paper around. "We can't let him see you like this." Naisha whispered to Serenity.
"How do you plan to get me to Orgrimmar? It is a long trek by foot." Serenity asked earning a laugh from the warrior.
"By Hippogryph silly." Naisha laughed at the blood elf.
"Horde members don't ride Hippogryphs! We would be shot out of the sky." Serenity said getting Naisha to shrug her shoulders.
"I can't ride those freak of natures you guys ride and I'm paying for your trip." Naisha said skidding to a stop, Serenity tumbled forward awkwardly into the warrior. "One way to Orgrimmar." Naisha said proudly to the wind master, the old Tauren looked at her confused but shrugged his shoulders before handing her the reigns.
The warrior hopped on the back of the creature who reared back from the sudden weight. "Come on little miss we need to get you..." Naisha looked to the dark glare from the shaman who was staring into space. "Oh right..." She reached down and grabbed the angry and confused elf pulling her aboard the creature known as the Hippogyph.
The beast took to the air with a screech lifting the odd pair out of the forest of Moon Glade and headed south. "You should really hold on to me so you don't fall." Naisha shouted back to Serenity who nodded. Naisha suddenly tensed as the young shaman's hands wrapped around her. "Hey those are not for grabbing... not by you anyways."
"Sorry." Serenity blushed as she slide her hands lower and around the night elf's waist. "What was your plan about landing in Orgrimmar. You are a member of the Alliance."
"I don't know maybe we will wing it." Naisha smiled broadly. "I have always wanted to try something crazy like this though."
"You are insane!" Serenity shouted at the warrior who just smiled more.
...
The winged beast landed gracefully dropping the two elves on top of a tall orcish pillar. The graceful beast walked over to the purring Wyverns on the orcish capitals wind rider stable. Naisha smiled broadly wiping dirt off her heavy armor.
"Well I don't see anyone do yoooo...oh right never mind." The warrior deadpanned at the glare the young shaman gave her. "Well at least we didn't make a scene."
"What are you doing here!" A orcish shout made the night elf droop her head. A heavily armored orc stood a few yards away from a massive spiked axe held in his hands.
"I swear your bad luck is following us." Naisha turned to a Serenity who shrugged.
"It is persistent." Serenity smirked to her. "Hey mister orc. This elf is helping me... she is um... a member of the cenarion circle."
"So where do we go I haven't been here before." Naisha asked grabbing the smaller elf and tossed her over her shoulder.
"You know you could have just dragged me."
"That didn't work as well as I planned before."
"Well can you at least carry me the way you are going?" Serenity asked rather calmly.
"How did you know which way I was pointing?"
"Your hand is on my butt..." Serenity said coldly getting the elf to look at her passenger.
"Piggy back?"
"Piggy back."
The pair got reset and started moving. Serenity telling the night elf directions to the city that she couldn't see and Naisha followed her directions despite the confused and awkward looks the many Horde members gave them. The pair skidded to a halt in front of the great Grommash Hold, Naisha neverously chuckled to herself as the young shaman regained her sense of direction. A pair of heavily armored orcs moved towards the strange pair their weapons at ready.
"Um little miss shaman I don't like how these guys are looking at me." Naisha said giving the shaman a quick glance.
"Well if my directions are right we should be there." Serenity wiggled out of the warrior's grip and dropped to the ground causing the two orcs to look at her strangely. "We should be at Grommash but the guards haven't shouted anything."
"Because we don't need to shout when we have Alliance in Orgrimmar." One of the guards spoke getting a chuckle from Naisha.
"Oh well then. I am Serenity Windsong I studied under Thrall can you let me in?" Serenity said getting a wide eyed look from the guard.
"You!" Screamed the orc.
"You!" Screamed Serenity.
"Me." Naisha chuckled getting glares from the three Horde members. "I felt left out..." She mused kicking her toe into the hard packed dirt.
"What are you doing with this elf. Explain!" the other orc shouted pointing his blade at Naisha.
"She is currently my eyes. I was stricken temporary blindness by a rogue and she is helping me." Serenity said calmly.
"Plus I always wanted to see this city... It's nice." Naisha smiled looking up to the red rocky walls. "Nicer than what I was told."
The two orcs turned to each other when a pair of light blue hands landed on their shoulders. The pair looked up to the face of the Darkspear leader's face. His large red mohawk and menacing curved tusks made the orcs shiver slightly before saluting.
"What be you looking for Miss Windsong." Vol'jin asked getting a smile from the blood elf.
"Hello Master Vol'jin. I needed to see... well speak to Thrall for a few moments." Serenity bowed slightly. "I wanted to ask him about the recalling of all the troops."
"He would be able to explain it better than me. Come and bring your friend with ya she will need to hear this too." Vol'jin said turning away from the pair of elves.