A quick cut in before you read this Chapter. I know the uploads have been erratic, some of them coming once a week, some once every two. I have been working hard on trying to get these out as fast as possible (Which is leading to a good few mistakes where I haven't proof-read them) and hopefully each chapter will come out progressively quicker until it's back to once a week, two a week being the goal (Back to the usual Friday + Monday).

This, along with the next 2-3 chapters will be progressing the story forward a lot, passing years in between each one until I get to the events of the Legion Invasion. Though it may take up more than 2-3 chapters if I feel I am rushing through things, it also may not. I have yet to decide that, but I know how I will go about the opening couple of chapters of the Legion half of this story.

So I hope you stick around for that as I am excited to start writing the Legion half of this story, it's just making sure everything leads up to it without a big, confusing jump.


A Week At Home

Two weeks had now passed since Victoria returned to Stormwind, looking to her left and at her General who stood beside her as she sat on the Throne, glancing to her right and towards Cyndia who had returned a couple days after Anduin's surprise return to the Capital. "Any of them for me?" The Queen asked her Captain who was looking through the reports they had gotten, coming across a letter addressed to Victoria and handing it to her. "Thank you."

Sera tried to read the letter in her Queen's hand, looking away when she saw it was written in Thalassian. "What does it say, my Lady?" She asked.

Victoria smiled and folded up the letter before looking over to her General. "My parents have a date planned for their, to use the word they used, re-wedding."

"Oh?" Sera raised an eyebrow at her Queen. "When is it?"

"Next week." Victoria told her. "A bit last minute, but my mother has always hated these sort of gatherings. So I now have to find something to wear befitting of the day." She looked over to her General fully. "Any ideas?"

"What did you wear during their first wedding?" Sera asked her.

"We all just wore our ranger attire. My mother -"

"Doesn't like dresses." Sera said, smiling and shaking her head. "I don't suppose they would wear their ranger attire now though, right? They probably have it on display in their house to look at from time to time."

Victoria laughed. "That's not my mother. Athrodar perhaps, just because of the whole memory loss thing he and Elaria went through. I don't think he would want to lose any of his memories now." She looked back at the letter in her hand. "I will think about this later today when we are finished here. Maybe I will return home a few days before the big day to talk to Sylvanas about it."

"And about our new priest in training?" Sera now asked.

"I haven't heard much from Tanadia. Her mother has been keeping her close the last two weeks because she hasn't had her daughter around." Victoria shrugged her shoulders. "I understand it. She misses her daughter since she has been around Snow and I for the last two weeks."

"But you wish to have you little sister here so she can unknowingly spy for you?" Sera asked, watched her Queen nod which made her smile. "Luckily for you, one of my spies has come back to me recently."

"Oh? And what did they have to say?"

"Everything he has told us seems to be true." Sera told her Queen. "He wants to return to Stormwind to become a priest. Liadrin gives him the same attention as the rest of her class, minus your sister of course. She is apparently grooming her something fierce."

"I figured as much." Victoria muttered, looking up to her General and smiling at her. "Would you like to come to the wedding with me as my plus one? I am almost certain your sister will be there."

"Even if she wasn't I would still come, my Lady." Sera said, accepting her offer. "Now I have to figure out what I'm going to wear."

"Whatever we wear, it can't steal the show from my mother. Despite her not wanting to wear a dress, she will still want to be the centre of attention." Victoria smiled at her own comment. "Despite living in her small corner of the world now, she still loves the attention."

Sera watched her Queen's gaze begin to turn towards nothing, knowing she was becoming lost in whatever she was thinking about. "You can go visit them now if you want." She told Victoria. "Cyndia and I can look after the city whilst you're gone and I will join you closer to the wedding date."

"I.. I don't know, Sera." Victoria said with uncertainty. "It's only been two weeks since I last saw them. I want to show them I can do this without their help."

"Who said anything about going back there to ask for help?" Sera asked her. "You've been away from the rest of your family for two weeks, you parents are getting married in a week. Spend that time with them and then come back to the city the next day."

Victoria looked over to Cyndia who was listening in to their conversation, getting a nod from her without having to ask anything. "We can look after the city whilst you're gone, my Lady." She told her with a smile. "Go be with your family for the next week."

"Are you sure?" Victoria asked, still uncertain if she should visit her family today or wait until the wedding is closer.

Sera offered her a hand, Cyndia doing the same on the other side of the Queen. "Certain, my Lady." The Night Elf said, helping Victoria stand up from her throne and watching Snow, who was laying down beside it, stand up too. "Both you and Snow can take a week off before coming back to rule this city full time."

Victoria began to smile, liking the idea more and more as the seconds rolled passed. "Okay, I will." She looked down to Snow and stroked his head. "Let's go home for a bit, see the rest of our family."

Snow let out an approving roar, following Victoria out the Keep after she gave Sera a kiss goodbye.


Upon arriving in Silvermoon, after convincing Thalina to join her along with her daughter Tanadia, the three of them began to make their way to the Dawnstrider estate first to visit the Magister's parents. "He really does love her, doesn't he?"

Victoria looked over to Thalina who was watching her daughter ride on top of Snow, smiling at them and nodding her head. "Not as much as he loves me I hope, but yes he does. She has a way with both animals and people that seems to calm them." Victoria placed a hand on Snow's head and scratched behind his ear. "He follows her around a lot more than he follows me when she visits me."

"Don't tell her that, she might just take him home with her." Thalina warned her, the pair of them laughing lightly to each other as they neared Dawnstrider estate. "I haven't been home for over a year. By the letters I am getting from my mother, she is worried about me and looks forward to my next visit."

"Then don't leave her waiting." Victoria whispered to her. "From one daughter to another, the second you enter that house and hug your mother, all worry goes out the window and you'll feel back at home."

Thalina smiled and took hold of her daughter's hand, helping her down from Snow. "Let's go see my parents, okay?"

"Okay!" Tanadia said, beaming a smile up at her mother before looking over to Snow. "I'll visit you again soon, Snow." She said to the Nightsaber, waving him goodbye before entering her families estate.

"Time to return home." Victoria whispered to Snow, walking beside the Nightsaber who followed her closely.

An hour passed by with the Queen and her Nightsaber walking through Eversong Wood and into Southern Quel'thalas, standing out the outskirts of Windrunner Village and hearing laughter coming from inside the village. The sound alone plastered a huge smile on Victoria's face as she knew the village was now bustling with life, something her parents wanted from the very beginning of the rebuild project they started.

Walking into the village, she recognised a few familiar faces, most of them rangers who retired with her parents whilst the rest were elves she had never seen before but was certain they were loyal to her family.

"Victoria?" A voice asked, making the Queen look to it and smile brightly at its owner.

"Grandma!" Victoria exclaimed, hugging Illana when they both raced towards each other. "It feels like an age since I last saw you. How have you been?"

"I am doing fantastic." Illana whispered to her granddaughter. "And yes, it has been an age. Over three months I believe."

"I didn't see you before we all returned to Pandaria?" Victoria asked, watching her shake her head. "Oh... That's my bad."

Illana shook her head again, this time smiling at her. "It's okay. So why are you here? The wedding isn't for another week."

"I came to be with my family until then. A sort of break until I rule Stormwind full time." Victoria looked around the village and saw the small market being run near the smaller port. "My parents have been busy I see."

"Returning here for good has brought some of their most loyal followers with them." Illana said with a smile. "They have already doubled the size of this village within the two weeks they've been here. It's quite something."

"And where are they?" Victoria now asked.

"Come with me." Illana replied, offering her a hand to take.

Following Illana, Victoria entered Windrunner Manor and looked around at the noticable change to the rooms compared to when she was last here. The biggest change was that her parents weren't in the living room, where she had expected them to be. "Where are they? They better not be doing what I think they're doing."

Illana laughed and shook her head. "By the Light, no. Not in front of their children. They have kept it in their pants, so to speak."

"Good." Victoria said, smiling a little. "Wouldn't want to scar them whilst they're still so young."

"Out here." Illana told her, standing beside the door to the balcony. "Not much has changed since you last saw them, except maybe what they're wearing. It's not their ranger gear, just a heads up."

Victoria turned the door handle and pushed the door lightly, poking her head through and watching Sylvanas sleep on the bench with her brother in her arms, looking over to Athrodar who was looking out towards the ocean, both of them wearing simple linen shirts and pants, though Sylvanas continued to wear high quality leather boots whilst Athrodar wore more simpler boots, something an apprentice would make as his first pair of boots. "Dad." She whispered, making him look over to her and growing a big smile on his face.

"Victoria.." Athrodar whispered back, walking over to the now fully opened door and hugging his daughter tightly. "What brings you here? You got the letter, right?"

"I did." Victoria said, keeping her voice low as to not wake up her mother and pressing her ear against Athrodar's chest to get as close to him as possible. "I came a week before the wedding to spend as much time with you both as possible before I HAVE to go back."

Neither Athrodar or Victoria let go of each other, both wanting to stay as close as they could as the new Queen didn't realise how much she had missed her family within those two weeks. "I am certain your mother will be over the moon when she wakes up to find you here." Athrodar told his daughter, kissing the top of her head. "She will never want to let you go." He glanced over to his wife and saw her still sleeping soundly on the bench with her son in her arms. "She won't want me to admit this, but she has been thinking about you since we left. She wants you to think she is fine with you being away from us, but she isn't. Not yet anyway."

"Give it time." Victoria said. "I know I feel the same, but it will just take time to get used to things."

"I know, honey." Athrodar hugged her a little tighter before letting go and looking her up and down to inspect her person. "How has life been since we left you an entire city?"

"It's been good, dad. Tana has been with me a lot recently, mostly to get to Snow but I think she misses you." Victoria smiled up at him. "She is with her mother now at Dawnstrider estate, so she's not far from here."

"Thalina's mother has been by several times already just to talk to my mother, wanting to know everything about her daughter as she hadn't seen her in over a year." Athrodar smiled and was hugged by Victoria once more. "Something I hope I don't have to go through."

"You won't, dad." Victoria muttered, holding onto her father tightly once more. "I will visit often, I promise. You have both given me so much, the least I can do is be here when I start to miss you all." With her ear pressed to his chest once more, Victoria was looking at her mother and brother sleep, frowning when there was a fourth member of her family missing. "Where's my baby sister?"

"Her aunty Vareesa is looking after her. She dropped by shortly after they took out Lei-Shen." Athrodar looked over to Sylvanas who smiled up at him, having woken up to listen in to their conversation. "She and your mother can talk for hours about anything, it's quite something."

"Not hours." Sylvanas said, stroking her son's head when he began to stir. "Just long enough to get every bit of new information out of each other." She kissed the top of her son's head, hugging him tightly as he slept beside her. "Alleria is with my sister because she wanted to spend time with her." Sylvanas smiled at Victoria. "She wants to have a baby in her life again and luckily I have one that can distract her should she get the feeling of wanting another child."

"That's it... Use our daughter to sate your sister's need for another child." Athrodar shook his head. "Your mother says she loves our daughter, but it's hard to tell sometimes when she says such things."

Sylvanas gasped and sat up so quickly, it woke up their son. "I do love our daughter!" She snapped. "How could you say that!?"

Athrodar crouched down in front of his wife and cupped her face in his hands, kissing her lightly on the lips. "You know I don't mean it." He smiled when Sylvanas turned her head away from him, leaning forward and pressing his head against her temple. "You love our daughter more than anyone ever could." He kissed her on the temple, making his wife smile and planting another one on her cheek. "Now, our eldest is home and wants to spend time with her family before the big day, will you allow her that?"

Sylvanas nodded and stood up off the bench with Athrodar replacing her as a bed for their son. "I want nothing more than to have our daughter home." She said, hugging Victoria who returned the hug. "To have my baby in my arms." She whispered, both of them closing their eyes as they melted into the hug. "Welcome home."


Spending a week at home for the Queen was a lot better than she could have imagined. What played on her mind however was returning back to Stormwind, as it meant she had to take on the responsibility of leading once more, something she was excited for, but at the same time didn't want to return to right away. The other thing on her mind was her parent's wedding, an event that was happening today and she was sitting in her parent's bedroom with her mother who was, despite protesting a few weeks ago, was trying on her dress. "you look beautiful, mom."

"Well, I'm glad you like it. I'm just wearing this because your father, my sister and mother-in-law are all pressuring me to wear it." Sylvanas looked down at the dress and rolled her eyes at the colour. "And white? That's so cliché."

"How is she looking?" Vareesa asked, poking her head into the room and smiling at her sister. "Lady Moon..."

"Don't!" Sylvanas snapped, pointing at her sister who went watery eyed. "I don't want another word about the dress. The sooner we get the ceremony over with, the sooner I can get out of this dress, into something more comfortable and spend the rest of my life with my husband."

"Remind me, why are you marrying for a second time?" Vareesa asked, sitting on the bed beside her niece and both watching Sylvanas play with her dress, trying to get comfortable in it. "You're already married now, nobody is disputing that."

"Because my husband wants us to be married in life. And I happen to agree with his reasoning, which is so we can be married in life and death... or undeath so to speak." Sylvanas looked at herself in the mirror, admiring the dress that hugged her waist and hips, pushed up her boobs just enough to hypnotise her husband and then puffed out a little at the legs, allowing her to move freely and unconstricted.

"Someone is liking the dress." Victoria commented, poking her tongue out at her mother who narrowed her eyes at both her daughter and her sister.

"I said, not another word about the dress." Sylvanas told them through gritted teeth.

Both Vareesa and Victoria sat there quietly as Sylvanas ironed out any creases with her hands, brushing a loose hair or piece of fabric off to make herself look presentable. "I agree, she does like the dress." Vareesa whispered, though made sure it was loud enough to get a reaction out of her sister.

"Ugh!" Sylvanas looked back at the two women tormenting her, glaring at them now. "Aren't you both supposed to be getting dressed?"

Victoria nudged her aunt. "Come on, let's go. We've teased her long enough."

Sylvanas shook her head and watched them both leave, letting out a long sigh and dropping her shoulders. "You can come out now."

The door to the bathroom opened and Athrodar came walking out, smiling at his wife who walked over to him and gave him a long kiss on the lips. "You look stunning." He whispered, going back to the kiss and having Sylvanas' hands bushed through his hair. "How long do we have?"

Sylvanas grinned and rubbed her nose against his. "If I lock the door, long enough to have some fun before everyone gets frustrated."

Pinning her to the door, Athrodar gave his wife a mischevious smile when she bit her bottom lip and locking the door behind her. "It's locked." He whispered, moving his hand down to her legs and taking hold of the dress, pulling it up slowly and gazing into Sylvanas' eyes as they became filled with lust. "I promise I won't rip it."

"You can rip it later." She whispered to him, her breath quivering as Athrodar began to kiss her along her neck. "Let's... Let's just have some fun."

Athrodar smirked at his wife, nodding his head in approval. "Okay. Then let's have some fun." He whispered to her, lifting her up and having her legs wrap around his waist as he kept her pinned against the door.

Victoria caught up to Sera who was helping set everything up with Illana, Thal'ena, Seliana, Elaria, Lor'themar and a few others. "Have you seen Athrodar?" She asked her General who shook her head.

"Not since this morning, why?"

Victoria frowned and looked around the village. "I don't know why, but I got a bad feeling he is somewhere he shouldn't be."

"That does sound like your father." Sera said, smirking at the Queen. "Relax, okay? This was what he wanted, same as your mother. They both love each other so much that they won't do anything to ruin today." The Night Elf placed several chairs down in the middle of Windrunner Village, all of them facing towards where both Sylvanas and Athrodar will stand. "For all we know, he is in the perfect place right now."

"And that is...?"

Sera pushed her mouth to the side and looked down at Victoria with a face that hoped she would get what she was saying. "Please don't make me explain."

"Oh... Oh!" Victoria shook her head and covered her ears. "No, please don't explain it any further. I beg of you!"

"I won't." Sera said, chuckling and placing a hand on her shoulder. "Even when they're supposed to stay away until the ceremony begins, they still manage to find a way to be together."

"If they're together." Victoria muttered, shaking her head to clear those thoughts away. "Great, you've tainted my mind."

"Oh please, it's been tainted since you met them." Sera told her, straightening out a few more of the chairs and glancing over to the Queen who was now sulking. "My Lady, we may not be in Stormwind but you could at least act like a Queen whilst around other leaders."

Victoria looked over to the Regent Lord who was busy talking to Liadrin to have noticed her acting up. "Good point. Wouldn't want to give them a bad impression."

"Ready to start?" Illana asked everyone gathered, from family members, to family friends, to loved ones and all those inbetween.

"Are my parents ready to start?" Victoria asked, hating that she had an idea on where they were and hoping that Illana would say otherwise.

"Your father is just talking to Elaria now whilst your aunt is with your mother." Illana looked around at everyone taking their seats, having her gaze fall back to her granddaughter. "Did you not notice them entering the house?"

"I was a little distracted..." Victoria muttered, shaking her head to clear the tainted thoughts and smiling up at Illana who made her way over to them. "I think we're all ready."

"Good." Illana said softly, placing a hand on Victoria's cheek whilst her gaze went to Luna who was waiting nearby, nodding at the Draenei once and watching her make her way to the front of everyone. "I've been waiting for this day since your father told me."

Victoria took hold of Illana's hand when she sat down beside her. "So have I." She said with a smile, watching Athrodar and Elaria make their way towards Luna with the pair of them wearing tuxedo's that were made in Stormwind prior to them returning home. "I think my father needs more guy friends. Elaria is his best man."

Illana laughed lightly and nodding her head in agreement. "He does. But he also seems happy with those around him, so maybe not." She looked over to Victoria who was looking out for her mother. "I'm sure he will find a couple in the future." She whispered, knowing her granddaughter wasn't paying attention to her.

"There she is." Victoria whispered, watching Vareesa and Sylvanas both walk up the aisle they had made and towards Athrodar who stood up on the podium before them with Elaria by his side and their two children at the front with Victoria, Illana and Tanadia, who was watching the whole thing in awe.

"Do you still wish to have the short version?" Luna asked, looking at mainly Sylvanas who nodded her head profusely.

"Please." She looked to the friends and family watching them. "As much as I love you all, I hate being in this dress and having all the attention. So I apologise if it's not as warm and loving of a ceremony as you were expecting." Sylvanas now looked over to Athrodar who had a huge smile on his face, shaking his head at her. "You good?"

"I'm fantastic." He replied, having Sylvanas take hold of his hand in an instant and look to Luna, following her lead and taking her other hand in his spare hand and looking to Luna too. "Like she said, she wants this to be quick and I haven't got a problem with that."

"Okay." Luna smiled and took the Windrunner flag from Liadrin who stood beside her, the Paladin having spent Athrodar's money to get the thing made. "Since you're both already married and are renewing your vows, I only need the one flag." She looked over to Athrodar who watched her drape it over their hands. "Not that you would want me to use your family flag, considering its past."

"And that I have changed my family name to Windrunner, because of the first marriage." Athrodar explained, smiling at Sylvanas who always seemed to smile brighter when he brought that up. "I love you." He whispered.

"I love you too." Sylvanas replied in an equal tone of voice.

"A bit early for that." Liadrin cut in, stepping back when Luna cleared her voice to continue.

"Seeing as you are both already married, I don't have to ask for the rings. Instead I will ask if you both are willing to continue to love each other, protect each other and make sure no harm becomes you or your family?"

"I do." They both said at the same time, standing a little closer to each other as they could determine what was to come next.

Luna smiled brightly, moving her arms up slowly until they were in the air and casting a spell of holy light that washed over both Sylvanas and Athrodar. "Then I repronounce you, husband and wife." She stepped back a little to give them some more room. "You may now kiss the bride."

Without needing another second, Sylvanas leapt at Athrodar who was ready to catch her, their pair of them kissing and pressing their heads together when everyone began to cheer. Sylvanas pulled back a little to then press her ear against Athrodar's chest, looking at Victoria and taking hold of her hand to pull her up onto the podium, bringing her in to a three-way hug before being interrupted by Tahnir who pushed his way into the middle. "I love you all." She whispered, hugging her daughter and husband the best she could whilst feeling Tahnir hug her in the middle.

Victoria said nothing, having to keep her emotions in check as she didn't want to ruin her mother's dress, despite her saying she didn't like it anyway. Though she didn't care, she was with her family, away from her responsibilities for a week and happy beyond measure. After all, she got to witness her parents getting married for a second time.