Chapter 6 – The dream:
The next morning Jaina woke up slowly and felt drowsy. As she opened her eyes and reached her arm over to the pillow next to her she mumbled "What the…?" Jaina shot up and looked around the room. "Sylvanas?" She said quietly. But there was no sign of Sylvanas anywhere. Jaina touched her lips while memories of last night's events flashed before her. Could it have been a dream? It felt so real and Jaina was so sure she had been awake. There is no way anyone could dream something so… Incredible. She climbed out of her bed and realized she was naked. "Okay definitely no dream then". She said and grabbed her robe to dress herself decent. A quick knock on the door made Jaina jump. "Erm.. yes come in?" Tawny entered the chamber and put Jaina's breakfast down on her bedside table. "Excuse me Tawny but did Lady Windrunner leave you with any messages for me today?" "Not today my lady. The Dark Lady is not in a good mood today, we can all tell". She bowed and left Jaina's chamber in a hurry. Tawny's words left Jaina frightened and worried. Was this her fault? Had she upset Lady Windrunner? Sylvanas had certainly showed signs of the complete opposite last night.
Jaina didn't care much for breakfast today and hurried to get decent enough to leave her chamber. She grabbed her staff and ran down the long corridor to Sylvanas' throne room. "Lady Windrunner?!" Jaina shouted upon her entrance to the room, but it was empty. Jaina caught her breath and turned around nearly crashing into Senior Sergeant Grimsford. "Hello delicate little mage". His undead face disgusted Jaina as she watched his drool drip from his mouth. Supposedly one could not expect any different from someone without a lower jaw. "Have you seen Lady Windrunner". Jaina asked confidently. "The Dark Lady has gone… hunting". Senior Sergeant Grimsford chuckled. "Hunting where?" Sergeant Grimsford hissed at Jaina as if she had asked a very unreasonable question. "The Dark Lady will not be disturbed whilst hunting". He said and walked past Jaina and faded down in the corridor. "Helpful…" Jaina murmured.
With a little help from the inhabitants, Jaina finally found her way out of the Undercity. It had been a couple of days since she had last inhaled fresh air so she filled her lungs with deep breaths. The cold breeze made Jaina's blonde hair blow in all directions but it felt good. Now all she had to do was locate Sylvanas. Jaina wasn't sure if she should but it was a better option than sitting in a daunting chamber all day waiting. The young mage started channeling an orb that allowed her to see the whereabouts of whomever she desired. Almost like a psychic's crystal ball. The orb flared up and displayed Sylvanas on her deathcharger riding one of the many fields of Tirisfal Glades. It was impossible to be sure which one. However, something that caught Jaina's attention was that the Dark Lady did not seem to be hunting. On the contrary, she was riding slowly with her sunstrider bow aimed randomly at the sky. Jaina quickly shut the orb down. It felt wrong to spy on the Banshee Queen. If Sergeant Grimsford said she was hunting then that's what she wanted Jaina to believe. Jaina decided to wait for Sylvanas in the Dark Lady's throne room and with that she returned to the Undercity.
"Thank you Sergeant, that will be all". Jaina shot up as she heard Sylvanas' ice cold voice outside the door. She brushed off her robe and fiddled with her hair when the Dark Lady entered the room. "Hello Lady Windrunner". Jaina smiled and shyly looked to the floor. The smile was not returned and Sylvanas' face was like stone. Jaina looked up and was met by the Dark Lady's red glaring eyes. A slight panic built up in Jaina as this was more like the Sylvanas she was familiar with prior to coming to Undercity, however not the version she preferred. The vibes she sent out was nothing like the Sylvanas she had just spent the night with.
"What are you doing in my throne room Lady Proudmoore?" Sylvanas sounded annoyed and continued to glare at Jaina. Jaina swallowed: "I thought I would wait for you here so we could… Perhaps revisit the… Eh…" Jaina couldn't finish before Sylvanas interrupted her. "I do not appreciate anyone inviting themselves into my sanctuary without me present". Jaina realized she probably should have known that. "Oh sorry, my lady, I just wanted to see you". "Well you have seen me. Now, I was going to send Tawny to let you know but I have arranged for a Dalaran hippogryph to collect you tonight. You will be going home Lady Proudmoore". Those words were like a knife to Jaina's stomach and she suddenly felt extremly embarrassed and rejected like never before. "But we have plans?" Jaina began. "No we had plans. They have now changed. But it's not like we shared anything so my word to you was never broken". Jaina frowned. "Excuse me but… Not shared anything?" Jaina looked at Sylvanas and felt the tears pressing on. "I'm sorry Lady Windrunner but I do not agree on that conclusion. To be honest with you, I have never shared that much with anyone in such a short time!" Sylvanas just crinckled her nose. "Well I do not care much for honesty. My decision is final. You are leaving for Dalaran tonight". With that said, Sylvanas walked away and left Jaina standing alone, crushed and heartbroken in the throne room.
