New chapter up. For those of you looking for some Horde interaction, not to worry. It's coming very soon. Enjoy and thanks for reading.

Anduin took a cup of tea to Kia, where she sat by the fire in their chambers. Although she was once again back to a normal temperature, she was having a hard time getting warm. The ordeal from the night still lingered, but she didn't seem overly concerned or disturbed. This worried him.

After handing her the tea, he sat across from her, waiting. She had fallen asleep before she could tell him anything about what happened, other than she had met with Illidan.

"He's the reason I exist." She said quietly, almost at a whisper. She gazed at her tea, not looking to face Anduin as she spoke.

Anduin looked at her, confused. "What do you mean, he's the reason you exist?"

Kia looked over to Anduin. "Remember I told you about the anomaly, which pushed my parents together?" She said, pausing slightly. It wasn't easy for a person to talk about when they were conceived.

Anduin nodded.

"Illidan caused it. He called it a vortex. He set up the vortex somehow, so Malfurion would produce a child. A continuation of the bloodline his own body was too polluted to continue himself. He had hoped my father would have been joined by Tyrande. Me being half human was an accident."

Anduin stood and took a seat next to her. "Do you believe him? For that matter, do you think this was really Illidan?"

Kia nodded. "I know it was him. I don't know how I know, but I just know. I could feel it was him and he was telling me the truth. I can't explain it. I know I wasn't scared of him or intimidated at all. The whole experience was very odd."

"What else did he say?"

"I'm responsible for the future of two important bloodlines. Illidan had only planned on one, but then I went and fell in love with you. He also told me something strange. He said I and all my children and my children's children will now have an immunity to some of the dangers of this world."

"Immunity?" Anduin asked, concerned.

"He didn't elaborate any more than that. He said I'd know. That was it. I didn't have time to ask why he pulled me to a dreamscape or how he managed to do what he did." She put her tea aside and took Anduin's hand. "I was lucky you woke up when you did. I have a feeling I could have died."

"My bones were aching enough to wake me up." Anduind replied. "We need to tell Malfurion about this."

"No!" Kia said forcefully. "No. He'd just worry. No harm was done to me and knowing this information would probably do more harm than good. Let this sink in with me and I'll tell him and Tyrande when I'm ready."

Anduin paused, reluctant to agree with Kia's wishes, but nodded anyway. "Of course. It's your secret to tell."

He'd support Kia's decision not to tell her father, but the whole situation still troubled Him. Kia had just been pulled into an altered reality using some type of demonic magic. Perhaps the information she had learned didn't need to be conveyed, but he honestly thought the event should have been shared. Her health could still be impacted by the experience. He wouldn't fight her decision, though.

Anduin wrapped his arm around Kia's shoulders and pulling her to him. They sat for several minutes, watching the fire.

"I know the wedding is tomorrow, but if you need me to postpone it for a week or two…" Anduin said.

"No." Kia interrupted. "I'm fine. There is no good reason to postpone anything. Our guests are already arriving for the prewedding feast this evening. Honestly, I think some happy celebration is just what I need."

Anduin smiled at her. "Then happy celebration will be what you get. The dwarvish leaders have already arrived and started the celebration." He laughed.

Kia smiled genuinely at him. "Dwarves do know how to celebrate, that's for sure. It still feels odd, having whole kingdoms celebrating our wedding."

"It's something you'll need to get used to. Being royalty means every event in our lives will be shared with thousands of people."

Kia continued to smile sweetly at Anduin. "As long as I get you all to myself at night, I'm comfortable with that."

To Be Continued...