Well here's the update as promised. Enjoy!

Grudges are unhealthy

Kalim was regretting leaving so Menethil so soon. He'd forgotten valuable things: such as fake keys, certain poison ingredients and most importantly ,an iron bar to block doors with. His door in particular.

"Elaneth's more trouble than she's worth." He sighed

It probably came from being of a matriarchal society. In the night elven society Priestesses of Elune reigned supreme and you could only be a Priestess of Elune if you had the right set of genitals. He'd heard that Malfurion had implemented equal rights but that that law had been repealed once he fell back into the Dream. Elaneth took female supremacy to whole new levels. Within a week she'd had most of the sailors on this ship eating out her hand and calling her "Miss" Moonblade. Ah yes and that was the other reason she was so confident of her own worth.

The Moonblade family were one of the richest and most powerful families in Darnassus. So wealthy in fact , that her allowance had probably been more than Kalim got paid for killing a couple of lords.

Then it had all changed for her.

Kalim shook his head morosely, there was no time to reminisce. They had almost arrived and there was a lot to prepare.

"Hey there me friend! How be your mood?"

Kalim grinned, as he turned and saw the only reason he hadn't barricaded himself in his cabin for the entirety of the journey.

Qut Blackeaxe was another of the adventurers hired by Lord Abston and he was a dwarf with a grudge. He hated Elves. Any Elves and he even extended his fond hatred to anything remotely elflike. Naga, Satyr and even Wretched. He hunted them all and he only just held himself back from embarking on a crusade against Night Elves. When Kalim had remarked that they were going to work for the Cenarion Circle, possibly the largest concentration of Elves outside of Darnassus the Dwarf had merely said "I know. They've got a restraining order against me in normal circumstances."

Kalim had hit it off with him enormously, especially after Qut showed him a hangover cure, meaning he could get drunk and not regret it in the morning. Kalim had repaid the favour by teaching him how to throttle someone taller than you. Qut had been very interested in that.

"I'm fine. More or less." He scratched his head. "I could do with a little privacy but otherwise I'm great."

"That little pixie girl be intruding on your space again?"

"When is she not? She doesn't understand that men need privacy too." He sighed. "I'm beginning to regret taking her along with me."

"I don't understand why you even brought the big munchkin along anyway." Qut complained.

"You know I'm not quite sure mys-"

"Talking about me boys?"

Kalim automatically slammed a hand out to stop Qut from drawing his mace.

"Oh don't draw that thing out Qut! I hate it!" Elaneth moaned.

Qut grinned evilly. Normally Kalim would have urged anyone to use anything that annoyed Elaneth but he had to admit, he hated that damn mace too.

It was a massive wooden club that was made out of a wood that seemed to be stronger than steel. It's main attribute however was the Curse. Simply put whoever it hit was weakened for about a week. Every hit sapped a little more strength from the target ,making it one of the most formidable weapons he had ever seen. Qut merely called it: The Nerfbat.

"Don't Qut, you know your not supposed to kill Night Elves. And besides i cant say i like it either. "

"Hasn't stopped me before" He murmured.

Elaneth diplomatically ignored this comment. She did however summon just a tiny bit of magic to her hand. Just in case.

"So you don't like it eh Kalim ?" Qut grinned wider and swung hard at him.

Kalim stepped back quickly, too quickly as it turned out. Elaneth had apparently decided to join in the fun as well and swiped at him in cat form catching and pulling loose a necklace from under his breastplate and flowed free. Elaneth gasped as she sensed a massive surge of natural energy.

"Bloody hell your one of Them!" Qut murmured.

"What was that?" Elaneth inquired.

"Talk to him more politely elf! He's a Veteran!"

"So? There's a lot of veterans hanging around!"

"But" Qut whispered "How many Hyjal veterans do you think are still alive hmm?"

"Hyjal..." She stared at him.

"Lad why didn't you tell us? We would have had a lot more respect for a survivor of that fateful battl-"

"Shut up!" Kalim screamed.

Silence reigned. Kalim walked down into the lower cabins but stopped and turned.

"You wish to know of Hyjal? Only on word can describe it." He smiled sickly "Agony."

They heard his cabin door close slowly. Qut turned to Elaneth.

"Now look what you've done you stupid pixie!" Qut shouted and stormed off.

The voyage proved to be less enjoyable after that with Kalim staying mainly in his cabin and Elaneth and Qut at each others throat.

Qut stepped out onto the pier at Theramore and took a deep breath of refreshing sea air.

"Gah! I can't be bothered with all this clean air! Someone get me a pipe and some tobacco. Stat!"

A sailor ran off, not wanting to face the wrath of the Nerfbat. Kalim stepped past him and began walking to the griffon master. Qut ran after him.

"Hey mate, wait up." Kalim turned and stared at him with neutral eyes as he approached.

"Look I'm sorry if i drew up any unwanted memories or something like that but i honestly didn't think that-"

"It not a problem Qut. I was just overreacting." He sighed "I probably shouldn't have tried to bottle up the memories like that." Elaneth approached after taking her goodbye presents from the crew members.

"Feeling better now?" Kalim nodded "Good, then we've got a flight to catch."

She smiled coyly as he approached the flight master.

"How much for a passage to Cenarion Hold?" she inquired throwing her chest out slightly.

The dwarf looked at her.

"For you? Absolutely nothing beautiful!"

"Thank you!" She squealed, throwing her arms around him. The dwarfs eyes glazed slightly.

For some reason Kalim find himself quite annoyed at the dwarf. Both Qut and Kalim scowled at the dwarf as they prepared to mount their griffons.

"Hey,hey what do you think you are doing getting on the griffons without paying?"

"You said it was free!" Qut snarled.

"No i said it was free for the young lady!"

"Oh please let them come with me." Elaneth begged.

"Of course my lady" the flight master replied smoothly. "although while you would like to travel with such a barbarian eludes me."

"Oh Qut isn't by choice but Kalim on the other hand..." She smirked. Kalim sighed again. He was sighing more often now he noticed.

"Lets just get this over with."

Took a little bit longer than expected but its done! Now remember Reviews speed up my typing!