Alexstrasza had gone to get something to drink. She, Ysera, Anachronos, and a few of their advisors had been watching the happenings in Coldarra for the past few hours. Kalecgos had been able to arrange for a scrying orb in Coldarra to be linked to Wyrmrest Temple so the other Aspects were able to know what was happening without need of a messenger. They had watched intently, celebrated as Kalecgos was crowned Aspect, and then discussed other business while monitoring the festivities. It had been quiet for the last hour or so, and so Alexstrasza had taken a break.

As she was pouring her glass of water, one of her advisors came to her in their human form, looking frantic. "My queen, there is-" he stopped, unsure of what to say. "You are needed in the conference room."

Alexstrasza was alarmed by the expression on the other dragon's face. She nodded in wordless acknowledgement and hurried back to Ysera and Anachronos. The Aspect of Life opened the door to find both of the other dragons leaning over a glass table that the scrying orb was linked to, their concerned expressions worrisome. Alexstrasza's advisors talked among themselves in hushed whispers towards the back of the room, anxiously watching Ysera and Anachronos.

Ysera looked up as Alexstrasza approached. "Sister," she said, her voice cracking.

Alexstrasza took a spot against the side of the table nearest the door. "What's happened?" she asked.

"Deathwing," Ysera said, gesturing to the table.

Alexstrasza leaned down to look at what was happening in Coldarra, and had to resist the urge to recoil. She never imagined that there could've been so many twilight dragons. The sky was filled with them, and they were swarming over wyrms, drakes, everyone and everything. Deathwing went to engage Kalecgos, and Alexstrasza was powerless to stop it. She stood up, looked over the advisors she had in the room, and gestured to one of them.

"Kavlistrasz," she said. "Send our army to Coldarra through the dreamgates. We can't lose the Blue Dragonflight."

Kavlistrasz had a strange look on his face, and he shook his head slowly. "My queen," he said carefully. "We can't. Our forces have been pinned down in the Twilight Highlands for hours now. Almost all of our forces are dedicated to recovering our eggs and artifacts before we order a retreat."

Alexstrasza felt herself freeze in place. "Why wasn't I told about this?"

"We... The Embrace in Coldarra was more important, my queen."

Alexstrasza looked back down at the table, just in time to see Deathwing make a move to strike Kalecgos. Dragons were falling from the sky at an alarming rate, more quickly than she had ever seen before. It wasn't all that surprising that Deathwing had decided to attack the Blue Dragonflight and its new Aspect. What made this situation dire was how many twilight dragons there were. The Blue Dragonflight was heavily outnumbered, perhaps hopelessly so. Alexstrasza didn't want to admit it.

"Ysera," Alexstrasza said, tapping her sister's arm. "We can go."

"Absolutely not, my queen," another of the advisors in the back said. "We can't risk it. Azeroth would be lost without you. Don't you remember what almost happened when you went to Hyjal?"

"It wouldn't have killed me. I'm an Aspect, not made of glass," Alexstrasza said. "There's a dragonflight at stake. I can't just sit here idly by while Deathwing slaughters the Blue Dragonflight."

"I'm so sorry," Anachronos said, from across the table. "I didn't see this. If I had known..."

"It's alright," Ysera said. "You wouldn't have been able to."

"I need options," Alexstrasza said, directing the question to her advisors.

"If I may," Ysera said, raising a hand and stepping into the exchange between Alexstrasza and her advisors. "The Green Dragonflight is not involved in such heavy fighting as the Red Dragonflight is. I can call my generals and send a force to Coldarra to support the Blue Dragonflight, but it may take some time."

"How long?" one of the advisors asked.

Ysera shook her head slowly. "I don't know," she admitted. "An hour would be a fair estimate, maybe more and maybe less."

"It's not like we have any other options," Anachronos said.

Alexstrasza agreed. "Anything you can do," she said.

Ysera called one of her highest-ranking generals at Wyrmrest Temple into the room, and showed her the situation. Alexstrasza and Anachronos, in the meantime, kept watching the situation in Coldarra through the glass table. When Ysera finished giving instructions to her general, she rejoined Alexstrasza and Anachronos at the table. It wasn't long before the three great wyrms watched Deathwing finish Kalecgos off, killing the second Aspect of the Blue Dragonflight just a few hours after he was chosen.

"No..." Alexstrasza said in a whisper.

"We're too late," Ysera said, shaking her head.

"There's going to be survivors," Alexstrasza said. "There has to be."

The three dragons watched the twilight dragons disappear almost as quickly as they came. Alexstrasza moved away from the table first, sitting down on a chair and sipping from a glass of water. Ysera came to join her, while Anachronos remained standing.

"We have to tell everyone else," Anachronos said. "The other dragons in the Temple."

"Let's wait until Ysera's dragons get back," Alexstrasza said. "We want what we say to be accurate."