Two Days after the Event in Crystalsong Forest
"I have to stay I cannot come." Angela said as Kyline began to pack up her supplies.
"I understand but this fight with the Steamwheedle Cartel is it really worth it?" Kyline said. "I do not want to be rude but I have been with better guilds, and a guild full of hunters at that is not the most strategic of plants."
"I need something to do Kyline. Something to do on my own. After what happened with Deathwing there is little to do. Well with the exception of fighting the horde." Angela replied "but you know as well as I that fighting with the horde will get nowhere no matter your hatred for the Blood Elves."
"Alright I understand I too have noticed little happening lately in the terms of adventure seeking." Kyline said.
"Also that Kirin Tor mage that was very odd. I am going down to Theramore to talk to Jaina. I am sure she would love to hear about this odd occurance."Angela said.
"Yeah that is really suspicious." Kyline said going into thought of the repercussions could have if the Kirin Tor mages went into black market business. There are mages not a part of the Kirin Tor, but they usually do not have as much training.
"I will catch up with you later in Exodar. Do not worry about me sister I shall be fine."
"Good I do not want to be the one to tell your parents and baby sister what happened to you." Kyline said in a warning tone.
They exit Kyline's room and walk out to wander the streets of Dalaran. A couple hours earlier Kyline went to the cheese shop, and the bakery. She bought a fresh loaf that is still warm in her bag, some mountain goat cheese, and filled her leather drinking pouch of dire brew.
Angela and Kyline walk to Krasus' landing in silence. They said there good byes with tears running down both of the women's faces sad to part again till who knows when they will meet. Kyline then rented a griffon to Skybreaker.
Kyline mounted the griffon and lifted off into the air. She waved to Angela, who stood on the landing with Garaan at her hip, as she left. Kyline wiped the tears away from her cheek put up the hood of her cloak and prepared herself for the cold of Icecrown.
SsssssssssssssssssshhhhhBLAM
Before, Kyline even landed atop the Skybreaker she heard the sound of an Explosion. Smoke started to rise out of one of the port windows near the bottom of the ship. Kyline knew exactly who made such an explosion and surprisingly at a perfect time of her arrival.
Once the griffon landed with a thump upon the moving air ship, Kyline walked over to the stairs leading underneath the ship. Smoke rose from those stairs as crew members ran out covered in ash from the explosion, almost toppling Kyline over. She backed away a bit know that Möbius would come out of the belly of the ship sooner rather than later.
"The motor was working fine until you had some fun with it!" said a familiar voice.
"Well I was just trying to make some improvements. You do know our engineering has improved since the last time you were on this ship Maraad! It needs some minor adjustments." Said the high pitched voice of Möbius. "I say it was the ships fault, paladin! It did not like my adjustments!"
"The stubbornness of gnomes, I do not understand it!" Maraad grumbled under his breath.
"Yes and the stubbornness of the Draenei are much better." Kyline replied sarcastically from the top of the stairs.
She heard a deep chuckle from in the stairs. Then she saw the large frame of the Vindicator walking up the stairs followed by the tiny figure of the gnome. Vindicator Maraad was a large Draenei, towering over Kyline by a foot or two and shoulders being her width times five. He had ash all over his blue skinned face and upon the large tentacles that act as what human's call a beard. Upon his back is his legendary Hammer of the Naaru.
"Now young one do you think that is a wise choice to speak to a Vindicator that way?" Maraad said attempting to sound intimidating to Kyline
"Of course for you are not just any Vindicator. Maraad!" Kyline said and gave him a hug hoping that she wont be squished like she always was as a child.
"It is good to see you again child."
"Child? Really Maraad I am far older than such terminology." Kyline said while pulling away from the large Draenei.
"You are much younger than many Draenei these days. You are still a child in most of our eyes."
"You old beings and long hellos. Forgetting us quick young folk." Möbius said pointedly at Kyline.
"Sorry Möbius." She said to the gnome also giving him a warm hug.
Möbius looked very small standing next to the giant Draenei. His bright blue hair and moustache was sticking every which way demonstrating that he was very close to the blast radius. His tanned skin is also covered with ash, but at a higher content than the other crewmembers near the engine.
"Now that you are finally hear, taking your damn time might I add, I have some new inventions for you to try." Möbius said as Maraad rolled his eyes.
"I shall leave you to it." Maraad said "I have to clean up this mess that seems to occur everytime that gnome is around. We shall discuss your reason for being on this ship later Kyline."
"Whats a little dirt to you old Dreanei?" Möbius said to Maraad's back.
Kyline suppressed a chuckle as Maraad flicked off the comment with his hand. Möbius grabbed Kyline's hand and led her to his quarters. Looking around the small room Kyline does not even notice there is a bed in the room, for it is covered with what looked like some sort of gliding contraption. On the floor of the room are other contraptions that Kyline had not the foggiest of what they did.
"Okay so, I know how much you love flying. So I…" He had a look of confusion upon his. "Acquired? Yeah I acquired this formula for making a glider."
He picked up one of the contraptions that was on the bed and handed it to Kyline
"Hmm this is very odd," Kyline started "This looks like some sort of goblin invention."
"WHAT are you accusing me of?" Möbius said startled.
"Oh nothing just curious of the unnecessary outburst."
"Lets just say a particularly greedy goblin lost a bet to me and did not pay up." Möbius said with a snicker. "So this Goblin glider will let you land softly from high falls. Hopefully."
"Who was your first test subjects for this contraption?" Kyline asked
"A few critters." Kyline gave Möbius a disturbed look "Did not go well with them I will say but it was because of lack of weight."
"What! Your going to give me another contraption that doesn't necessarily work? Remember what happened LAST time?" Kyline protested.
"Cool your hooves this one will work and if not just form that fancy magic shield before you hit the ground you will be all fine. Speaking of the Shieldatronic I fixed it." He said tossing one of the other contraptions that were on the ground, without even looking at her.
Kyline looked at it nervously remembering how it almost electrocuted her last time. Möbius tried it on himself in battle and it worked fine for him but with Kyline's constant magical shield up in battle, the Shieldatronic malfunctioned. Möbius being a fierce warrior, didn't expect it to malfunction on Kyline seeing as he rarely uses magic in the battle field.
"Now do not give me that look Kyline. Trust me!" he said.
"Alright alright I could see this becoming very handy I will try both of your inventions."
Möbius nodded with approval "Now it is nice to see you again dear friend but I have to figure out what happened to the engine. Sadly now this ship is not moving anywhere. Honestly we are lucky to be still in the air." He said giving Kyline a slight smile.
He then shooed Kyline out of his room shutting the door behind her. Kyline laughed from the very sporadic actions of the small gnome. She remembered the first time seeing Möbius was in battle years ago upon Northrend. She was employed by the Argent Crusade at the time fighting the Lich King's minons and saving the world from his wrath. Möbius was a young warrior, who was also hired as a mercenary to improve the forces against the Lich King Arthas. They were both stationed in Sholazar Basin, and developed a kinship like no other Kyline has ever developed. While fighting the seemingly calm and innocent gnome was ruthless in his attacks with his two swords. She has seen this fighting style among other warriors but the gnome used his height to his advantage sweeping in between the legs of larger enemies dispatching them before they even realize that they are in a fight. His fighting style demonstrated the frivolousness of his attitude.
Kyline has not seen her friend in quite some time though. He was busy discovering new engineering techniques and spending more time with his two brothers and step-sister. They did write for some time but once Kyline came to Northrend again she could not keep up with the letters.
"I shall see you later then." Kyline stated. She then walked to Maraad's makeshift office.
Kyline knocked on the door expecting to talk to him about her upcoming assignment. The last one that she will have to do will determine whether she will become a Vindicator. Maraad opened the door, to let Kyline into his office. All the ash has been cleaned off and Kyline could tell that the gold and purple armor has been polished.
"I am sure you would like to know your next assignment." He said abruptly.
"Yes, sir!" Kyline said.
"Kyline you do not need to call me sir when it is just us two. Actually pretty soon you may not be calling me sir at all for you will be my equal in military standing." Maraad said
"I hope so Maraad, I have been in training for many years." Kyline said.
"Well to get there you should probably know what you are to do. There have been some incidences with the Vrykul. The Lich King will do nothing about it so you will be going to one of their bases to persuade them to stop bothering the people of Icecrown."
"That is all?" Kyline said "Like with the Frost Giant I thought there would be a little bit more. Especially with this being my last test."
Maraad said, "Defeating the Vyrkul is no easy feat!"
"I agree but you seem to be holding something back…"
"I cannot tell you any more at this time."
"WHAT?" Kyline said disturbed "Why can you not tell me what I am supposed to deal with? Is the enemy that terrible that I would be frightened away?"
"I cannot tell you… yet. Kyline just be patient." Maraad said sternly.
"I deserve to know what I am approaching Maraad!"
Maraad said nothing but looked at Kyline who was started to get angry. Maraad has taken care of her since Draenor, he was an uncle to her. The fact he would not tell Kyline of this evil made it infuriating to her.
"This has something to do with Omadera being in Icecrown doesn't it?" Kyline asked as she remembered what Razkal saying about Omadera being in Icecrown.
Maraad looked at her stoically without saying a word. Kyline trained with Omadera, they were great friends until she betrayed Kyline, her people and the light. Then Kyline understood.
"I have to kill her…." She said somberly.
Maraad nodded.