Chapter six
Rhonin

While the group came to grips with what had happened, they all mentally prepared themselves for what they were about to face. It was not fear for themselves that they felt, but for the people within the city itself. Each and every one of them had faced foes more horrifying and terrible then the Dragons of the Blue flight. But they also knew of the amount of destruction they could cause to the balance within the city, not only the lives that would be lost but also the people's faith in The Kirin Tor.

The Kirin Tor had put everything into their gambit when they moved the city to Northrend. They knew that someone had to take the first step if the Lich king was ever to be defeated. But the purpose of their move was not to attack the Lich king themselves, but to inspire and give the Horde and the Alliance the courage they needed to make a stand and put an end to the darkness that has gripped this land.

Should the beacon that is Dalaran be blown out, there would be no other light left to lead them through this darkness.

One hour earlier

Rhonin felt like he was in the middle of a Mine field, one wrong step would cause disaster and he had a short amount of time to get to the other side. He knew the panic that would be caused if word got out about the prison break in. The blues had played their hand very carefully. An assault on the city itself would have caused everyone inside to unite and defend the city. While breaking into the prison would allow the Blues to cause panic and mayhem within the City and the people to lose faith in The Kirin Tor.

Trying to organize the defenses was a task that required all of Rhonin's intellect. While the magical defenses were potent, The Blue Dragon flight seemed to be able to just brush them aside as if they were no more than throwing air at them. Unsure of his next move Rhonin recalled the last time this had happened. Prince Kael'thas and his Blood elves had escaped the prison, with the aid of Vashj and her Naga. Imprisoned by the fool Garithos, the blood elves had chosen there only path of survival and joined the Naga.

Rhonin couldn't help but think how different things could have been had Garithos not been such a racist fool. Later inquires showed evidence that Kael'thas was a loyal ally and that it was Garithos' prejudice that had forced him to cut his ties. While the alliance had searched for Garithos to answer for his crimes, it was later discovered that he had fallen victim to the dreadlords Detheroc and Balnazzar. Little is known of what happened in that time. But a few reports tell of him being freed from his fate by the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner. While Garithos is said to have aided the Forsaken to destroy the rest of the dreadlords army, once they had completed the task Sylvanas turned on Garithos and had him executed.

Rhonin had returned to his Sanctum thinking of a way to contact The Ark. When he sat at his desk he noticed that a card had been left upon it. Rhonin had been shaken by the appearance of the card, while the card itself was of no threat to Rhonin. The implications it held were unmoving and if what he thought was correct then one of two things could happen, salvation or destruction.

The card had a picture of an Ark floating upon huge waves. On the Ark could be seen a Human male wearing the unmistakable robes of the Kirin Tor, along the border of the card were the words "The Ark will carry us all"

The worry that came with the appearance of the card was immense. Not only did it indicate that The Ark was somehow able to gain access into his Sanctum, but that whoever had entered was able to avoid every single protection spell put in place, as well as it being in an amazingly short space of time. Rhonin had only just come back from organizing the defense of the prison and also sending out messengers to try and contact The Ark.

It was a serious blow to his confidence in his ability to keep Dalaran safe.