World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness by Aaron Rosenberg

Author:Aaron Rosenberg
Format: epub
Publisher: Pocket Star Books
Published: 2013-04-13T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

“By Silvermoon, where are they?” Alleria raced through the forest, sword in hand, the leaves and branches whipping past her as a blur. The other rangers had fanned out to cover more ground, and Alleria hoped they hadn’t run into any orcs or trolls. She wanted those miserable green-skinned intruders for herself.

Not for the first time since seeing the fires she wished she’d never left home. Why had she decided that the Alliance needed her help? Weren’t Anasterian Sunstrider and the other council members far older and wiser than she was, and thus far better equipped to decide what aid they should offer the younger races? Then again, Anasterian had been convinced the Horde would never pose a threat to them here in Quel’Thalas. That was why he had felt the Alliance was not their concern, because they were safe from whatever was occurring in the outside world.

Clearly he had been wrong.

Still, if Alleria had listened to him and abided by his decision she would have been here, not sailing downriver and marching over hills. She would have been here when the orcs and trolls arrived, here with her family and her people when the Horde breached their borders.

Would it have made any difference? She didn’t know. Perhaps not. What could one more ranger have done to stop an enemy she wouldn’t even realize was approaching? But at least she wouldn’t now feel like she had deserted them in their hour of need.

The thought spurred her to even greater speed, and she leaped over a low bush into a tiny clearing between two clusters of trees—

—and found herself staring down the tip of a hunting arrow aimed at her throat.

The figure holding the bow was nearly as tall as her and wearing similar garb, though far less travel-stained. Long hair streamed back from beneath the cloak’s hood and seemed to gleam like ivory in the sunlight, a shining silvery white that Alleria knew too well to ever mistake it.

“Vereesa?”

The other figure lowered the bow, her blue eyes wide with surprise and relief. “Alleria?” Then the bow had been tossed aside, and Alleria’s younger sister had caught her up in a rough embrace. “You’re home!”

“Of course.” Alleria squeezed Vereesa in return and patted her head, a gesture so familiar it was automatic. “Are you all right?” she asked after a minute. “Where’s Sylvanas? Are Mother and Father safe?”

“They’re fine,” Vereesa answered, disengaging and bending to retrieve her weapons. “Sylvanas is with a hunting party near the riverbank. As for Mother and Father, they should be in Silvermoon by now. They went to consult with the elders.” She paused, fitting the arrow back to her string. “Alleria, where have you been? And what’s going on? There are fires! All over Quel’Thalas! And some of the other rangers—they haven’t reported back.”

Alleria felt her stomach twist at the news. If rangers were going missing, it meant the Horde had penetrated deep into the forest already. “We’re being invaded, little sister,” she told Vereesa bluntly, bringing her sword up and turning to put her back against her sister.

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