Part 1 - Prologue
Anduin watched as his father passed by him without a glance and entered his war room.
"Anduin!"
Anduin poked his head around the corner. "Yes father?"
"I want you to sit in on this meeting. There's been some developments up North and it's about time I involve you in these types of discussions."
"Certainly Father."
A few moments later Anduin noted that a large group of men were headed up the ramp presumably entering the castle. Unlike most Stormwind citizens they were covered in dirt so he guessed they were from had recently arrived from the front as none had taken the time to put on their dress uniforms like many of the Stormwind nobles did when they met with him father. Anduin recognized most of them and quickly realized that his father's front line commanders were headed his way. He was surprised to see Colonel Troutman of Lakeshire along with Marshall Dugan of Goldshire, Marshall Stoutmantle of Westfall, and Commander Ebonlocke of Darkshire. He had seen Matthias Shaw head of the SI:7 and Ellias Trias talking to his dad earlier which he had thought was odd but said nothing. Once the king reentered the room, everyone hurried to find a seat at the table.
As the men were getting seated a disturbance shook the air and soon a portal was seen and three figures stepped out.
"Dammit Jaina I wish you wouldn't do that. There are supposed to be magical protections to stop anyone from portal-ling into my castle. You know I"m going to have to discipline your mages because of that."
"Sorry your highness", Jaina replied in non repentant tone. "You said you wanted us here as soon as possible".
"Yes, I suppose I did and thanks to our guests for coming so quickly."
Anduin chuckled a bit at what the Stormwind mages would think if they heard his father associate them with Jaina. Jaina was the most talented mage he knew but she had never been accepted by other mages since she left for Theramore. Anduin heard the sounds of heavy footfalls behind Jaina and tried to see who it was but it was soon apparent when Kurdran Wildhammer spoke out.
"I swore off portal travel when I came home from the Outlands so this best be important Varian."
"Oh it is Kurdran."
Anduin saw another dwarf was with him Kurdran but didn't recognize him. Kurdran ended the suspense by clapping the newcomer on the back and announcing, "May I present Keegan Firebeard, representative of the my Eastern Wildhammer brethren".
"Welcome, Keegan and my condolences on your recent incarceration. Life sentence I hear?"
The men in attendence chuckled respectfully. Anduin knew there was recently a marriage between two of the Wildhammer clans to bind their families together. Keegan must have been the groom.
"Aye yer hi'ness. Got me a right fine lass."
"I bet you did." The men at the table continued to chuckle at the statement as the dwarf sat mute deciding any further comment would only make it worse.
Anduin had heard legendary stories about the lost Wildhammer of the east and noted that while he looked a little disheveled there was little differece between Keegan and the other dwarves he had known.
"That's interesting. No Ironforge dwarfs at all. The only other dwarf in the room was General Twinbraid who was in charge of the Kalimdor offensive. I wonder where Muradin and Brann are?"
The King interrupted his train of thought when he said, "Let's get this started Mathias."
Anduin watched as his father passed by him without a glance and entered his war room.
"Anduin!"
Anduin poked his head around the corner. "Yes father?"
"I want you to sit in on this meeting. There's been some developments up North and it's about time I involve you in these types of discussions."
"Certainly Father."
A few moments later Anduin noted that a large group of men were headed up the ramp presumably entering the castle. Unlike most Stormwind citizens they were covered in dirt so he guessed they were from had recently arrived from the front as none had taken the time to put on their dress uniforms like many of the Stormwind nobles did when they met with him father. Anduin recognized most of them and quickly realized that his father's front line commanders were headed his way. He was surprised to see Colonel Troutman of Lakeshire along with Marshall Dugan of Goldshire, Marshall Stoutmantle of Westfall, and Commander Ebonlocke of Darkshire. He had seen Matthias Shaw head of the SI:7 and Ellias Trias talking to his dad earlier which he had thought was odd but said nothing. Once the king reentered the room, everyone hurried to find a seat at the table.
As the men were getting seated a disturbance shook the air and soon a portal was seen and three figures stepped out.
"Dammit Jaina I wish you wouldn't do that. There are supposed to be magical protections to stop anyone from portal-ling into my castle. You know I"m going to have to discipline your mages because of that."
"Sorry your highness", Jaina replied in non repentant tone. "You said you wanted us here as soon as possible".
"Yes, I suppose I did and thanks to our guests for coming so quickly."
Anduin chuckled a bit at what the Stormwind mages would think if they heard his father associate them with Jaina. Jaina was the most talented mage he knew but she had never been accepted by other mages since she left for Theramore. Anduin heard the sounds of heavy footfalls behind Jaina and tried to see who it was but it was soon apparent when Kurdran Wildhammer spoke out.
"I swore off portal travel when I came home from the Outlands so this best be important Varian."
"Oh it is Kurdran."
Anduin saw another dwarf was with him Kurdran but didn't recognize him. Kurdran ended the suspense by clapping the newcomer on the back and announcing, "May I present Keegan Firebeard, representative of the my Eastern Wildhammer brethren".
"Welcome, Keegan and my condolences on your recent incarceration. Life sentence I hear?"
The men in attendence chuckled respectfully. Anduin knew there was recently a marriage between two of the Wildhammer clans to bind their families together. Keegan must have been the groom.
"Aye yer hi'ness. Got me a right fine lass."
"I bet you did." The men at the table continued to chuckle at the statement as the dwarf sat mute deciding any further comment would only make it worse.
Anduin had heard legendary stories about the lost Wildhammer of the east and noted that while he looked a little disheveled there was little differece between Keegan and the other dwarves he had known.
"That's interesting. No Ironforge dwarfs at all. The only other dwarf in the room was General Twinbraid who was in charge of the Kalimdor offensive. I wonder where Muradin and Brann are?"
The King interrupted his train of thought when he said, "Let's get this started Mathias."
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