Memories and Tragedies

It is 3 in the morning, Delamontre was leading a raid subtlely into an Alliance Outpost.

"Watch out for any Spies, Shandria." Delamontre said quietly, though firm and commanding. "On it, Coldy." Shandria Firearrow, the Marskman of the raid, and second in command there as well, nodded, climbing a nearby tree for a good position. The Death Knight present himself in  matter of peace infront of the guards, as to make them confident and mark himself as bait.

Shandria quickly fired five arrows at once, eliminating the guards from the rooftops of the Outpost swiftly. Once Delamontre saw there were no guards, he quickly grasped Bryntroll in his hands and rushed towards the guards with an strong scream. "Graaaaaaah!" Delamontre bashed the first guards, knocking one after chopping the head of the other one, doing the same with the first guard, quickly it was his fight, not leting them reaction.

Soung his Horn loudly, the raid rided their battle-mounts into war, striking merciless  at the Alliance, led by General Gnarl Bloodfury, brother-in-arm of Delamontre. Everyone of the Alliance was slain.. Taking Horde lives as well...

As Lieautenant Shadowbane walked calmly over the dead enemies and the healing allies, he noticed his golden heart-shaped pendant hanging loosely over his chest, grasping it quickly and closed his eyes, feeling the calming essence his niece, Raeril, had imbued in it. Watching at memories of Avaraelia, Gilthanas, Rand, Lunaliska, Grim'darah... And more importantly Sabriella and Moriurya.. He sighed deeply, wishing for those he loved and cared for to be safe.

Shandria placed a hand over his shoulderguard, motioning him to follow her with a head move. Delamontre stared at her and nodded before quickly hide his neclace. "Where are they now..? And even more important.. -What- are they  doing right now..?" He thought as he walked beside Shandria, the Death Knight shrugged it off lightly and and just kept walking. "Shandria what are y-" Delamontre stopped, staring at the horrifying scene; bloodful, broken, spine-crushed, clubbed, arrow-shot.. It was General Gnarl... Dead in the worst of ways... Crumbled to his own foundations.. Shandria stood sadly aside Delamontre, but it was just too much for the Death Knight, he fell to his knees, yelling to th e sky as tears ran down his cheeks,  he had lost a brother..

Delamontre stopped crying after a few minutes, Shandria placed a hand over his shoulderguard softly and kneeled to give him a tight hug. "It's alright, Coldy..Gnarl was a brave warrior, let his spirit rest now.. We cannot do anything for him.." Shandria said in a low and sad voice, almost a whisper. Delamontre, glancing back at the Ranger, nodded, giving a pray towards his fallen comrade before leaving the bloody scene with Shandria. "Where shall we go now?" Asked Delamontre with renewd strengths. "We'll have tio wait for the Horde's Orders, Coldy.." Answered Shandria. "Very well, let us regroup with the others, see who survived, then build a camp, wait for a messenger.. All we can do at these heights." Planned Delamontre, Shandria nodded, pulling out a flare arrow and lighting it before firing it up at the sky. "This'll help."

After a few minutes, the survivors of the triumphant, and as well disgraced raid, came.. 20 soldiers from 60 had survived, including the Ranger and the Lieautenant. "Get lumber for the fire, and if are capable of; make use beds where to sleep." Delamontre ordered, expecting they'll need them for the upcoming night. Shandria nodded. "Indeed and some food," She pointed at the apparent two mages. "if you Mages can." Everyone nodded and saluted respectfully towards the leaders, as the Ranger and the Death Knight were alone in what would be their camp for a night, preparing it's bases.

"Coldy.." Shandria said randomly. "Yes?" Delamontre asnwered in question, unaware of anything she might say. "What will you do.. When you ge tback to Eversong Woods?" He sighed, stopping his actions for a moment. "I don't know.. I expect to ask for the recent going-ons... Possibly see my important Sabriella, and my beloved Rya in my reurn.." He chuckles for a moment. "But first, I will take a well-needed wash in Sunset's Calls Shore water.." Shandria smiled brightly, stopping her actions as well. "Why do you believe I started to call you 'Coldy'?" Delamontre shrugged as his answer. "Because when I met you, I thought you were like the other Death Knights; cold, merciless, dark, the other side of a Paladin." She laughed. "Now I know that is just a nickname.."

Delamontre seemed to give hr a joyful and h appy smile. "Thank-you. It really means much to me, despite you aren;t the first one to comment that.." Shandria raised an eyebrow, giving him an inquisitive look. "Oh?" He nodded. "Indeed, my sister of sorts, told me that once, as well as some other people." Shandria smiled but kept her curious look in her eyes. "Sister of sorts?" Delamontre chuckles. "She isn't really m y sister, just that she an dI care of each other like if were family." Shandria nodde din understanding, giving him a soft smile. "you seem to have many family members." Delamontre chuckled sadly. " 'Seem' would be the the key word..." He lowers his gaze. "I don't have true family,... And my brother Mazu and Hailie, were the last ones I ever saw that were trully Shadowbanes."He sighs. "Oh well... Since when you haven;t seen them?" Shandria asks, in a rather comforting tone. "A couple of months, when the Azure Knights still were something." The Death Knight answers as he goes back to make the camp's bases. " The Azure Knights? I haven't been informed of Silvermoon lately I believe.." she said. Delamontre fixes himself better, smiling back at her. " What about you? What wil lyou do when you get back home? " The Hunter keeps a soft stare towards the Death Knight, going back to make the camp. "...Things.." She says teasingly, grinning to herself. Delamontre chuckles, shaking his head as he continues.

Minutes later, the raid members come back to the camop with lumber and useful materials. The night falls, everyoone decides to sleep with a partner, Delamontre is left alone as Shandria, so obviously they both sleep together for tonight, although they both appear to be asleep hey're awake, finally turning simultanerously to stare at the starful sky. "Why can't we sleep?" Shandrias asks. "I don't know, probably because we're sleeping together?" Delamontre suggests, shrugging as he speaks his answer. Shandria giggles nodding. Delamontre sighs. "Let's just sleep at the light of the Moon.." The Death  Knight says. Shandria nods, turnin  gher backk to delamontre and falling asleep. H e grasps his pendant, takin ga quick glance of everyone he remembered today, falling asleep slowly in his memories...

Where would Mazu and Hailie be? What was the House Volanthius up to lately? And more importantly.. Was Rya safe? What was she doing? Did she wrote letters to him? Questions like this ran through his head all night long..

Only time will tell..