Steel Determination
As the certainty of a demon rage, so too is the sorrow of a man's tears for his dead, as time links all futures, just as fate dictates its direction, while destiny is the boat that sails on the waves.
→→→→→→→→Excerpt From Nozdormu of the bronze dragon flight
As Cynthia stood there staring at the ongoing battle, a man dressed in full Stormwind garb said [mam, this is no place for you to be while holding a child. Please leave immediately!]
But as Cynthia turned to face the man, the man shook with shock to see that the child she was holding was one of the Gnoll children and not that of a human from the logging camp in which he assumed she just escaped from.
Noticing the man's sudden change of body behavior while staring hard at the sleeping child in her arms Cynthia replied [Thank you for your concern… I was just thinking of leaving, so if you could please provide me with a horse I will be on my way]
[I understand Mam! I will be just a moment but I advise not heading deeper back into Redridge while holding that "thing" in your arms you might make this already bad situation worse! If you get my meaning.]
A little annoyed by the way the man remarked to the child, Cynthia was about to storm off when a man reached out and grabbed her by the arm! while thinking to herself [what now!] Cynthia turned around to see a man covered head to toe in sweat that reeked of desperation. Confused, Cynthia asked [what do you want! Can't you see I'm in a hurry to get out of here!]
The strange man replied [ I know! I'm terribly sorry but I have to ask you were with the cavern of survivors from the logging camp, right? Did you perhaps see my wife with you? Is she alright!]
Thinking for a short minute Cynthia replied [ I see then you must be the husband of Ms. Alaine Hearthsong, she did tell me that you left on a griffin to warn of the legions attack.] Cynthia replies sympathetically
Hearing the name of his wife the man's face brightened up and said [That right! O! Thank heavens you meet her! And if she had time to tell you that then she must be ok right! Please tell me where she is… I can't seem to find her among all this chaos.] replied the man joyfully.
Cynthia didn't reply with words, she simply pointed her finger at the crater not too far from them… and settled on the horse the soldier brought her and rode off leaving behind a slightly confused man… then a few moments later as she was galloping away, she heard it! The screams of a desperate man who found his wife's corpse….
As she fled the roars of battle, she decided to heed the soldier suggestion and not head deeper into Redridge but instead head to duskwood which is just over a bridge, but just as she was nearing the bridge a strange hood man stood in her way, confused as to why he here, but not caring enough to stop she was about run pass him, when the man suddenly transformed right in front of her eyes to that of a bronze dragon!
Quickly halting her horse, she said [what is it now!]
As if to respond to her inquiry the bronze dragon said [Stop! Look, I know you're confused but please hear me out! The child in your care threatens the very fabric of time we bronze drakes have sworn to protect! Could you please hand him over to us!
Cynthia, now increasingly irritated from all these interruptions, said [what do you plan to do with him if I do hand him over! If he is truly a risk to the time you wish to protect then the only conclusion, I can come to is either killing him or locking him away in some short of time status… In which case he would be better off dead! So do tell me "Dragon" what does your master Nozdormu want with him?]
[Women! You dare talk to a bronze dragon like that!!! Weren't we the ones that blessed your "tree" so that your species could live forever!] replied the dragon angrily.
[So what? It's not like you blessed our home a second time… Hell your bronze flight, one of the so-called protectors of Azeroth wouldn't even budge to help with the war of the shifting sands until we begged you guys for aid.] replied Cynthia emotionally
[Enough! This talk is getting us nowhere! Both our species have lived for thousands of years only trusting ourselves! I will just roast you both and be done with it!!!] said the inflamed dragon
[Now. Now! I can't let you do that!] said a mysterious man as he tossed a fireball at the bronze dragon.
After wincing back in pain from blocking the fireball with his wing the bronze dragon said [who dares challenge the bronze dragon flight to a fight?!]
The mysterious man's body then began to change as to respond to the bronze dragon provocation, the once silhouette of a human began to change to that of a blackish gray dragon with silver veins running up and down its body!
The bronze dragon then said with much reluctance [Damn! Those infinity dragon flight monstrosities! Always getting in the way of our most important work!]
[Ha! Getting in the way from what? Killing an innocent child! Now I find that you calling us monstrosities is quite hypocritical! Don't you think?] said the mysterious man with great mockery.
[SHUT UP! You're nothing more than a traitor! One who only wishes to live forever! You have forsaken what it means to keep the time waves! THAT CHILD FUTURE MUST NOT COME TO PASS! WE THE BRONZE FLIGHT WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO HUNT HIM DOWN!] said the bronze dragon with much bizarre patriotism for his flight.
[HA! FOOL! That child's very future that you're so afraid of is the very reason I'm prepared to die for him! Live forever… HA! It may be true we are afraid of death and losing our power but that only gives us an even more reason to help him! From this moment on the INFINITI DRAGON FLIGHT WILL FIGHT FOR HIM! WE WILL FIGHT FOR "HIS" FUTURE!] said the mysterious dragon with much passion.
But while the two dragons were busy fighting amongst themselves Cynthia rode off while smirking to herself saying [Just what have I gotten myself into? It was just supposed to be a simple kill quest!]