The Mage's Knight in Cold Armor: Apprentice to The Betrayer

2:30 PM

Before I had left for Dalaran, I had written a letter to Marenus and a letter to Khadgar about the current situation I'm in. Finding my parents and the constant fighting between me and Ludwig has taken a bit of a toll on me, but I'm not letting it drag me down. Even Seanna came by for a little bit and we had a talk about what happened back at Dalaran.

3 hours ago...(Light trigger Warning: Mentions of suicide)

Seanna had come over to check up on me to fill in for Broll as he had some business to do with the Druids. I was in the middle of writing reply letters to Edua and my parents at the dining table while I had a cup of piping hot peppermint tea and when Seanna came over, I had to stop writing and I put away the written letters in a nearby drawer in the kitchen bench. I offered Seanna a tea but she politely refused as all she wanted was to just talk to me.

"So you and Ludwig have been fighting a lot lately, haven't you?" She asked worryingly, noticing I've been on edge lately. "Varian told me what happened at Dalaran back at Stormwind so I caught a portal to the Rut'theran Village and made my way here since I'm off-duty for a little while."

When I came back to Azeroth, I had been told that Seanna had become an agent of the SI:7 after she revoked her lessons of priesthood. I noticed that quiet a handful of night elves have turned away from priesthood lately! I wonder why though? It can't just be because Tyrande is leading the Night Elves on her own without Malfurion around.

Seanna tapped my hand and I realised that I was staring off into space and I remembered her question. "Yes." I simply answered.

"Why is that?" She asked again. "Is it because he's your ex-husband? Or something more?"

I had to swallow a lump that swelled in my throat. "Lately, I've been having trouble letting go of what he has done to me 5 years ago. I mean how can you forget what someone did you that was so traumatic and when you see them again, they act like they did nothing wrong?" I questioned her, trying to hold in incoming tears.

"No one should expect you to forget what happened, although you could ease up on reminding him since it seems to be the trigger that puts you two in an emotional arena and the only weapons you have to fight with is by screaming and spitting venom at each other." The night elf sighed. "However, if what he did traumatised you that badly, you have every right to question his motives and you don't have to forgive him right away. Does Marenus know about him?"

"Yeah, he was there when we saved our son from that terrible floating citadel." I added. "However, if Marenus still wants his father in his life, then that's his choice but I don't want to be anywhere near him after this is all over."

"I know that but what I meant was does Marenus know about what Ludwig did to you?" Seanna asked me again, empathising the last remark from the question she asked before.

"I'm pretty sure he knew when he heard I was coming back." I chuckled. "But after we saved him, it felt like Ludwig must've said something to Marenus that made him quickly turn against me. It wasn't me who dramatised what Ludwig did to me and it was true what he was planning to do with me right after I gave birth to Marenus. Unless Ludwig has forgotten what he did..."

Seanna then reached into her pocket and brought out a worn piece of paper, handing it over to me. "He was planning on raising Marenus to be a living weapon for the Scourge under the Lich King's control. This was given to him at the time after your wedding from what I've uncovered."

I gave her a confused yet shocked look and I started to read the paper.

"Acolyte Holton,