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 The sun was setting, somewhere, but between the mountains on everyhorizon and the blizzard in the area, you couldn’t see it. The plate greaves crunched through the snow as the Blood Knight slowlyclimbed the slope leading to Crusader’s Pinnacle. Two humans stood there, staringout into the emptiness of Icecrown Glacier. One turned and walked toward thenewcomer, giving and receiving a salute.“You must be the Knight-Master. Welcome to Icecrown,” the human said.“And you must be Crusade Commander Entari. It’s an honor,” the elf replied.“We may send you north to help the Kor’kron assault Ymirheim,” Entari said,gesturing the elf into the lone tower on the hilltop and following him out of thestorm. “The ground commander there expressed a great interest when he heardanother Dawnblade was joining the fight.” The Blood Knight lowered his hood and removed his gauntlets, blowing warmair onto his hands. “I’m afraid that I’m of no relation to Champion and Ranger-Captain Dawnblade,” he said neutrally.“And yet you know of them. But very well. Suffice it to say that you have achallenge before you if you want to be the most beloved Dawnblade in theCrusade.” The Knight chuckled. “Rest assured, Commander, that I have not come toIcecrown in search of fame.”“Oh? What is it you’ve come in search of?” the human asked. The elf smirked at this. “Justice,” he said.
 Aw, dangit. That was corny. I shouldn’t have said that.
 The human nodded. “That’s what a lot of people say.” He looked back up atthe elf.
 
Gah. See? Think of something more original next time, you dolt. Yeah, thedouble meaning of both Arthas and Varendil was great, but.. blech. Uh-oh, he’sstaring at you. He’s going to think you’re crazy. Do something, quick!
Icethornby Taylor VincentHe was an elf on a mission.
The priest must be brought to justice
, he thought.
He’s hounded you for years, he’s called you a thief, an attempted murderer. Hesabotaged your last relationship. He must be—Hey. Icethorn.
Icecrown Glacier was a horribly dead, barren place, but some icethorn planthad stubbornly clung to one chunk of ground – no less barren than any other chunk,mind you – to eke out its existence. The numerous ghouls and flesh giants thatwandered the area simply tried not to step on it.Because of the, y’know, thorns. The elf, on the other hand, had no appreciation for the incredible odds it hadtaken for this lone plant to survive. He simply wanted reagents for elixirs of mightydefense.Saelar urged his wind rider down a bit to peek at the surroundings. Thearmies of the Lich King shuffled about the icy terrain a bit aimlessly. The BloodKnight peered down at the ghouls, looked around a bit, and urged the beast stilllower.“I can handle this,” he told the mount and himself, urging it to swoop in lowtoward the lone plant on the tundra. One hand reached back for his warblade, anorcish affair he’d won in combat in Outland, and when the wyvern neared theground, the elf kicked himself off, howling and bisecting with a single slash a ghoulthat was ambling around the pointy plant.
 
Almost instantly, all of the surrounding ghouls turned to face the newcomer.Saelar blinked in confusion, then angrily blasted one of the Scourge in theface with searing Light. Its head toppled from its shoulders and its body fell, coveredin golden flame. “Are you kidding me?” the elf asked no one in particular. “Most of the time you shuffling zombies can’t see what’s happening five feet in front of you. Today, you all hate me?
Come on.” 
 The ghouls seemed to take his complaint as a challenge, turning andgnashing their jaws as they collectively charged the Blood Knight, who now nearlybristled with Light energy. The first ghoul to reach him swung at his left arm, pawbouncing harmlessly off of his pauldron, a flash of Light knocking the arm back, andoff, the moment it touched him. Saelar swung, slicing the creature’s torso in two,then bringing his blade up into the head of another ghoul. He jumped and spun, amagic hammer slamming into the side of another undead in his path while his swingchopped one more in half. The Blood Knight stabbed the earth beneath him, and itbegan crackling and flaring up with Light energy at the feet of anything thatapproached. One Scourge stumbled as it approached, and Saelar took aim andswatted its head off with the flat side of his blade, the skull twirling through the airuntil it landed at the feet of another group of ghouls, who turned their death grinson the blood elf and immediately scrambled toward their new toy.Saelar stomped the skull of yet another zombie into the ground, then lookedat the oncoming pack. “Oh, I really should have known better than to do that,” hesaid. He consecrated the ground once more and let several of them approach beforehowling and torching four of them in a wrathful swirl of Light.
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