Ankyra Sound long and weary my road has been

the water seemed as though it was taking to the shore with such aggression that the boy feared it would swallow all of them whole. from a distance, his eyes followed the crashing waves and the dark skies – the reaper of their world. after having spent so much of his life away from the sea, to have returned was an intimidating achievement. it left the boy with feelings of inadequacy when compared to how well he had flourished on the plateau. for a moment, he thought of kavik and liri and wondered if they resented him for leaving.

the image of his mother crossed his sights, closer to the shore than he was, and he watched her for a moment before making a decision to approach. she was a stranger to him with the face of a loved one. illidan was not certain how he would mend such tears. though she had accepted him back, he wondered if she had also severed her emotional bond with him after he had disappeared, or if he had been the only one to break his blood ties.