Ankyra Sound the end declared from the beginning

to his question, erzulie rolled her shoulders. "i do, but even if i went back, it would not be home." too much had changed. she was no longer the wide-eyed, naive child inducted into the trade — nor the girl at the peak of her power. she had grown ... bitter, wearied. and marie had betrayed her in the end.
"what about you, illidan? you were born here, yes, but where have you traveled since den?" she moved along the beachline now, expecting him to walk alongside her in perhaps a routine patrol of the sound, scouting for any bands of drageda wolves who might have boldly moved into their claim once more.