“Li! Where’re we going!?”

“The steps! I said!” Liaena peeled her face out of Rithrynn’s cloak, exposing her face to the blast of cold night air just long enough to shout back. “Where we were after the Falere thing! Yesterday!”

“Ohh, Right”

A few terrified evening strollers, several hairpin bends that nearly sent Liaena flying off Nisha and a mad dash later and the big cat screeched to a halt by the archway that led to the huge flight of marble steps that led down to the most affluent end of Stormwind Harbour. The place where the vast battleships and vessels of lords docked, with the simple trading ships and even fishing boats secreted away down the other end. 

“Okay. Just…just give me a second, would you?” was all Liaena could manage after the whirlwind ride, sliding off Nisha to step towards the archway. As she approached, Rithrynn slowly moving up behind her, a figure stepped out of the shadows to fold her arms and give her an extremely unimpressed look. Liaena returned it in kind as she glowered at the other dark haired girl. “Is this all? What’s is wrong with Thea!?”

“Is **that **all!?” Bella fired back immediately, glancing over Liaena’s shoulder at Rithrynn before she gave the former an extremely worried look. “**one** Night Elf!? I thought you said you had a horde!”

“I do. You’ve got no idea what you’re getting into!” Liaena hissed furiously. Glancing back at Rithrynn, she flapped a hand at her in a quick ‘stay back’ motion as she turned to her peer again. Not, she belatedly realised, would it do any good, with the fabled Night Elf hearing active. “Get out of here! Go and tell Thea to send someone more useful this time!”

“Oh. Oh _thanks_, Liaena” Bella took a step back, to place her hands on her hips and narrow her eyes down at the shorter girl. “I’m _so_ sorry I’m risking my career to save Lennox’s useless ass. If you wanted someone better, maybe she should try and be more popular next time”

“Would you two _stop it_—“ The third human in the rapidly developing brawl interjected angrily. This individual was a tall, slightly lanky looking man in priest robes, with an age that clearly outstripped Liaena and her ike, but nowhere near enough to be viewed as ‘mature’ in the eyes in the church white and greybeards. 

He was also completely ignored by Liaena, who had turned an angry shade of scarlet at Bella’s comment. “So why’d you come then Bella!? Don’t tell me you’d actually started to care about anything. It’d be a first”

“I came because Thea guilt-tripped me! And reasons!” Bella spat back. Cocking her head on one side, a nasty thought clearly occurred to her with a nasty smile. “But why don’t you just go by yourself, Li. It couldn't be the Light’s not with you?”

“Stop—“

**-BAM-**

Liaena’s fist caught Bella squarely in the nose, who looked shocked for a second before delivering a slap across the face back. A moment later, the ‘rescue mission’ had devolved into two girls engaging in a full-on cat-fight, with a wandering guard on the other side of the road clearly wondering if it was worth his while to break up the party.