What the Knight Let Go

The same hall, the same treaty, and the same princess refusing the same food, wine, chair, and dance. But this time the chair at Averion Dawnmere's right hand is not empty. Knight-Marshal Hadren Fallow, the King's Blade, led the night assault on Corvane's walls, and his eyes are the only ones at the high table with no fel in them. Miranda looks at him seventeen times, and Averion counts every one. Hadren knelt to his oldest friend once to save a village from burning. Now he has to decide what he owes to a man he still loves, and what he owes to a woman who is about to be married against her will in the castle chapel. When he breaks his oath, the road out runs across the burning waste toward Nethergarde, with hounds behind them and Averion, who is very patient, close behind.

Set in the Blasted Lands in the Eastern Kingdoms of Azeroth, during the time between the Iron Horde and the second Legion invasion. An alternative-universe story of What the King Let Go. A story from The Hearth-Rooms collection.

This story is non-commercial fan fiction. World of Warcraft and Azeroth belong to Blizzard Entertainment.

Contents

Chapter 1: The Banquet – The Hall, Refusals, The Blade, The Passage

Chapter 2: The Woods – The Beech Wood, The Argument, The Horse, The Way Back

Chapter 3: The Choice – The Witness, The Gray Horse, Tully, The Door

Chapter 4: The Road – Ash Carries Two, The Face, Bees, The Watch

Chapter 5: The Hunters – The Hounds, Run, The Line, The Gate

Chapter 6: Hold the Horse – The Infirmary, Unicorns, The Prince

Chapter 7: The Trial – The Cell, Sanctuary, The Ledger, Custody

Chapter 8: The Siege – The Envoy, The Reckoning, The Break, The Seal

Chapter 9: The Night – Living In It, The Parley, Her Answer

Chapter 10: The Duel – Noon, The Fair Fight, Kneel, His Eyes

Chapter 11: The Count – The Feast, The Wall, His Room, After

Epilogue: Green Sky