Elunara watched Varian return to pacing.
"We should be the ones to go into that damnable place." Varian said at last.
She rubbed her growing belly. "I can't. Not in my condition. You could... potentially. But we need you here. The adventurers saved Baine. They're going after Jaina. Once she's freed..."
"I am free." Everyone looked at the door as Jaina walked in. "My king." She bowed her head briefly. "I couldn't save Anduin. I..."
Varian went to her and shook his head. "Tell me everything."
As Jaina spoke, another figure walked into the Keep. Elunara raised an eyebrow at Alexstrasza. "What brings another dragon my way?"
"Wrathion says you're pregnant with his children."
Jaina hesitated and looked between the pair.
Elunara gestured for Jaina to continue. "That's right."
"How?"
Elunara jerked her head towards a door. "Come into the office and we'll discuss it. I don't wish to interrupt Jaina."
In the office, Alexstrasza eyed Elunara. "Tell me how this happened."
Elunara sat down and began to explain.
"And you do this for anybody?"
"Pfft. No. I only agreed to help Wrathion because he saved my children. It is to his luck that he grew on me."
"Could you... could you do it for me?"
Elunara blinked repeatedly. "Bear your children? I don't even know how to begin to make that work."
Alexstrasza shook her head. "No, make it so that I may bear children again."
Elunara groaned in frustration. "I do not want random people coming to me and asking for this. There's going to be a line a mile long waiting for me to perform miracles. I hate this so--" She put a hand to her belly. "Alright, alright. I feel you in there."
"Feel?"
"Right. Dragons lay eggs. Come here."
"What?"
Elunara gestured. "Come here, come feel."
Alexstrasza walked over and, at Elunara's instruction, placed a hand on Elunara's belly. Using her energy, Elunara traced those little heartbeats and connected them to Alexstrasza's hand.
"Oh! Oh, how wonderful. And you get to feel this all the time?"
"Whenever I check my body, I can feel their heartbeats. But what I felt just now was being swiftly kicked. They're growing rapidly. I don't remember feeling a kick this early with Emaline. Might also be because they don't have as much space. I've never had twins before either."
"Dragons have clutches from six to twelve eggs." Alexstrasza murmured to herself. "I envy you. I never got to feel my children like this."
"Don't envy me when I'm 8 months along and can't move. I'll be begging to just lay eggs and be done with it." Elunara grinned.
"Please. Please give us a chance again. Please give ME a chance again. I'm begging you."
Closing her eyes, Elunara sighed. "Fine."
Alexstrasza grabbed her hand. "Thank you!"
Elunara shrugged. "Apparently I'm a sucker for doe eyes."
Alexstrasza laughed. "Now, how does this work?"
"It's simple really. I put my hands on you like this." Elunara demonstrated. "And I filled your body with my energy, like so. Aaaand you are healed like a blood elf. You have my energy and your hormones, and tada, you can get yourself a dick and fill your ovaries to your heart's content."
"It's really so simple?" She whispered.
"I grew a dick the other day. This shit's getting weirder as it gets easier."
"You're so crass..."
"Pfft. I'm worse than you can imagine."
"What about my children?"
"What about them?"
"My already living children. They will want..."
Elunara buried her face in her hands. Scrubbing her hands over her face, she sighed. "Listen. I don't really want to. But I guess that an arrangement can be made. If you send me your children, or other dragons, do it a little at a time. A person here, a person there. I can work with that. But if my office is suddenly flooded with an entire brood, I will hunt you down."
"Your kindness knows no bounds."
"It's bound to kill me at this rate."
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Elunara led the way out of the office. Coming to a full stop, she stared at Jaina by herself. "Where is Varian?"
"He's going after Anduin."
"Oh no, he's not." Elunara took off running. She caught up with him near the statue. "Varian! Wait!"
"They're torturing my son, Elunara! I will not wait!"
"You can't go at this alone."
He continued walking. "Watch me."
"At least take some of Grogek's troops. They're well-honed and ready for anything."
"I don't need them; I need my son!"
"If you won't listen to reason..." Putting her hand on the back of his head she used her energy. He dropped to the ground. "I hate having to do this..." Elunara lifted him up and stumbled. Normally his weight was nothing but being nearly six months pregnant had shifted her balance. A pair of guards rushed forward and took Varian. Jaina watched them carry Varian to the throne and set him down.
"He's going to be pissed at me when he wakes." Elunara sighed.
"You did the right thing." Jaina put a hand on Elunara's shoulder. "We need to plan."
Footsteps in the hallway had Elunara's ears pricking. "What now?" Even she could be shocked when Shandris made her appearance.
"I've come to speak with Elunara."
"Given the fact we've never actually spoken before this moment, what brings you my way?"
"I-I found mother."