Rumors around Acherus.

At the evening of 21st, something shook the halls of Acherus.

Some might have witnessed the conversation held between the Twelfth Reaper's Lord-Commander, the Wordbringer and the Highlord.

Voices had been raised in anger, words spoken in rage. The Lord-Commanders words. The Highlord's commanding presence would then have engulfed the surroundings.

The Lord-Commander had knelt before him. And judgment had been placed.

The Wordbringer had called upon the Knight Enforcers of the hold, requesting them to present themselves before the Highlord.

Not long after, the Lord-Commander was seen struggling as he was led away by three of the Knights. To the arena, in sight of all that would not avert their eyes in respect. A high ranking officer, stripped from armour and weapons, was being beaten, reduced to a crushed body of broken bones and torn skin.

The Twelfth Reaper regiment would have left Acherus, not lingering to see what would become of their Lord-Commander. They were following the orders of the Wordbringer, and they left swiftly.

Hours would pass, tirelessly the Enforcers would have been attempting to convince the Lord-Commander of something... a change of mind perhaps, or merely a surrender.

Eventually the man would have been dragged off, thrown into one of the cells of the hold, and the council would have gathered.

Still it would remain unclear what has caused this chaos... what orders he could possibly have refused to accept. What would force a man of his unfaltering loyalty and discipline to sacrifice everything and go against the Highlord that he has so tirelessly served before?

As time pass, rumors begin to spread about the reasons behind the events.

The Reapers seem to have withdrawn somewhat. A few have been seen leaving for Northrend, receiving orders from the command of Acherus rather then their officers. Their tabards have been left behind, replaced by the one of the Ebon Blade.

A few officers have been seen visiting the Lord-Commander.

There would still be no word from the Council, yet the Wordbringer of the Reapers has been seen walking to their chambers.

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The twelfth Reaper unit had always been exceptionally loyal toward the Highlord, mostly due to their Lord Commander's long-standing service and unflagging determination. They heeded the Highlord's every beck and call, pursuing the enemies of the Ebon Blade and the world with passion; their blades ever ready, their magic ever burning, to slay their undead foes.

What, then, happened to cause the Lord Commander to disobey the word of the Highlord? What could cause a man of stoic loyalty to go against an order from his leige?

Loyalty to his own word and soldiers.

The Highlord gave the order to disband the unit and move North, as the officers of the unit had already suspected, but none of them were aware of the fact that the order was to be executed at once; leaving Commander Noraloch behind in the clutches of their enemy.

The Lord Commander refused to do such a thing, sending his Wordbringer to gather the unit and lead the search for their missing comrade while he took the blame for their disobedience. She hastened away, the Reapers in tow./