As the Cenarion Circle and the Black Rook Hold army settled into the ruins of Suramar's outer district, Fandral took the opportunity to have his apprentice, Feren, lead the Raptor Druids in a thorough reconnaissance of the area. Feren, as it turned out, did discover some unusual circumstances.
Following the river that flowed through Phalanaar upstream, Feren and his companions discovered a majestic fortress enveloped by a barrier near the river's source.
Comparing it to the strategic map of ancient Kalimdor, the fortress was eventually identified as Moon Guard Fortress, a satellite city of Suramar once guarded by the Moon Guard.
However, after Archmage Elisande of Suramar enveloped the city's core area in a barrier, Moon Guard Fortress completely lost contact with Suramar.
Fortunately, the ley line network in the Suramar region was very rich, and Moon Guard Fortress was also situated on a ley line node, so the fortress' barrier remained intact for thousands of years.
Andreas asked with some surprise, "So, there are still people living in the fortress?"
"Yes," Feren nodded. "Although it's hard to see clearly through the purple barrier, there should still be a small number of Moon Guard living inside. The food and water within the fortress seem to be self-sufficient, and they have continued to thrive there for over 7,000 years without dying out."
Moon Guard Fortress was not integrated into the World Tree system, and Suramar's Nightwell had nothing to do with them. The Moon Guard here had gone through several generations over the passage of time.
"Have you tried to make contact with them?"
"Yes."
Feren said with a wry face, "After learning that we were Druids, their attitude was very unfriendly. The elders of these Moon Guard must have instilled ancient concepts from the Night Elf Empire era into them generation after generation, and they still show great aversion to Druids."
"Hmm..."
Andreas stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "How about this, Feren, you make a trip to Moonshadow's Rest and call Delier over to talk to them."
"As fellow Moon Guard, they should have more common topics."
"Yes!"
Feren hurriedly went to Moonshadow's Rest through a portal opened by the Black Rook Hold Arcanist. Fandral asked with some concern, "Will it work? There aren't any familiar faces Delye knows among this group of Moon Guard, are there?"
Andreas shrugged and said, "It's better than not trying anything, right? Since you're stationed in Suramar, the task of persuading Moon Guard Fortress is up to you."
"Huh?"
Fandral looked bewildered, "Are you kidding me? Just cultivating akandor and gathering the Wretched is already enough to keep me busy; now you want to add more burdens?"
"Heh heh~ The capable do more work. If you're really too busy, you can call Vastann back to help."
Andreas meaningfully patted Fandral's strong arm, "That kid has been in a place covered in yellow sand for thousands of years; it's about time he got a change of scenery, isn't it?"
Fandral was clearly moved, but he still asked with a conflicted expression, "Is this... appropriate?"
"Why not? Just say it's my order. Alright, that's settled."
Andreas stunned Fandral with a series of moves. Before he could recover from the joy of reuniting and working with his son, Andreas quietly took his family away from Phalanaar... Suramar was once known as the jewel of the Night Elf Empire, the most prosperous city after the capital, Suramar.
Compared to Suramar, which was a political center, Suramar had a slower pace of life and was a city that enjoyed leisure.
Many dignitaries of the Night Elf Empire purchased their estates or mansions in Suramar, and they would come here to enjoy life during their leisure time.
But all this vanished with the invasion of the Burning Legion. The once peaceful and harmonious Suramar was forced to activate its defensive barrier, isolating the core urban area from the outside world's turmoil.
However, this core urban area only accounted for one-third of Suramar's total area. Including the current Phalanaar and Moon Guard Fortress, they were all once part of Suramar's outer district.
Having delegated the work, Andreas continued to leisurely enjoy the pleasure of traveling with his family.
Although Suramar's outer district had become desolate and quiet over time, without the disturbance of intelligent creatures, after thousands of years, the natural ecosystem gradually recovered among the city ruins.
Nourished by abundant water resources, the entire Suramar region was as beautiful as an exquisite painting.
Although they encountered many attacks from wild Wretched along the way, this tour of Suramar left Shandris and Celeste very satisfied.
Leticia and Aurora discovered a peculiar creature near aluneth—the Mana Saber.
These leopards, with their blue-purple fur, were incredibly beautiful. Having been immersed in magic for a long time, they also bore some dazzling silver magical patterns.
Leticia had loved raising strange creatures since childhood, but most mortal animals didn't live very long. Only Akumai, who was still with Anathiss, remained by her side... Unfortunately, his intelligence was quite concerning.
Mana Sabers, having been nourished by magic for a long time, seemed to have undergone some transformation in their life forms.
According to the survey report by local Cenarion Circle members, these Mana Sabers could live for thousands of years, and that was only because they had only been observed for that long.
Having finally found a long-lived pet, Leticia's eyes lit up as she began to cause mischief.
She took advantage of the mother leopard being out foraging and packed up a litter of three Mana Saber cubs that had just been born.
The little ones, snatched by Leticia, sensed the change in their surroundings and let out frightened, tender "meow" sounds.
Perhaps there was a special connection between mother and child, as the cub's cries attracted the mother leopard, who had only just left.
"Roar!"
The enraged mother leopard chased after Leticia, trying desperately to bite her, but the slippery Leticia dodged left and right, avoiding all attacks.
In terms of absolute speed, Leticia was far outmatched by the Mana Saber; these mutated leopards were incredibly fast.
Seeing that she couldn't hit the little thief who stole her cubs for a long time, the mother leopard simply sped up and circled around to block Leticia's path.
"What is that idiot doing... Can't she just knock out the mother leopard?"
Aurora stood on a small bridge on the upper level of the Aluneth ruins, watching Leticia loudly dodging the mother leopard's attacks, a look of exasperation on her face.
Celeste had spent a long time with Leticia, and she quickly understood Leticia's concerns.
"She probably feels guilty. After all, stealing someone else's cubs isn't exactly a glorious thing to do."
Although Leticia couldn't bring herself to attack, a mere mutated wild animal was certainly no match for her. The exhausted mother leopard could only watch unwillingly as Leticia continued to flee, standing in place and letting out mournful whimpers.
"Let's go."
Andreas jumped down from the bridge, and with the aid of a levitation spell, he gently descended beside the exhausted mother leopard.
Kneeling down and stroking the Mana Saber's fur, Andreas communicated with the mother leopard using his Druid ability to soothe animals.
"If you don't mind, you can follow us to a different living environment. We promise to take good care of your children."
"Woof~"
The mother leopard considered for a moment. Faced with the current situation, she reluctantly licked Andreas' hand in agreement.
Leticia, who had circled back, then realized the problem had been solved. The mother leopard still glared fiercely at the cub thief, and the three little cubs in her arms cried incessantly, seemingly wanting to return to their mother.
He knocked Leticia on the head, annoyed, "Fool, it's a problem that could have been solved by just taking them all at once. Why make it so complicated? You're so old and still so troublesome."
"Hehe~ I didn't think of it at the moment."
Leticia scratched her head sheepishly, and Aurora stood beside her, looking at her with disdain.
Shaking his head helplessly, Andreas turned to Celeste, "Our trip to the Broken Isles is pretty much over here. It's time for us to get back to business."
"Next stop, Zandalar."