Theria would wait at Big Bear Keep as the baited trap waiting to counter strike the wave of Night Elf assassins they expected in a week and a half or thereabouts. The allies who agreed to stay, some now the threat was over, and the Funeral done were keen to continue back to their lands like the latest reinforcements, the Lizardmen, Centaurs, Dryads, Greenelves, Catpeople and Beastmen infantry and cavalry troops. Not the earlier Lizardmen who were Legionnaires; they agreed to stay at least to over Winter. The Grey Elves, a small party of Fire Orcs and Great Orcs, and the TigerLady accompanied Theria, plus a lot of the Former IceKin Alliance who took up Theria offer some Ice Elves, a contingent of Nature affinity Trolls, Great Orcs, Hybrid half Orc and Half Ice Elf and some HobGoblins these had received Theria's blessing and grown in stature; there was a small contingent of Fire Hobgoblins who had been wounded by the Berzerkers at the battle of Iceflow Keep before receiving Theria's blessing. Dawn had helped with upgrading the Runed Wards and increasing the range and a special extra Rune that would reveal the presence of cloaked incursion without tripping the main all points Battle Stations alarm; instead, they would be at Black Alert, prepared to repel a covert incursion covertly.

Ur'sid's funeral was a Bearkin affair, although many accolades were passed to him for slaying Chillblood Walrusslayer, the Orc shaman and for dualling The Ice Elf King Gorthaur Iceberg. Theria's other Cousin Lobelia, who was Ur'sid's older sister by two years, got most of the attention Ur'sid's mother had passed some years before, and his father was a quiet Bearkin candlemaker who was particularly fond of beekeeping and honey but not socialising.

Grey Elf King Amathithren, Fireeyes Redflame, Chieftain of the Fire Orcs and Hardgrit Longrun, Chieftan of the Great Orcs, asked to visit Little Bear with Theria, and so they all walked over to visit, and both Dawn and the TigerLady tagged along too. The Queen Spider and the Queen Ant were accompanied by both Winston Wallowfur, Sewer Master and StongMedicine, the Chief Herbalist and the Kobold's Council of Elders. Two other visitors were present a spry older gentleman wearing light cyan robes that perturbingly seemed to have the appearance of the sky with clouds flowing about them; he had on his arm Phoebe Brightly, the Leading Dryad of Ashvale and Three Rivers. They were all greeted by a face Theria remembered first meeting at the Embassy visits Brewhide Feybeard, Chieftan of the Feybeards, the new Mayor of Little Bear! Theria spoke, "I place my blessing upon Little Bear and all the residents here and all that visit here. May you prosper spiritually and be fruitful in growth. I feel this cosmopolitan tree village is the sort of temple I can feel at home in". The Mayor showed them some of their enchanted Leatherwork, which had been augmented by Gris Stitchwell. Also, the Feybeard's other leading talent was available for sampling from several oversized Barrels, with stacks of IronchestTankards available to all to commemorate the event; some of the Bearkin who had moved to Little Bear started playing traditional Bearkin Drum music. Everyone had a fun night and seemed to have a great time.

Hardgrit Longrun, Chieftan of the Great Orcs, they had had a massive influx of Great Orcs who had flocked to his banner since the defeat of the Ice Wrym, and with the death of Chillblood, no other leader had emerged. When he met with Theria, he was able to offer Theria an Honour Guard of 10,000 Great Orcs to accompany her into battle. She accepted the offer and offered the Orcs that if they didn't have a surname, they were allowed to use the surname Bera, and very few had surnames already, but the rest accepted the offer. Hardgrit Longrun, Chieftan of the Great Orcs, asked for an additional blessing from Theria, which she readily gave; he looked and felt stronger afterwards. Fireeyes Redflame, Chieftain of the Fire Orcs, visited the new Earl Bloodburn, and before heading South, he was left with an honour Guard of 600 Fire Orcs as a thank-you legacy for the gift of their inheritance. Having seen the effects of the blessing of Theria he asked for a Blessing, and the Earl said, "I'll bless you if you bless me", and so they did, and both felt and looked stronger afterwards.

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The Rangers and Bears sent to investigate the report of a bandit in the North East of the Kingdom had found some survivors from the Sacking of the former Baron Icemauler Barony; they were brought back to meet Theria, where she had an audience with each of them and discovered those that had resort to banditry and after multiple blessings found productive professions they wished to go back to many returning to the Baroness Runesmith's Barony the new Lord to help the rebuilding effort, with them went additional building and food aid and a team of 10 Golems to aid their defence while they rebuilt. and for the journey, a few decided to stay at Big Bear.

Grey ELves asked for military help down South with a border dispute with forces from the Dark Continent, so Theria made Grey Elf King Amathithren War Leader for the Southern Army to march to his aid when they were prepared and equipped for a march South after the Night Elves showed themselves if the prediction was true. The TigerLady seemed great company, and the ring of discernment was green, so Theria invited her to travel with her army South, and she agreed to work with Tystin to help make this happen. The Warden was in charge of the Northern Army, but his hand were full rebuilding his lands.

About a week later, the Special Runed Ward went off, and Black alert protocols became effective. Within half an hour, a group of 20 travelling performers made up like clowns and wearing strange clown costumes came to the Big Bear and offered to perform for the Regent. They were taken to a preprepared waiting area with a dark green carpet, given hospitality and asked to wait as the Regent would be right with them as soon as she had finished her current engagement. This was true the fact that The Duchess's current engagement was micro lightning blessing shocks on the ceiling from the room below the waiting area; after a few hours, Theria's ring, which had been red for all over time, turned green or blue for all 20 when she tried it at their mapped locations according to the bodyguards acting as waiting staff. When Theria entered the room, those who felt compelled by honour to attack their contract were hit hard by green lightning that knocked them off their feet, and then they all stared at Theria as she asked the Night Elves what it felt to no longer be Night Elves since by coming into contact with her they experienced one whose bloodline had been blessed by the Valar and as such they were now Dawn Elves, Dawn Sunspot entered and explained further at the end the 20 pledged allegiance to Theria of Adalbern. They warned that another 20 would attack if the first group failed, and they would try a covert action. Theria offered the 20 Dawn Elves with the opportunity to move to Little Bear, and they agreed.

The next night a team of 20 Night Elves stealthily entered the moat and headed for the sewers; the last five each were captured stealthily from behind by a Kraken and then blessed repeatedly and held ready for an audience with Theria. Through the Sewers, with their faint green glow, crept the 15 Night Elves and then, without warning, two Spiders captured each Night Elf and held them till they were well blessed by green nature affinity lightning and then all 20 came into an audience chamber with Theria and having checked her discernment ring that all were either blue or green, she made the same offer as she had the night before and 20 more Dawn Elves joined Little Bear.

Theria left in secret and hard rode the Direbear through the night South; she planned on making a personal visit to the Night Elves, something Findel would disapprove of, so she made sure to go when Findel was off duty, leaving a note for Grey Elf King Amathithren asking him to form up the Army in the morning to head South on Theria's behalf; if she were lucky, he'd have all the troops departed before midday; she felt lucky.