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After returning to Comet Base, Roy reported the interception to Sargeras.

Sargeras was quite irritated that Roy had let the Eredar prophet Velen go, but surprisingly, he did not blame Roy too harshly.

On one hand, although Sargeras resented Velen for not knowing his place and daring to flee, his interest in the Eredar race was merely due to their potential. As one of the race's leaders, if Velen could have accepted Fel and become a demon, he would have been a tremendous asset to the Legion. But the universe was vast, and there were countless races with potential. Losing one Velen would not make much difference to the Burning Legion. Argus and the majority of the Eredar were already under Sargeras's control. The few tribesmen Velen had taken with him were no longer important to Sargeras.

On the other hand, Sargeras believed Roy had private motives. If Velen had truly been intercepted and kept behind, Sargeras would inevitably have turned all three Eredar leaders into demons. At that point, the Burning Legion's command structure would have four people.

That would create a serious problem: a struggle for power.

An even-numbered decision-making body could result in tied votes during internal deliberations, making decisions difficult. Moreover, the three Eredar leaders would subconsciously stand on the same side, while Roy, the sole non-Eredar Demon, would be isolated and excluded by them. Naturally, Sargeras did not wish to see such a situation arise.

Thus, he even felt that Roy's selfishness was a good thing. With Velen gone, only Archimonde and Kil'jaeden remained among the Eredar. There would be far less infighting over power within the Legion.

The Burning Crusade was Sargeras's grand plan, and he would not allow any mishap to affect it. Stability in the Legion's internal power structure was a powerful