Roy and Illidan Meet

Malfurion's prediction had not been wrong. In the wars that followed, Azshara began sending assassins loyal to the Queen to assassinate resistance leaders such as Ravencrest on the battlefield!

Ravencrest ultimately fell beneath the blades of Azshara's assassins. A poisoned dagger pierced his throat from behind, and this great Night Elf lord ultimately died at the hands of his own people...

After Ravencrest's death, the resistance's situation naturally grew more and more difficult...

They had to fight demons while guarding against betrayal from their own people. With so few troops, the resistance was truly stretched to the limit. Malfurion had foreseen these future difficulties, so when he learned that Tyrande was only imprisoned for the time being and not in danger to life, he likewise did not support Illidan's rescue plan. In Malfurion's view, it was fine for his beloved to remain that way for now; at least she would not be exposed to the dangers of the battlefield.

Illidan did not understand Malfurion's thoughts, so he could only leave in anger once more. This time, Illidan directly separated himself from his fellow Night Elves, because he realized that he might need to find another path to resolving the crisis.

Moreover, he had actually long harbored thoughts of leaving. That thought had been planted when he saw Tyrande throw herself into Malfurion's arms...

Using this incident as an opportunity, Illidan left. He set out alone for Azshara's Glory.

Perhaps everyone believed Illidan had left merely out of anger, but Illidan himself knew that his mind had never been calmer. During his battles against the demons of the Burning Legion, Illidan had constantly observed their movements. More than once, he had seen familiar demonic faces on the battlefield—faces that clearly belonged to demons killed in previous battles, yet they had reappeared