Having settled these matters, Noah knew he would be setting out tomorrow.
However, before departing, Noah learned something different. This time, Lothar had agreed to Llane's proposal: only half the army would be used against the orcs, while the other half would remain in Stormwind City to guard against an orcish surprise attack.
This was indeed very different from the original story. Lothar's hatred for the orcs was not yet that deep. In the original, he had watched his son be killed before his eyes, helpless and heartbroken, and only then had he intended to mobilize every soldier to slaughter all the orcs.
People were emotional creatures. Although the facts proved that sending out the entire army might have led to a better outcome, who knew whether the orcs would attack their city?
If that happened, all of Stormwind City would be destroyed. Back then, Lothar had nearly lost his mind, which was why Llane had thrown him into prison to cool off.
On top of that, Sargeras, who had already taken over Medivh's body, had provided false intelligence. This directly led to Llane Wrynn and half his army falling into the orcs' trap.
"Looks like nothing has changed, but that was to be expected."
Noah rubbed his chin and silently thought, If they really sent every last soldier over there in a desperate gamble, that would be truly suicidal. With Medivh as an insider, Stormwind City has no defenses at all.
Noah sighed. There was really nothing he could do about this. He had never studied military affairs and had no idea how such matters should be handled.
From a mage's perspective, it was simple: tell him where the enemy was and who among them was powerful. If the powerful ones were difficult to deal with, find someone to