The Supreme Queen Who Claimed She Would Restore the World Mother's Dignity

The Supreme Queen Who Claimed She Would Restore the World Mother's Dignity Was Going on a Rampage in the Maw

The Heart of the Eternal Arbiter, bearing the Eternal One's sigil, had been stolen by the Brokers' relic craftsmen.

Diakum was not surprised by this. In fact, if he had truly wanted to keep that thing safe, he would never have left it with the Brokers when he went to retrieve Medivh.

Who would leave a priceless treasure with a pack of merchants willing to do anything for profit?

These Brokers were just like their Ethereal kin in the material world—seasoned capitalist warriors, all right?

Expecting them to believe in truth, goodness, and beauty was less realistic than expecting Sargeras to repent overnight, abandon the Burning Crusade tomorrow, lead the Burning Legion into the Sea of Darkness, and blast the Void Lords of the Eclipse Sect into scraps.

At the very least, there was the tiniest possibility that Sargeras might actually do that. But the Brokers would never become "partners of justice" or "warriors of love."

Still, cliché as it sounded, all of this had been part of the Vigilant's plan.

Through their analysis of the Eternal One sigils Primus had left behind in Korthia, he, Medivh, and the Nether-Stalker had already reached a rough conclusion.

Zovaal, the ruler of the Maw, was only the apparent main villain of the Shadowlands. This damned place also had a master conspirator and a "hidden hand."

In other words, among the Shadowlands' five Eternal Ones, aside from the naïve eldest sister and the Winter Queen, who did not concern herself with anything, the other three really had things going on. More importantly, the eldest sister only looked naïve, while the Winter Queen's "not concerning herself with anything" stemmed from her genuine helplessness in