News of the Karabor Temple civil war swiftly spread throughout Shadowmoon Valley, then continued to spread across the entire world. The Lightforged Judgement Army had fallen out with Prophet Velen from the World of Azeroth, tearing off all pretense, and the Draenei of Shadowmoon Valley and Talador began pondering which path their future should take.
Even several highly respected archbishops were carefully considering the overall situation. This was a path of change that had been forcibly opened, and now the flames were burning ever fiercer. There was no way to put them out.
The Draenei on both sides shared the same history, the same experiences, and the same leaders. There were even many versions of themselves on the other side—parallel-world doubles.
Now that the Lightforged Judgement Army and Prophet Velen from the World of Azeroth had fallen out and torn off all pretense, the time had come to choose sides. Whom they chose was a major question that would determine their future.
Joining the Lightforged Judgement Army? Many Draenei were unwilling to do that. Back then, Yrel held military power, while Prophet Velen had stabilized domestic affairs from above, so there had been no other choice. But now that the noose around their necks had loosened, their thinking naturally broadened.
If they accepted incorporation under Prophet Velen of the World of Azeroth, then the Draenei of the world of Draenor would become affiliated members of the Alliance. They could then use the Alliance's military strength to take revenge on the Orthodox Horde.
From that perspective, merging might not be a bad idea.
As the Lightforged Judgement Army fully withdrew, pro-Alliance sentiment in Shadowmoon Valley surged by leaps and bounds. Coupled with Prophet Velen's touring performan—cough, touring speeches, more and more Draenei in Shadowmoon Valley changed their banners. Some of the