A moment later, under Thalyssra's personal guidance, Alysande, who had temporarily been released from house arrest, arrived before everyone. When she learned that she would lead the Duskwatch on an expedition to Kalimdor, the former Grand Arcane Master's face showed mixed emotions—surprise, hesitation—but in the end, her desire to reclaim power and prove her worth prevailed.
She bowed deeply to Azshara and Deren. "I will prove through my actions that Suramar's Nightborne are loyal members of the Elf Council."
Deren waved a hand, signaling everyone to sit. "Since the timing is right, let's formally move forward with establishing the Elf Council. We currently have several elven groups: the Night Elves, the Nightborne, the Quel'dorei, and the Sindra Elves. There are also the Zandalar in Outland, founded by the Naga Grand Duke Vashj. They count as an elven branch too, I suppose. And Queen Azshara. That's everyone for now. What do you think?"
"The Naga count as elves too?" Tyrande was the first to raise an objection.
Azshara was immediately displeased. "The Naga are elves who mutated. They established the Zandalar Kingdom in Outland, and I'm still their Queen. That place is just awful to live in, so I never went. Azeroth is still better."
After giving it some thought, Tyrande admitted that the Naga could indeed be considered a variant branch of the elves. She asked, "Have those Naga agreed to join the Elf Council?"
Azshara's beautiful eyes widened. "If I tell them to join, would they dare refuse? Besides, there's Deren. How do you think they managed to establish the Zandalar Kingdom in Outland? It was all thanks to support from Deren and Theramore."
Once Tyrande heard there was such an inside story, she fell silent.
Seeing that no one else objected, Deren lightly tapped the table with his