After letting Tyrande think things over for a while, Deren continued, "Thrall is a busy man. He came to Theramore not merely to create some obstacles for our cooperation. His true purpose is to bring troops over from Outland to make up for the shortage of forces on the Ashenvale front."
"What? Bringing troops from Outland? You let him use the Portal to Outland?" Tyrande knew that Theramore had a Portal leading directly to Outland. Her face darkened at once.
Deren waved a hand, signaling her to calm down and hear him out. "Given that Lady Jaina and Thrall are maintaining a surface-level friendship, she could hardly refuse him outright. But no matter how good their relationship is, she cannot sacrifice Theramore's interests just to please the Orcs. So they will pay every last coin for the use of the Portal."
Tyrande sneered. "But the Orcs themselves are penniless. Their money is probably just the food allowance we gave their Prisoners of War, and there cannot be much left of that. So they want to freeload."
"It is not quite that bad. He has found Goblins to work with." Deren grinned.
"Goblins? Explain in detail!" Tyrande knew Deren would not bring up Goblins for no reason.
Deren casually picked up the teapot from the table and poured the High Priestess a cup of water before slowly saying, "Thrall wants to bring thousands of Orcs from Outland and send them to the Ashenvale front as cannon fodder. I imagine he has the means to do that. Conditions in Outland are poor now, and the Orcs there cannot get enough to eat. As long as Thrall makes them some promises, bringing over a few thousand should not be a problem."
"So?" Tyrande did not know much about Outland, though she did not