"Warchief, can you confirm this intelligence is reliable?!"
Cain planted both hands on the table, then swept his bull-like eyes over Warchief and Zul'jin in front of him. His gaze finally settled on Zul'jin, making his meaning abundantly clear: Cain didn't trust Zul'jin.
In a crisis like this, the intelligence couldn't be expected to be one hundred percent reliable. Cain's question was also a subtle reminder to Warchief not to trust Zul'jin so readily. After all, the Northrend campaign was still underway, and Cain had to personally manage all the odds and ends needed by the Warsong Expeditionary Force in Northrend and the Kukaron warriors. Cain wanted Warchief to bring him something more dependable before telling him something this important.
"Lord Cain, though Zul'jin is my enemy and has a rotten character and underhanded ways, he's also extremely proud. If he were lying, he wouldn't have been pinned to the table by me time and again, nor would I have been able to drag him straight here. And when I rescued him, he truly was on the verge of death. None of that could have been faked. That's exactly why I came to tell you as soon as I heard the news. Please believe me, Lord Cain!"
Only after hearing Warchief's explanation did Cain take the matter seriously. He asked Zul'jin to recount his entire encounter with Gul'dan from beginning to end once more. After listening, Cain pondered for a while, then ordered the defenses strengthened.
Cain didn't cite the need to guard against Gul'dan as the reason for strengthening the defenses. Instead, he used the Northrend campaign as his pretext. As for the orders to search for Gul'dan and even capture him, those were issued in secret.
"How could this happen? Why hasn't the reinforcements arrived?!"
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