Under the Tide of Events
Illidan's interest was the root of Kael'thas and his allies' troubles. Following Illidan's instructions, Lady Vashj observed the relationship between the Blood Elves and the Lordaeron alliance, preparing several plans to trap the Blood Elves. 😾♛ ★😾
Lady Vashj devised a plan, but she found that she had only offered Kael'thas a small amount of help when he was in trouble, and then, coincidentally, the humans witnessed it. As a result, Kael'thas and his Blood Elves subjects were arrested en masse. This caught her somewhat off guard. "I haven't even exerted myself yet, how could this happen?" she thought.
The reason why Lady Vashj was arrested by humans before she could even exert any Blood Elves was not only because the alliance between humans and Elves was essentially superficial, but also because she had a good teammate, Garithos, the current leader of the remnants of Lordaeron's army.
Kael'thas was imprisoned in Dalaran's the Arcatraz, and the so-called wise mages of Dalaran completely ignored him throughout. Regardless of what was going on, Lady Vashj, as planned, rescued the imprisoned Kael'thas and gained the friendship of the Blood Elves.
As the prince of Quel'Thalas, who could be considered a king, Kael'thas came here to help, and helping is not wrong either. However, he was treated coldly and harassed by Lordaeron, and was ultimately unjustly imprisoned. Kael'thas's feelings were probably beyond description even by 120 divine beasts.
The moment Kael'thas emerged from the Arcatraz, the relationship between the Blood Elves and the Alliance was over. This proud prince despised the Alliance and Dalaran, and his heart became somewhat twisted. He followed Lady Vashj to join Illidan, who had fled to Outland. The other Blood Elves either followed the prince or left Dalaran.
In Outland, Illidan orchestrated an attack on the the Scourge of Northrend. He had no choice but to comply, as Kil'jaeden had not let him off the hook. He then attempted to complete the mission assigned to him by the Legion.
To cooperate with Illidan's plan, Kael'thas mobilized the Quel'Thalas army and even requested assistance from Zul'Aman, but was firmly refused by Broken-Tooth, who was in charge. Continuing to help the Sin'dorei during this period was already her limit, and she also considered the rampant nature of the the Scourge outside.
Leaving aside Illidan's attack plan on Northrend, the impact he had on the Eastern Kingdoms alone—the large number of Blood Elves leaving Dalaran —made Dalaran, which had already been destroyed by Archimonde, even worse.
The remnants of Lordaeron's army, led by Garithos, once cooperated with the Forsaken to conquer the Lordaeron City, which was occupied by the the Scourge. However, his army was subsequently slaughtered by the Forsaken, who turned against them. Under these circumstances, Dalaran became increasingly helpless under the siege of the Undead.
The increasingly helpless people of Dalaran not only have to face the Scourge, but also have to deal with Syndicate assassins, agents from the rebuilding of the Kingdom of Alterac, who have their eyes on Dalaran's precious magical treasures.
Large quantities of magical resources and valuable books were taken away by Syndicate assassins using various means, and the mages of Dalaran were completely powerless to do anything about it. Apart from the wealth that was sealed away, the entire city was almost emptied out, and some mages even defected to Durnholde to make a living.
Unbeknownst to many, the Syndicate assassins had finally gotten their revenge, because after World War II, Alterac betrayed the Alliance and was destroyed. It was the mages of Dalaran who carried out the deed, but Dalaran, which was once renowned for its magic, no longer exists.
The situation in Dalaran was deteriorating, and they were powerless against Alterac. However, the situation changed this year when Kul Tiras made contact with Dalaran.
In order to fight the Horde to Horde death, Daelin initiated the plan to rebuild the Alliance. Although the Alliance was in a mess, it still had to take action. Jaina thought that her father would focus on Stormwind first, so she sent her friend Wendell. However, Daelin set his sights on Dalaran first.
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Daelin provided assistance to Dalaran, and only after Jaina's friend Wendell Spark returned empty-handed from Stormwind did he send someone to Stormwind to contact Varian. Stromgarde would be his third target, while Gilneas was temporarily put on hold, as his ship could not currently enter that place.
The Zul'Aman forces were unaware of the contacts between Kul Tiras, Dalaran, and Stormwind, but the Alterac forces easily obtained the news, much to Prince Duke Foulcrest's alarm.
The first target of the newly formed Alliance was Alterac. Duke Foulcrest personally went to Jintha'Alor to see Broken-Tooth and had a conversation with her.
Broken-Tooth are looked down upon by humans as well, so she recorded this in a letter and sent it by eagle to Zul'ra across the ocean, asking for his decision.
Zul'ra replied to Broken-Tooth's letter, instructing her to protect Alterac no matter what. This card was extremely useful to the Horde, regardless of whether it was against the Alliance or not, and it absolutely could not be lost.
On the other hand, Zul'ra and Thrall have reached an agreement. The Horde now in a very good position in Kalimdor, and all the Horde needs to do is recuperate and maintain goodwill and peace with the Night Elves.
Compared to the favorable situation in Kalimdor, the situation in the Eastern Kingdoms is not so good. Once the Alliance recovers and brings in Aerie Peak, Gnomeregan, and Ironforge, Zul'Aman will be in serious trouble. Zul'ra needs to return as soon as possible, and he will leave after the Feast of Winter Veil.
Zul'ra had made all the plans; he intended to spend the Feast of Winter Veil in Ashenvale. However, before heading to Ashenvale, a group of special visitors who came to Orgrimmar made him stop in his tracks.
What made these visitors special was that they were all Undead, with skin ranging from bluish-gray to gray, some sores on their bodies even revealing white bone, and shattered heads and wrists bound together with iron. Their mere appearance was enough to send chills down one's spine.
"My name is Kozwen, from the Forsaken. I come on behalf of my queen to pay homage to you, Warchief." A female Undead with a livid face, a patch on her right cheek, an unsettling odor emanating from her body, and eerie blue flames in her eyes bowed to the stone chair.
"Tell me your purpose." Thrall sat upright on the stone chair, glanced at Zul'ra who entered behind Kozwen, and then stared at the female Undead.
"On behalf of the Queen, I have come to deliver something to the Horde." Kozwen's voice was hoarse and labored, as if a cold wind were blowing from the sky.
"Do I know your queen?" Thrall asked in a deep voice. He didn't recall having any dealings with the Undead. Well, he seemed to have dealt with quite a few during the Battle of Mount Hyjal, but he couldn't quite place them.
"Although we have never met, your name has long been known to the people." Kozwen's gaze was icy; she tried to maintain some sincerity and gentleness, but she couldn't.
"Speak your mind, or the next time you'll be talking to my hammer." Thrall's blue eyes turned cold, and his right hand reached across the stone armrest. Beside his chair, the Doomhammer stood.
"We are in trouble and hope the Horde can help us. The Queen believes that we are now facing the same hostility as the Horde once faced. The Queen hopes the Horde can understand and accept us." Kozwen looked at the imposing Warchief and quickly lowered her head, but her voice remained cold. She could not maintain sincerity and warmth, nor was she afraid.
"What the Queen asked me to offer is loyalty."