Turmoil

Tarecgosa's sudden return caught Zul'ra somewhat off guard, but the news she brought left him even more at a loss for words: Wyrmrest Temple had been attacked, and the Red Dragonflight and Green Dragonflight had suffered grievous losses.

Was it Deathwing? The thought flashed through Zul'ra's mind, but Tarecgosa's reply dispelled it. It had not been the king of the black dragons, but a group of crazed Twilight's Hammer cultists.

The mad Twilight's Hammer followers, carrying infectious energy, had rushed into Wyrmrest Temple on suicide attacks. Alexstrasza's consort, Krasus, along with several red and green dragons, had been infected and forced to self-destruct. The Red Dragonflight had also lost a batch of dragon eggs.

As Zul'ra listened to the report, he could not help frowning slightly. He was just about to ask Tarecgosa whether Theramore had been informed when Rigan arrived with another piece of news: crazed Twilight's Hammer followers had carried out a bombing attack at the Theramore summit. Thrall and Cairne, who had attended the conference, had both been injured.

What the hell is going on? Zul'ra could no longer spare time for the meeting. He announced that the matter of supporting the shamans was settled and that the Noda conference would be temporarily adjourned. He then sent someone to notify Vol'jin before hurrying to the telegraph room, where he wired Theramore to ask about Thrall and Cairne's conditions. He also demanded to know from Jaina how this had happened, whether the situation was continuing to worsen, and whether the other summit attendees were safe.

Theramore quickly sent a reply to Zul'ra's accusatory telegram. Warchief Thrall was not seriously hurt, but Cairne had suffered severe injuries. On the Alliance side, Varian had also been shot by an assassin.

Jaina explained the entire situation and added that the dragons