"I'm old. With Tirion and Alexandros assisting Queen Calia, I can rest easy. They don't need me as much as Theramore does." Duke Leoric von Zeldig kept his gaze fixed in the direction of Howling Fjord. Though he said this, he too wanted to see the rebuilt Kingdom of Lordaeron in Howling Fjord with his own eyes.
However, Duke Leoric von Zeldig knew that Theramore and Jaina needed him more now. The Seventh Legion had been founded by his own hand. Although Duke Leoric von Zeldig had gradually transferred authority to High Commander Halford Wyrmbane, the true soul of the Seventh Legion was still Duke Leoric von Zeldig.
If Duke Leoric von Zeldig had not insisted on remaining in Theramore, the Seventh Legion's force of fewer than twenty thousand might have been cut in half again.
It was precisely Duke Leoric von Zeldig's presence that allowed the remaining twenty thousand Seventh Legion soldiers and thirty thousand troops defending Theramore to continue holding fast in the face of the Horde army at their gates.
Looking at the deserted Theramore, Jaina Proudmoore forced a hollow smile and mocked herself. "Maybe I really am not suited to be a leader. If it weren't for me, perhaps the Horde wouldn't be attacking Theramore again."
After the first siege of Theramore, an agreement had been signed. If Theramore wished to continue existing in Kalimdor, it had to abide by it. It could never become the Alliance's forward base in Kalimdor, nor could it serve as an Alliance troop transport port.
Yet without question, Jaina Proudmoore had violated all those treaties. Once she contacted Stormwind, she immediately declared Theramore's return to the Alliance, after which it became crucial to the Northwatch Army's invasion.
"No, this isn't your fault. Maybe, just as Rend said, one mountain cannot