The Great Sea and the human kingdoms had become extraordinarily lively due to the Orcs' sudden intrusion.
But Tonatiuh's attention was currently focused on Kazra'jin and Alleria.
After questioning Kazra'jin in great detail, Tonatiuh finally learned what had happened in the north of Quel'Thalas over the past year or so.
Zul'jin had lost.
After what humans called the first Troll Wars, the Amani Trolls had finally launched an organized war of revenge against the High Elves under Zul'jin's leadership. Things had gone well at first. They had even captured most of Moonsong Forest within the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, battling the High Elves back and forth between Moonsong Glade and Eversong Woods.
The foundations of an elven empire that had developed for thousands of years were simply not something the less civilized and socially backward Amani Trolls could compare to.
After their initial discomfort and sluggish response, the Amani Trolls' counterattack perhaps reminded the Silvermoon Council and the Sun King of the fear they had known thousands of years ago. The two sides managed, with great difficulty, to put aside their differences, and the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas immediately united its strength.
Elven armies and mages flooded toward the front lines, just as they had thousands of years ago.
Then...
Under the all-out assault of the elven kingdom, the tide of battle was immediately reversed against the Amani Trolls, who had only recently unified. They were driven back step by step beneath the mages' combined war magic, until they finally retreated into the mountains near Zul'Aman, their people suffering devastating losses.
What drove the trolls into even deeper despair was that during the war, Zul'jin had roared and charged at the elves. After killing dozens of elven mages, he was jointly suppressed by the elven king and elders. The mighty king of