Because of Ye Ting, Kel'Thuzad's first plot had failed.
But the explosion triggered by the mechanism had still caused quite a commotion in the city.
The explosion had occurred near the mage tower of Ansirem Runeweaver, one of the Council of Six's members.
Ansirem was already past sixty. He was a tall, bearded man and one of Dalaran's veteran legendary mages, specializing in the three major schools of Evocation, Transmutation, and Abjuration.
Unlike most physically frail mages, Ansirem placed great importance on training his body. Though advanced in years, he remained upright and vigorous.
Like Antonidas, Ansirem possessed a strong sense of belonging to Dalaran. Through his diligent efforts, he had devoted the best forty years of his life to the magical defenses of Dalaran, and much of the credit for establishing the magical barrier belonged to him.
It was precisely because of those contributions that he had successfully risen to become a member of the Council of Six after Kel'Thuzad's departure.
He had taken over Kel'Thuzad's seat, along with the territory attached to that council seat which Kel'Thuzad had abandoned.
That was why Kel'Thuzad's mechanism had been hidden near his mage tower.
Poor Ansirem. How could he have imagined that his predecessor would leave him with such an enormous problem?
The Kirin Tor's Council of Six was Dalaran's highest decision-making body, and its six members were essentially the six most influential people in Dalaran.
On Blue Star, such a position was roughly equivalent to a senator. When a council member's residence was blown up, the consequences were naturally no small matter.
When the explosion occurred, Archmage Ansirem had not been inside his mage tower. He had been gathered with the other council members at the Violet Citadel, overseeing the defenses.
The moment the explosion went off, everyone rushed to