Aegwynn was an important piece of Rex's plan. The vocational school he had founded needed a principal, and after considering everyone, he found that Aegwynn was the most suitable candidate.
There were many reasons why Aegwynn could fill the role. She had lived long enough-over a thousand years-to become a sage who understood the ways of the world. In this respect, elves could not compare with humans. Whether High Elves or Night Elves, their long lifespans meant little here. Even ten thousand years of life could not match a human's thousand years. Elves matured extremely slowly; a hundred years amounted to only a few human years, and their intellectual development was slow in their early lives.
The difference between a hundred and two hundred years old was merely that between a three-year-old child and a five-year-old. The change was minor, unlike humans, who would have grown from bawling infants into elders who understood their place in life.
In this age, no matter who or what someone was, living long enough was a qualification in itself. Aegwynn had lived for so long that she had even seen Sargeras, and she knew countless secrets. She was practically a living history book. Gilneas itself had a history of only a little over a thousand years, and given her lofty position, she surely knew many secrets of the various kingdoms.
Then there was Aegwynn's strength. Although she had lost most of her power and was no longer a demigod, her understanding of power as a former demigod was beyond the reach of ordinary people. Even Medivh fell somewhat short of her in this regard. He was no longer young, but he had spent most of his time either asleep or under Sargeras's control. Much of his astonishing research had been completed while Sargeras controlled