At the mention of Kael'thas, Rex's relaxed brow tightened into a frown. He stared at Oth and asked in a low voice, "Who else could do it besides him?"
"No one, not even His Majesty Magni," Oth answered bluntly, much to Rex's surprise.
Rex did not answer immediately. Instead, he fell into thought, gently rubbing his forehead with one hand. This was going to be difficult. That was exactly how he felt at the moment. Aoth had truly presented him with a thorny problem.
Who was Kael'thas? These days, anyone picked at random in the Eastern Kingdoms could tell you that Kael'thas was the king of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas.
The ruler of a nation-what an exalted position that was. Getting Kael'thas to come and help Oth forge this suit of armor would be no easy task. And not just Kael'thas; the same went for Magni, whom Oth had mentioned. Neither of them was easy to deal with, and obtaining their help would be anything but simple.
Seeing the troubled look on Rex's face, Oth pondered for a while before continuing, "His Majesty Kael'thas has studied magic arrays more extensively than anyone else. But that isn't the only reason he is better suited to this than His Majesty Magni. His Majesty Kael'thas is the only person who is both an Archmage and a master smith. He is the best choice."
Aoth laid out his reasoning. Magni might be a Grandmaster Smith, but when it came to mastering this entirely new method of inscribing Magic Circles in a short time, he was certainly not the man for the job. Only Kael'thas could do it.
An Archmage well versed in magic who was also a Smithing Grandmaster—those qualifications made Kael'thas the ideal candidate, to the point that no one else could take