Out on the sea, waves rolled one after another beneath a clear blue sky. Sunlight streamed down, glinting off the water.
Silence hung over the scene. The moment Neptulon the Tidehunter named Kel'Thuzad, the atmosphere changed.
Every pair of eyes fixed on Neptulon the Tidehunter, waiting for him to explain.
As Neptulon the Tidehunter continued his account, Rex's expression darkened. Antonidas's did too. At first, when Neptulon named Kel'Thuzad as the mastermind behind this incident, Antonidas had clung to a shred of hope. He thought Neptulon was making it all up and that Kel'Thuzad had nothing to do with this.
But as Neptulon slowly explained everything, laying out the reasons in full, Antonidas realized that Kel'Thuzad had undoubtedly been responsible. The style of the scheme and all its details bore far too much resemblance to his methods.
Kel'Thuzad was Antonidas's student. Nothing could change that, not even Antonidas's death or Kel'Thuzad's.
Kel'Thuzad had become a true source of trouble. His own fall from grace was one thing, but it had also dealt Antonidas a serious blow.
Antonidas had now stepped down and let Rhonin take his place. Part of the reason was his age: he no longer had the energy of his youth and did not want to keep exhausting himself over his duties. But Kel'Thuzad's disgrace had played a part as well.
The more widely Kel'Thuzad's name spread, the more people talked about Antonidas, because whenever they mentioned Kel'Thuzad, they inevitably brought up Antonidas too.
Rex looked up at Antonidas, whose face was filled with rage, as though he wanted nothing more than to kill Kel'Thuzad. Rex felt deeply sorry for him.
His situation was different from that of Medivh and his mother. Medivh was already dead, while Aegwynn had lived for over a thousand years and had built