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The rebellion was far more serious than Rex had anticipated, and he had to proceed cautiously. He had originally put Orys in charge, since Orys had a talent for tracking down secret information.
By now, the seemingly honest and simple Orys had been tempered by experience. Every trace of the guileless look Rex had once seen on him had vanished.
These days, he wore a cold expression all day long, as though everyone owed him money.
Society changed people. No matter how honest someone was, experience in the world would change him.
Rex personally took charge of investigating the Cult of the Damned. Orys remained responsible for Lordaeron City, while Rex left the city for elsewhere. After considering where the Cult of the Damned might choose to launch a rebellion, Rex narrowed it down to one area: Darrowshire and Light's Hope Chapel. Only the Eastern Plaguelands seemed likely.
There was no chance whatsoever of it happening anywhere else.
Old Gilneas, for instance. How could a rebellion possibly break out there?
It was the Kingdom of Gilneas's heartland, cultivated for countless years. King Genn's policies in particular had played a role. Although shutting the kingdom off from the outside world had dealt its economy a heavy blow and set it back many years, something some nobles simply could not accept, the benefits had also been enormous.
The Greymane Wall had severed contact with the outside world. Even when it was finally reopened at Rex's urging, entry into and departure from the Kingdom of Gilneas remained tightly controlled.
As a result, the Cult of the Damned had been unable to spread through Old Gilneas. During Kel'Thuzad's best opportunity to expand the cult, the Kingdom of Gilneas