Rex was deeply concerned about history's inertia, so he took the matter very seriously. After the Naga appeared in Outland, he came in person.
The envoys sent to communicate with the Naga returned before long. Their swift return surprised Rex. He had expected them to take at least several more days, yet here they were already.
Naturally, such a turn of events could hardly bode well.
Anything out of the ordinary was bound to be bad news.
Sure enough, when the envoy met Rex, the news he brought was terrible-about as bad as it could get. Rex had originally thought that approaching the Naga in the Alliance's name would lead to a friendly encounter, and that the Naga would bear no hostility toward the Alliance.
After all, circumstances had changed. The Naga were not Illidan's subordinates, and Illidan was not an enemy of either the Alliance or the Horde.
Yet the outcome did not quite match his expectations.
The Naga were actually deeply hostile toward the Alliance. The envoys' efforts had gone anything but smoothly; they had met obstacles at every turn. Although the envoy had tried several ways to secure a meeting with the Naga commander, he had ultimately failed. The Naga had not openly threatened to attack or kill the Alliance's representatives, but they had been extremely unfriendly. They were only one step away from outright violence. Any further provocation would have been enough to make them attack the envoys.
After trying several approaches and still failing to meet the Naga commander, the envoy had been left with no choice but to return.
That was all the information Rex had received. After dismissing the envoy with a wave, he sank into thought.
There was no doubt that the Naga commander had refused to meet the envoys he had