He kept reading.
"After years of effort, I became a member of the Council of Six, the Kirin Tor's highest governing body. However, the Kirin Tor's sensitivity to the possible consequences of Arcane Magic, along with their misgivings about necromancy, still prevented me from continuing my research. Those stodgy old fools!"
"I could only conduct my research in secret, but progress was slow. I turned my attention to Karazhan, since Medivh's library should have contained relevant books. After all, it was the home of the immensely powerful Guardian of Tirisfal. But all those hopes came to nothing with Karazhan's destruction."
"I was disappointed. Very, very disappointed. Fortunately, after the war with the Orcs ended, confiscated materials on Orc Warlock death magic and Orc Death Knights were brought to Dalaran and locked away in the Violet Library. I used my position to obtain those books and resumed my research into necromancy-even though Antonidas had strictly forbidden me from doing so."
"I succeeded. I successfully resurrected a dead rat. However, Archmage Antonidas soon discovered this as well. He demanded that I stop my experiments immediately, or he would strip me of all my status and property and banish me from Dalaran and Lordaeron!"
"I tried to argue with Antonidas, but soon discovered that his anger was beyond anything I had imagined. Old age certainly made it difficult to adapt."
At this point, that more or less covered Kel'Thuzad's story before he founded the Cult of the Damned.
Next should come his audience with the Lich King, followed by the trouble he stirred up in Lordaeron.
What would he have to say when he got to me?
Curious, Rhode kept turning the pages and reading.
"I felt utterly disheartened. Still, I first pretended to comply with Antonidas, promising him that I would no