I feel like I've heard that line somewhere before, Rhode thought.
Although events had already diverged considerably from the Warcraft history he knew, Mal'Ganis remained steadfast in his goal: luring Arthas into meeting the Lich King.
Without the Culling of Stratholme, Arthas should not have hated him quite so much. Surely he would not fall for the bait so easily this time?
"Northrend? Are all these demons and undead in Northrend? And that so-called Lich King too?" Arthas asked Rhode.
"Uh... probably. Why do you ask?" Rhode said.
"Didn't you hear what that demon said?" Arthas said bitterly. "Only by going to Northrend and destroying the Lich King can we truly eliminate the threat to the people of Lordaeron!"
"The same goes for the people of Stromgarde," King Thoradin added. "Without Earl Rhode's timely assistance, Stromgarde might already have fallen."
Although the men Marshal Oslight had sent to investigate the Southern Hills had yet to return, that no longer mattered.
The fact that his son, Galen Trollbane, had been possessed by a Dreadlord was beyond dispute, so everything Rhode had said was probably true.
"My son has already lost his life at a demon's hands. I cannot allow the same thing to happen to my people. This Lich King is the one behind it all, then." King Thoradin's voice grew firmer. "Prince Arthas, if your kingdom wishes to mount an expedition to Northrend, Stromgarde is willing to join!"
Oh, damn it. I haven't even sorted out Arthas yet. Don't tell me King Thoradin is going to be blinded by hatred too.
It was not that wanting revenge was wrong. Rhode simply understood that charging straight into the Lich King's territory would only turn them into fodder for the enemy.
Death knight Arthas, death knight Thoradin?
*Now there's a sight I'd