"Looking for me?" The soulfire in Mognathus's eyes flickered as he asked blankly, "Why are you looking for me?"
"You're building my city. Why do you think I'm looking for you?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk felt certain he had a communication problem with this old lich.
"This is your city?" Mognathus seemed to have short-circuited-or perhaps he was pondering some complicated question.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk couldn't be bothered with this fellow, who seemed both mad and stupid. He walked over, pulled Kelan aside, and asked quietly, "Is he all right up here?" He pointed at his own head.
"Uh... my lord," Kelan said softly, "it's nothing much, really. He's just a little, well... He's quite normal otherwise."
"I see. Let's leave the lunatic alone for now." Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked, "Do they have to quarry the stone for this city somewhere far away?"
"Not terribly far, but certainly not close," Kelan said. "I've seen them using a lot of 'workers' to transport it."
"I really can't communicate with that lich. You can, right?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked.
Kelan nodded.
"Quarrying stone far away and hauling it here makes construction too slow," Yu Lin Bloodhawk said, lowering his voice. "I'll blast a rocky mountain on the Azeroth side, then open a Death Gate once the stone is blasted loose. Tell that lich to send some 'people' over to carry all the blasted stone in here. That'll make construction faster."
"You want me to discuss it with Mognathus, my lord?" Kelan understood.
"Exactly!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk patted Kelan on the shoulder. "Talk to him first. I'll open the gate and come back at this time tomorrow."
Kelan nodded in agreement.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk turned and headed straight out through the portal.
Mognathus's shouts came from behind him. "Hey! Hey! You there, why are