"So I plan to put that question to the Council and the humans. Perhaps their brains work better than mine, and they'll come up with a better answer. It really is a good question! I hear the Trolls of Zul'Aman have suddenly launched another large-scale attack on Quel'Thalas. We haven't even dealt with the danger at home, so why should we go to war when there's nothing in it for us? Haven't we repaid our debt yet? We'd be better off lending out some money at high interest first, wouldn't we, sister?" Sylvanas said with a smile.
"The Trolls suddenly attacked...? Oh, right, a large-scale attack!" Alleria said, catching on.
She knew this was the excuse Sylvanas had found for Quel'Thalas to stay out of the war.
"But don't change the subject. What else does he know?" Alleria asked.
"Quite a lot, but he doesn't want too many people knowing, and he doesn't want anyone to know how much he knows," Sylvanas said. "If you let people find out he knows all these things, I suspect he'll do everything he can to escape. The reason I kept following him around a while back was that I was afraid he'd run off to Kalimdor."
"He wants to flee to Kalimdor?" Alleria asked in surprise. "How do you know that's where he wants to go?"
"I eavesdropped!" Sylvanas said with a smile. "He was in his office, looking at a map and talking to himself. I just happened to overhear him."
"Why isn't he running now?" Alleria asked.
"Right now, he's preparing a safe refuge for the people of Quel'Thalas. Once he's finished all that, I suspect he'll go to Kalimdor," Sylvanas said. "I've noticed that he seems to be trying every possible way to gather gunboats."
"Why does he want to