Rhea and Lainas exchanged a glance and walked out without a word. They knew the officers had important matters to discuss. Although they were now the commander and deputy commander of a legion, those titles were so inflated that they carried less real authority than someone else's regiment commander.
Once the two had left, Alleria turned and said, "If you still want to obtain water from the Sunwell someday, if you don't want Kael'thas to run to Quel'Danil after Quel'Thalas falls and lead every elf off to do something stupid with a single shout, then you must preserve this legend. The Bloodhawk Burning Legion must become the foundation of your position in our nation's military, the strength you can rely on.
"Otherwise, even if you obtain the well water and rescue every elf, bringing them to the Hinterlands after countless hardships, it will do no good. High Elves have no faith, only loyalty. Too many of them are loyal to the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas's Sunstrider family. They won't see the truth until they have lost all hope.
"So we need this legend, a legend that belongs to you. Only then will you gain the people's support. Only then can we erode the Sunstrider family's influence. Only then can we prevent Kael'thas from emptying Quel'Danil with a single shout someday, leaving you as the only person in your city.
"How did your first Household Guard behave? Wasn't that lesson painful enough? You cannot pin all your hopes on the Windrunner family, because even the Windrunner family struggles against the Royalist Party's power.
"So you must stand up and shoulder some of that pressure for us. If possible, you must even become the vanguard, taking the brunt of the storm.
"Your power base is in the Hinterlands, beyond the Sunstrider family's reach.