What Sylvanas said in the recording stunned Lireesa Windrunner, because every future event Sylvanas had described that was due to happen by now had come to pass with absolute accuracy.
The Menethil royal family of Lordaeron had given birth to a prince, and they had indeed named him Arthas. Admiral Daelin Proudmoore had also had a little princess, and she really had been named Jaina.
More importantly, the Dark Portal had truly opened, and the Orcs had indeed come. The Kingdom of Stormwind had fallen, and the Alliance had lost the First War.
Now Sylvanas in the recording had begun speaking of the Second War, and the events she said would happen had happened too.
The Kingdom of Gilneas had withdrawn from the Alliance. Almost all of the Eastern Kingdoms south of Hillsbrad had fallen, just as Sylvanas had said. The Alliance had held only a few strategic strongholds, and now it was Quel'Thalas's turn.
Yet the more Sylvanas in the recording spoke of Quel'Thalas, the sadder her expression became. Likewise, as Alleria and Lireesa watched, their faces grew paler and paler.
Alleria could even feel her mother Lireesa's body trembling slightly at the sorrow in the recorded Sylvanas's voice.
Alleria herself was deeply shaken as well. Although she had already learned a great deal, every time she heard about the endless, utterly tragic suffering awaiting the High Elves, she still felt overwhelmed by grief.
When the recording ended, Alleria and Lireesa both remained silent. The room was so quiet that they could have heard a pin drop.
Alleria finally understood why Sylvanas had been so unusually eager to help her find a man back then. Sylvanas had wanted her to stay in Quel'Thalas.
Alleria thought again of everything Yu Lin Bloodhawk had done over the years. Suddenly, she realized