Yu Lin Bloodhawk had come this time to entrust Lirath Windrunner to that old charlatan Sorens. In the Hinterlands, he believed only the old charlatan could guide Lirath properly.
There was another, more important reason: Lirath was the fourth young master of the Windrunner family. He could not simply become a High Rogue like Thirteen. Lirath had to learn a great deal, both about magic and about politics.
Yet Yu Lin Bloodhawk could teach Lirath none of those things. Few people in the Hinterlands could, and fewer still would know how to teach the fourth young master of a great family.
But the old charlatan Sorens met all those requirements, and his expertise ran deep. His mastery of magic went without saying. In any case, his magical attainments were certainly above the level of an Archmage.
Although the old charlatan was not currently the Grand Archmage of Quel'Thalas, the current Grand Archmage was not necessarily his superior in magical mastery. Otherwise, the Windrunner Sisters would not have treated him with such respect.
Being the Grand Archmage of Quel'Thalas did not necessarily mean one's magical achievements surpassed those of an Archmage. In Quel'Thalas, Grand Archmage was merely an official title, with greater significance on the political level.
Each Grand Archmage was chosen from among the Archmages and represented Quel'Thalas's leading Spellcasters in the nation's political affairs. In fact, the Grand Archmage was roughly equivalent to a standing representative of a national people's congress, but was not necessarily the most powerful of all the Spellcasters.
Everyone knew that Quel'Thalas's greatest magical strength lay within Falthrien Academy. But as for who possessed the greatest magical power, probably only a handful of people at the top knew.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk did not know exactly how powerful the old charlatan was, but he did know