Though these scions of aristocratic families were greedy for power and would stop at nothing to protect their privileges, their family legacies and the knowledge and skills they had acquired through an aristocratic upbringing were genuine.
Compared with them, Yu Lin Bloodhawk's former subordinates, now officials in the Kingdom of Stormwind Restoration Corps, fell considerably short in both their accumulated knowledge and their ability to take the long view.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk himself was much the same. Although Quel'Danil had both the Naval Staff and the Army Staff to direct military operations, whenever matters reached the strategic level, he placed greater weight on Alleria's and Sylvanas's opinions.
He took Sylvanas's opinions especially seriously! After all, that girl was far more devious than Alleria. Sylvanas could plan extraordinarily far ahead, and a single scheme of hers might remain in motion for years.
For instance, to improve their chances of success in a possible future attempt to seize water from the Sunwell, Sylvanas had begun laying the groundwork for Yu Lin Bloodhawk's reputation among Quel'Thalas's military and civilians long before.
Throughout that process, Yu Lin Bloodhawk occasionally acted on impulses Sylvanas had not anticipated, disrupting her plans-such as his speech at Falthrien Academy in Quel'Thalas. Yet Sylvanas always managed to turn circumstances to her advantage, adjusting her methods and steps to suit the situation with apparent ease.
Back then, Sylvanas had only been a unit commander, and Yu Lin Bloodhawk had been nothing more than an insignificant junior officer and minor noble. But what about now?
Yu Lin Bloodhawk's achievements today were directly linked to the groundwork Sylvanas had laid back then. She had used the Windrunner family's immense prestige within Quel'Thalas to secretly propel his rise.
On the surface, Yu Lin Bloodhawk now seemed to have little connection to Quel'Thalas, appearing