Most of the projects the Old Charlatan had in hand were the sort that required heavy investment and took a long time to show results. Only the hospital gave him any real confidence when arguing his case in the Council.
That was because his hospital project included a potion research institute. The potions it would eventually develop and produce could quickly bring Quel'Danil City handsome returns.
At such a critical moment, Sorens was naturally reluctant to leave Quel'Danil City. He needed to secure enough funding for the Religious District he represented.
"The portal! You need to go back home and bring back the portal that transported the orc forces to Quel'Thalas!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said. "Something as delicate and valuable as a portal can't be left to those clumsy fools. I'm afraid they'll bring me nothing but a pile of useless broken stones. No one in Hinterlands knows more about magic than you do. I'll only feel at ease if you go."
"Quel'Thalas defeated the combined troll and orc army that quickly?" Sorens asked in surprise.
"They haven't defeated them! The orcs will be leaving Quel'Thalas soon!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said. "And the final battle between Quel'Thalas and Zul'Aman is about to begin. You must take your people back to Quel'Thalas as soon as possible and meet up with Shidewa and Xingluoge. Then, with the help of Alleria and Commander Sylvanas, secretly dismantle that portal and transport it back to Quel'Danil City as soon as you can."
Yu Lin Bloodhawk knew Sorens did not understand much about the war in Quel'Thalas. Its strategic plans were highly classified, and only a handful of people were allowed to know them. He could not reveal anything more specific to Sorens now.
Who was Sorens? He was the Old Charlatan, a master of smooth