"Little brother, why are you giving Dalaran ten anti-aircraft guns for free? These supplies aren't cheap!"
Sylvanas did not quite approve of Herad's decision to support Dalaran.
She believed that rewards had to be earned, not gained without any effort.
Dalaran had contributed nothing, so why should it receive free support?
Alleria looked over the supply list and agreed with her younger sister this time.
Ten anti-aircraft guns really were expensive, costing several years of her salary.
And that came with ammunition and other matching accessories.
Seeing how reluctant they both were to part with the supplies left Herad speechless.
They were the highest-ranking officers in the ranger forces, yet they were this stingy!
Dalaran was an important trading hub. Of course they could not simply let the orcs' red dragon forces attack it.
The impact on trade was one consideration, but there was an even more important factor.
"We have quite a few mages training in Dalaran, and Prince Kael'thas is stationed there too. Are we supposed to let air raids harass them every other day?"
Neither sister really agreed with Herad's argument.
Those mages who had gone to Dalaran to train were all very good at slipping away.
By now, almost all of them had fled.
As for Prince Kael'thas, who had insisted on staying, he was a powerful figure beyond even an archmage, perfectly capable of keeping himself alive.
Their thinking was not actually wrong.
But letting Prince Kael'thas hold up a Spell Shield, struggling to fend off flames breathed down by red dragons...
Was that really what his subjects should do?
Noticing their attitude toward the royal family, Herad felt that invoking its name was not very effective.
The high elves' king had little real power and was much like a mascot.
Still, having real power