Ever since he had left Stormwind City, countless people had asked him about this.
But none of them had listened as intently as Kael'thas Sunstrider.
The prince of Quel'Thalas had taken out a quill and kept writing from beginning to end, as though he wanted to remember every word Karin said...
By his own explanation, he was not particularly used to "Scribing" and preferred taking notes with an ordinary pen...
Besides taking notes, Kael'thas occasionally sank into thought... At such moments, Karin tactfully paused his account.
"It seems our compatriots in Silvermoon City have made a terrible decision!" Kael'thas suddenly set down his quill and said.
Kael'thas had returned to Silvermoon City earlier precisely to discuss this matter...
The High Elves had received an invitation from Stormwind City's Regent, Anduin Lothar, the last of Emperor Thoradin's bloodline, to stand together against the powerful enemy that had emerged in the south: the Horde!
Given the elves' disposition, they would certainly have disdained accepting an invitation from humans; Lothar, however, was somewhat special, for he was of Emperor Thoradin's bloodline...
During the Troll Wars more than three thousand years ago, the Forest Trolls had once driven the High Elves back again and again. Faced with the threat of their kingdom's destruction, the High Elves had been forced to seek help from the human Arathor Empire...
Emperor Thoradin had led a human army to fight alongside the elves, repelling the Forest Trolls and even driving them deep into the forests of Zul'Aman... In return, the elves had sworn to forever extend a helping hand to Emperor Thoradin and his bloodline in their time of need!
But that oath had been imprecisely worded... "Extending a helping hand" could mean Quel'Thalas committing the strength of its entire kingdom to providing aid; it could also