(Still two updates.)
Patrick stayed out of sight in the Floating City, preparing the Power Source, while Prince Kael'thas also began taking part in efforts to stabilize order in the kingdom. Quel'Thalas was a monarchy, after all, and Kael'thas's presence did indeed reassure the people.
After spending so long under Patrick's influence, Alleria's way of doing things had gradually become somewhat like his.
The Dead Scar within Silvermoon City had been cleared out, and both the ruined main gate of Silvermoon City and the gate behind Sunstrider Tower had been sealed. Alleria intended to restore the connection between the city's western and eastern districts. The rear of the Western District connected directly to Sunstrider Isle, where high elves received their introductory education, under the authority of the Sunstrider Royal Family.
If the undead in the Dead Scar continued to divide Silvermoon City, both the elves living in the city and the elven apprentices traveling through it would be in danger. That was absolutely unacceptable.
Alleria rebuilt several connecting passages between the existing western and eastern districts so that people could travel directly from the west to the east. After all, Sunstrider Tower had been destroyed, leaving only Sunfury Spire as Silvermoon City's central administrative hub.
After the great battle, Quelrintis's detailed statistics showed that the Scourge invasion had directly cost fourteen percent of the population. The worst losses had occurred in the area stretching from near the front of Silvermoon City straight to Sunstrider Tower. The direct and indirect losses in gold were impossible to estimate. After all, everything in Silvermoon City was an arcane construct, and those were very expensive to make.
The high elf population grew slowly, and all the adult elves cared only about enjoying themselves. A population's growth naturally slowed when people sought comfort and pleasure,