"Warchief, look." Saurfang picked up a weapon from the batch the elves had sent and waved the greataxe in his hand. "Their weapons are beautifully crafted, with a real sense of power."
"Yes. Though Arthas breached their capital, these elves rose up again and drove the undead out of their country's territory. As what was once the most powerful kingdom in Azeroth, they have deep reserves to draw upon."
Chieftain Bloodhoof weighed the weapon in his hand. Because the tauren worshipped the Earth Mother, they mined very little natural ore, and their forging skills were not particularly strong either. Chief Cairne understood better than anyone what these weapons meant to the New Horde.
Cairne said with some regret, "It's a shame they aren't willing to join us. They're merely thanking us as a neutral race for helping that female elf of theirs."
"Sylvanas is already dead, and the Forsaken have officially joined the Horde. With that connection, Silvermoon City certainly won't stand idly by if the Horde is in trouble," Thrall explained to the chieftains around him. "Silvermoon City is powerful now. Although the Scourge invasion cost it over a tenth of its population, more than five million elves still live in Quel'Thalas. In terms of strength, they rank among the most powerful races on the entire continent."
"But five million elves are only one or two percent of the human population. If we enter an all-out conflict with the humans, what could so few elves do?" Vol'jin was somewhat unaccustomed to hearing Thrall speak so approvingly of the elves.
Thrall explained, "Five million elves are completely different from five million humans. By human standards, even elven civilians could count as soldiers. And you've seen the weapons and equipment these elves provided. They certainly rank among the finest on the