Bolvar's arrival brought a surprise to everyone present. When he mentioned the Seventh Legion, High Overlord Saurfang and Fandral Staghelm grew even more excited.
The Alliance and the Horde had both made their positions clear, and the Blood Elves of Quel'Thalas had also committed a substantial share. Only the other neutral organizations remained.
The old Tauren Kalon turned his gaze toward the center of the table, looking first at the two newcomers. As a Druid of the Cenarion Circle, he had picked up on something, more or less: the Alliance representatives had been visibly displeased ever since Tandred and Galin appeared. "And what about you two new members?"
Rather than let things drag on until the tensions built up and erupted, it was better to bring the conflict into the open now.
Faced with Tandred, Jaina had remained disengaged throughout, but Bolvar had already spoken up. "I oppose Tandred and Galin joining us. Everyone here knows the current situations in Kul Tiras and Stromgarde. They lack the strength of kingdoms. Without the Alliance's troops to rely on, they probably could no longer even call themselves kingdoms."
Whatever the case, Stormwind City was the largest contributor, and everyone else had to give its opinions some consideration. Besides, Bolvar's reasons for opposing Tandred and Galin were well grounded. Stromgarde was in an utterly miserable state. It could not even guarantee the safety of civilians within its own borders, so what right did it have to talk about independence or sovereignty?
Galin glanced at Bolvar. The Alliance had been sending troops to aid Stromgarde, but this was not the aid Stromgarde wanted. Any territory occupied by Alliance reinforcements no longer belonged to Stromgarde, but to the Kingdom of Azeroth Alliance-or rather, to Stormwind City. How could Galin stand by and watch his Stromgarde