"Welcome, Archmage Sunreaver. Welcome back to the homeland of our elven people."
Aethas smiled faintly, but the smile only made him look more insincere. Returning to his homeland was merely an excuse.
Everyone was too embarrassed to know how to respond. With his violet high-ranking robes and the insignia of the Council of Six, the path Aethas had chosen already made it clear that he no longer walked the same road as Quel'Thalas.
Alleria said nothing, however, and none of the accompanying Quel'Thalas leaders could be bothered to expose this fragile peace. Everyone went straight to a small meeting room beside the teleportation point.
They had barely sat down before Aethas impatiently launched into the purpose of his visit.
"My fellow elves of Quel'Thalas, we are all magic users, and we all understand very well how important magical energy is to us. Krasus, the red dragon Korialstrasz, has discovered that Malygos, the Aspect of the Blue, intends to forbid all ordinary races from using arcane magic." Aethas got straight to the point, bringing up the problem of Malygos.
"Why would he do that?" Archmage Rommath could not help asking.
"Because the use of magic by mortal races brings about disasters. He therefore intends to forbid mortals from using magic and destroy all magical creations. Naturally, that includes Quel'Thalas and Dalaran."
"And?" Alleria remained expressionless. She felt as though Aethas were making fools of all Quel'Thalas's leaders. She was certain he wanted to drive a wedge between Quel'Thalas and the blue dragons. After all, Patrick had only just decided to ally with the blue dragons, and now Aethas had come running over to say that the Aspect of the Blue wanted to kill them. It was simply ridiculous.
"The Kirin Tor cannot allow such a thing to happen," Aethas added. "The