(Sorry, a little late.)
After Taelan and his party transferred to another vessel, the Aircraft Carrier Battle Group headed straight back to Quel'Thalas. With this trip to Silithus over, every legion commander had to report to the Military Department.
There was also the matter of energy use by the Dark Curse Burning Legion and the Dawn's Edge Burning Legion. The Blood Knights and Warlocks had drawn vast amounts of Holy Light energy and shadow energy directly from M'uru. Besides allowing their strength to leap forward in a short time, the infusion of so much energy also allowed them to gradually become proficient in controlling that immense power.
The commanders of the two legions, Liadrin and Huili Sandeguer, were already showing faint signs of approaching the Legendary rank. At this rate, Quel'Thalas would gain two more Legendary figures.
"Lord Regent!!"
"Lord Regent!!"
The two female Elves had arrived at the bow. The Aircraft Carrier was sailing toward Sunsail Anchorage, cutting through the wind and waves along the way. This great battle in Silithus had given Patrick much to reflect on.
The nation's strength was flourishing, its people were becoming increasingly united, and it was drawing ever closer to the Quel'Thalas Patrick envisioned.
Patrick stood at the bow, breathing in the gentle sea breeze blowing toward him. Watching the Aircraft Carrier cleave through the waves rising ahead, he felt his heart open even further.
"I can sense that both of you have grown much stronger. You gained quite a lot from this Battle of Ahn'Qiraj." Patrick's spiritual power was constantly sensing his surroundings, so the changes in the two female Elves' auras naturally could not escape his perception.
"It's all thanks to the Regent's Naaru feeding plan. The souls we fed the Naaru produced an extraordinarily vast amount of shadow energy within