Would Illidan listen to Patrick's advice? The answer was yes. The Betrayer had repeatedly obeyed Kil'jaeden, only to betray him again. He certainly did not want to be a lapdog of the Burning Legion.
Illidan was merely bowing to superior power, because Kil'jaeden far surpassed him in strength. Before the mighty Deceiver, Illidan was simply too weak. Even his return to Azeroth to attack the Frozen Throne had been forced upon him. Kil'jaeden could descend upon the shattered world of Outland at any moment, and Illidan could not withstand his wrath.
Patrick still clearly remembered how, during the rise of the Naga, Illidan had finally turned toward the camera with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth: "uidesofdoom,uponallthoseho'vedeposedus."
Illidan knew full well that demons were the Night Elves' enemies, but he lacked the strength to destroy them. He had chosen to draw power from demons to use against them. In other words, it was the principle Patrick knew so well: "Learn the enemy's strengths to overcome them."
The Warglaives of Azzinoth, forged through the flesh and blood of countless demons, had already made Illidan's position clear to everyone.
",thehabeforced!" His words alone showed that Illidan trusted only himself. Even when Kil'jaeden bestowed power upon him, Illidan would not use it lightly, instead slowly converting it into strength he could control.
Patrick was completely confident that he could persuade Illidan to work with him.
Patrick was already certain that, once the demons entered Azeroth, Kil'jaeden would never let the Blood Elves take part in his summoning ritual. As the Deceiver, he would surely trust demons more. Even Prince Kael'thas would certainly be pushed out of the inner circle. But that would be even better, making Patrick's arrangements all the easier.
After discussing a few other matters with Prince Kael'thas,