Hearing that they would return to Silvermoon City, Shars was tempted. After all, no one wanted to linger in a hellhole like Outland, a shattered world rife with pollution and enemies everywhere. Still, he hesitated. The orders from Tempest Keep had been to test those arcane bombs.
Shals Vorrein was a staunch Royalist, so it was only natural that orders from a Council faction member like Patrick carried less weight with him. Patrick took out the authorization document Caponia had prepared when he left Tempest Keep. It explicitly granted Patrick full command authority. "This is the authority Prince Kael'thas granted me. From now on, you will follow my orders."
After verifying Kael'thas's Magic Signature on the document, Shals Vorrein immediately declared, "As you command, Lord Regent." Shals did not want to remain at Firewing Point either. Life in a place like this meant never knowing whether he would survive another day, even though the members of the Sunfury Legion and Eclipse Burning Legion who had accompanied the Prince were renowned for their fearlessness and strength. The Blood Elf forces' performance during the slaying of Magtheridon had already earned Illidan's recognition.
But anyone would have been reluctant in such circumstances, isolated and deep within hostile territory without support. Seeing the Prince's personal authorization, Shars no longer hesitated. He immediately packed his things to leave with Patrick.
After Shals Vorrein joined the army, it continued southwest. What caught his attention was that Patrick's army actually included a Night Elf Demon Hunter. He had never imagined that the Demon Hunters under Illidan might obey a Blood Elf's orders.
"My lord, a large force of Blood Elf forces has been spotted ahead, approaching Shattrath." A Draenei Garrison Commander delivered the defense report to General Tyrith.
Standing at the edge of Shattrath, Tyrith saw the