Gathios still wanted to try to persuade Kael'thas. "Your Majesty, even when His Majesty Anasterian was still alive, he remarked that this young Councilor was no ordinary man. Patrick found a path through the avenues of advancement that the Council's Five Great Families had sealed off. How can we trust that he has no interest in the throne of Quel'Thalas?"
"There is no need to call me Your Majesty now. Once the Council is integrated, the distinction between the Royal Family and the Council may no longer be so clear. The blood debt of the Sunwell remains unpaid, and I have no right to call myself King of Quel'Thalas." Kael'thas remained calm, as though Gathios's words had not affected him at all. "Do you remember our life in Outland? We were truly like trapped beasts, unable to advance or retreat."
No one replied. They simply listened as Kael'thas spoke. "After we left Illidan, we took Tempest Keep, but in reality, Kil'jaeden had already thoroughly infiltrated our ranks. What Kil'jaeden wanted was to use us as a stepping stone into Azeroth. Until we agreed to her demands, she would never let us leave Outland."
"That was precisely why, although we occupied all of Netherstorm in Outland, the demons had actually oppressed us so badly that we could barely lift our heads. If we surrendered completely to the demons, we would end up like those Eredar demons lost in Fel. If we broke with Kil'jaeden, we would end up like Wrenchville. All of us, including the Eclipse Burning Legion, the Sunfury Legion, and the Fire/Spellbrand forces, had sunk into a mire where we could neither advance nor retreat."
"Even if we obtained Kil'jaeden's help and cleared every obstacle in Outland, without anyone to receive us in Azeroth, we could only return through