Giving "Combination Runeology" to Rommath was also Patrick's gesture of goodwill toward Kael'thas. Creating things with arcane magic was not so simple. Beyond understanding the principles, it also depended heavily on an individual's control of spiritual power, preparation of materials, and magical knowledge.
With Elune's help, Patrick had completed the Floating City's core arcane workings alone. But thinking back, apart from those Old Gods, was there anyone else in all of Azeroth with greater spiritual power than Elune? Moreover, Elune could be said to know this world inside out, including the Ley Line System and the Well of Eternity. No one knew more than she did.
Back then, Dalaran had obtained countless magical tomes from Karazhan through Khadgar, then spent decades building the Violet Citadel on an island in the lake. Even when Dalaran was destroyed by Archimonde, the Violet Citadel had never managed to float. Only in year 24 after the Dark Portal did the Violet Citadel rise into the air under Ansirem Runeweaver's command, before hiding in a mountain range in Alterac and struggling to get by.
Now, Patrick had been advocating the integration of the Council faction and the Royal Family, hoping to eliminate the division among Quel'Thalas's leadership. But the road still had to be traveled one step at a time. Forcing a change would only provoke a coup.
Among all of Quel'Thalas's leadership, both Kael'thas and Patrick now favored this. The only ones who did not were the conservative old nobles and the newly risen nobles, who could not stand one another. But with Patrick suppressing them and Kael'thas keeping them in check, they could not stir up much trouble.
Of course, there was bound to be infighting within the leadership. "No parties outside the party is imperial thinking; no factions within the party would