This battle was no small matter. The troops left behind had to be strong enough to withstand a frontal assault by the Scourge, but Patrick could not leave too many elite soldiers and formidable commanders behind. Naturally, the main army would enter Crystalsong Forest with Patrick and strike straight at Icecrown Glacier.
Kael'thas, Vashj, and Illidan would certainly be going; excluding them would inevitably breed resentment. The Kor'kron and the Valiance Expedition were another matter. Patrick reckoned they would not commit large forces to this battle, and only Sylvanas and Jaina would face the Lich King in person.
After Patrick discussed matters with Kael'thas and Illidan for a while, the six animal gods and the Lynx Spirit Regba arrived in the large conference room. The six animal gods had shrunk themselves to roughly human size.
"Everyone, have you settled in here?"
"Hiss... hiss... The environment here is warm, very suitable for us to live in." Sseratus flicked his forked tongue. Snakes were cold-blooded creatures, and liking warmth was in their nature.
"The environment here is indeed quite good, but we won't be able to recover our strength anytime soon," the Wind Serpent Quetz'lun also spoke up.
The great white bear Rhunok, however, plopped down on the floor. "It's too hot here. My children don't like it."
Rhunok himself did not mind. He had already reached a point where the external environment no longer affected him, but his offspring, a whole host of little polar bears, had no such ability. To withstand Northrend's bitter cold, polar bears were naturally endowed with resistance to cold and the ability to retain warmth. But once they were made to live in the tropics, those gifts became a death sentence.
"You can go down to the ground through the magic circle, but I must remind