Sunlight City.
Patrick returned to the Floating City. Just as Tirion had said, Lordaeron's diplomatic letter had arrived, but he had never expected that the person delivering it would be Alonsus Faol.
"Lord Cabrolon, I never thought we would meet again."
Seeing Archbishop Faol, who had become an undead paladin, stirred many feelings in Patrick.
A few decades were enough for most things in the human world to disappear, and enough for a great many new things to emerge. In Quel'Thalas, closest to Lordaeron, a mere few decades had brought little change. Patrick himself still looked like a young elf.
"I'm sorry for the trouble of having you deliver the diplomatic letter in person this time. With Lordaeron joining us, the entire northern island will return to its former state. We can immediately surpass the Alliance and the Horde to become Azeroth's foremost power once again."
There was just one thing he left unsaid. The former Alliance of Lordaeron had been led by humans, with real power resting in the hands of the Kingdom of Lordaeron and its king, Terenas Menethil. This time, however, the Azeroth Arcane Covenant was led by high elves, and the one holding power was the Special Councilor of Quel'Thalas, Patrick Cabrolon.
Although the Arcane Pact appeared to include all manner of races-humans, night elves, high elves, dwarves, naga, fel orcs, ogres, void dragons, and blue dragons-the night elves, fel orcs, and void dragons essentially obeyed Illidan's every command. There was little to say about the naga, either; Vashj essentially had the final say, and both Illidan and Vashj relied on Patrick's decisions.
Among the high elves, Patrick already held absolute sway in Silvermoon City. The Blue Dragonflight also obeyed his every word. Admiral Tandred of Kul Tiras could not break away from the Arcane Pact's