"Aren't you going to tell me about Elune?" Once the outsiders had left, Maiev finally spoke.
"What do you want to know?" Patrick raised an eyebrow.
"Everything." Maiev had once been a high priestess of Elune, ranking even above Tyrande. For someone without noble blood, that was a remarkable achievement. Unfortunately, the high priestess at the time, Digana, had been gravely wounded in the war, and she appointed Tyrande Whisperwind as her successor.
Digana's decision naturally left Maiev Shadowsong deeply disappointed. She was a veteran of the order, a highly experienced high priestess, while Tyrande was still a novice. Although Tyrande displayed extraordinary talent for healing, she lacked Maiev's experience. In Maiev's eyes, Tyrande spent too much time contemplating the Moon Goddess's compassion and peace. She was not a capable leader and was better suited to being a priest. Still, Maiev reluctantly accepted the new high priestess and followed her orders.
Did Maiev dislike Tyrande? Absolutely. Tyrande had taken her position, her authority, and even Illidan. Of course Maiev disliked her, but one thing was beyond question: Maiev's loyalty to Elune.
"I need to make this clear beforehand. Once you learn of Elune's plan, you must join us. You cannot disclose it, and you cannot withdraw, because I must prevent the plan from leaking. If you betray us, Elune's reckoning will come in due course."
"You mean resurrecting Elune?" Maiev had drawn some conclusions of her own from what she had heard earlier.
"There's more to it than that." Patrick looked up at the sky and took Maiev's silence as assent. He first explained the relationship between the Well of Eternity and Elune, then the relationship of the White Lady and the Blue Child to the Well of Eternity, as well as the damage the Old Gods had done to