Patrick Cabrolon had been defeated? The leadership of every faction was watching the battle between Patrick and Deathwing, unwilling to miss even the smallest detail.
If Patrick and Deathwing both ended up half-dead, and Deathwing killed Patrick only to be slain by the Coalition Forces afterward, that would be the outcome the Alliance and Horde leadership both wanted to see.
Patrick's series of conspiracies-or rather, overt schemes-had long since offended both the Alliance and the Horde. But they could find no opening, nor any way to split and divide the Arcane Pact internally to ensure a decisive victory over Quel'Thalas's army, leaving them unable to deal with Quel'Thalas by force.
Patrick's actions in Outland, the Battle of the Sunwell, the destruction of Dalaran, the rise of nations such as Kul Tiras and Stromgarde, and the rebirth of the Avengers had greatly diminished the Alliance and Horde's influence on Azeroth.
The Horde actually had it relatively easy. Garrosh had never cared much for the Undead anyway, though the Horde's influence in the Eastern Kingdoms would diminish greatly with the Avengers' departure. Still, since the Wrathgate incident had not happened, Garrosh had not stationed the Kor'kron in Undercity to keep Sylvanas in check.
Garrosh had no particular feelings about the High Elves, but he owed Patrick a favor. By the traditions of the Mag'har Orcs, Garrosh would not strike first against the Arcane Pact. As for the situation in the Eastern Kingdoms, although Garrosh was unhappy about it, he could accept it. To him, bringing the troops stationed in the Eastern Kingdoms back to Kalimdor to strengthen his control there might be a better choice.
Garrosh had also intended to strengthen exchanges between the Horde and the Pact further to ease the Horde's shortage of supplies, but many leaders disapproved, so he