"But, Sis..." Lirath still hesitated. "You and your husband don't have any children yet..."
Sylvanas picked up the thread. "Although you've been married for less than a century, I believe both the head of the Cabrolon family and all of us hope you'll have children as soon as possible. Within a few decades, your children will gradually grow up, and your husband will be able to devote more attention to studying the arcane."
In the eyes of the High Elves, Patrick's so-called arcane "talent" was the finest in all of Quel'Thalas, or even all of Azeroth, surpassing even the pure bloodline of the Sunstrider family. Although Patrick had always downplayed the role of talent and advocated that human effort could overcome fate, that was simply how High Elves were. They valued bloodlines, families, and origins, and such thinking could not be eliminated without generations of effort.
The first to gain some understanding of this were probably elves like Idonis, who had followed Patrick from the earliest days. They were commoners, without families to rally behind them or noble, elite bloodlines. But Patrick's growth had unfolded before their eyes, and these elves had also embarked on their own studies, working hard to catch up with their lord.
Although Idonis, Quelrintis, and the others had not reached the level of demigods, after so many wars and decades of research and study, these elves were all at least Ninth Circle archmages. Some had even entered the legendary ranks.
This would have been unimaginable in the Quel'Thalas of the past. The numbers of Ninth Circle archmages and legendary mages had soared, and the succession of wars that had tempered Azeroth had rapidly increased the strength of the entire world.
"That's true." Alleria nodded thoughtfully. Not long after Kael'thas had married, Lady Luminass had successfully