Azshara truly lived up to her name. The ruler of the Kaldorei ten thousand years ago deserved her reputation, presenting Patrick with such a grand gift the moment they met.
Everyone present felt a bone-deep chill. In a rare lapse of emotional control, Illidan let Fel spill intermittently from the runes on his body. Malfurion and Tyrande could not help tensing up.
There was no need to conceal killing intent.
Patrick instantly released the restraints around him. His vast Arcane energy roared past like a tsunami, mingled with Aman'Thul's Power of Time and Patrick's own mastery of space. Everyone present felt the violent surge of energy. Under Patrick's will, the surrounding Arcane energy had already become extremely volatile and aggressive.
With Elune's power bolstering Patrick's own strength, his power was overwhelming. Even the Demon Hunters, who were best suited to countering mages, felt profoundly helpless before his power. Faced with such an enormous disparity in strength, even Illidan could only lament his inadequacy.
If the Naga became fully autonomous in the New World, it would amount to leaving the Arcane Pact outright without cause. And their territory had been won through everyone's combined efforts-what would the other factions think? Even if the Naga did not leave the Arcane Pact, their presence within it would no longer have any meaning, because the alliance would already exist in name only.
Patrick had originally turned a blind eye to Vashj. She had joined the Arcane Pact, but that did not mean she had abandoned her loyalty to Azshara. In Vashj's eyes, Azshara would certainly take priority over Patrick.
But with Azshara coming in person to raise this matter, things were completely different. A cancer that affected internal affairs had to be thoroughly excised. Getting either Illidan or Kael'thas to act against the Naga,