Talk:Bleeding the Mountain/@comment-7263041-20140519113338/@comment-7263041-20140519150302

Here's the thing Berenal.

It doesn't matter if they're not representing the Horde or Alliance personally.

Imagine if you were an Alliance Commander at Farwatch Glen and suddenly an army of Horde soldiers appeared and started laying waste to the defenses and eventually overran the village and conquererd it, forcing you out. Would you know that the Horde forces weren't representing the Horde? No, you likely wouldn't. Instead like most people without inside knowledge (which as a Commander of Farwatch Glen you probably didn't have, as private enterprise engagements don't/shouldn't involve you) you'd have seen the collection of Horde races and assumed the Horde were on the warpath again.

Protocol would then dictate that you sent a report to Alliance Command. Assuming the report gets there (messengers can be intercepted after all) is the Alliance Command going to know that the Horde forces that attacked Farwatcher Glen aren't representing the Horde? No, they're not. Most logical explanation from what point is that the Horde is on the warpath and they must engage in kind.

End result? Pact is broken, war is back on. Even if Varian gets in contact with Vol'jin, what started as an independant, unaffiliated group attacking an Alliance settlement was the rock that started an avalanche. After the dust settles, any survivors of that mess, are not going to be treated kindly.

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And yes I am sorry about these long posts.