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Thrall and Jaina met Medivh at the Stonetalon oracle, where he revealed the Burning Legion as their common enemy. Thrall had guided the Horde to Kalimdor following Medivh's earlier warning, and Jaina had led survivors from Lordaeron after the Scourge destroyed much of the northern kingdom. Stonetalon therefore stands as a turning point not because peace was suddenly easy, but because the leaders recognized a danger that no one people could defeat alone.
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Thrall and Jaina met Medivh at the Stonetalon oracle, where he revealed the Burning Legion as their common enemy. The prophet urged the leaders to cooperate despite the long wars between humans and orcs. The meeting laid the groundwork for a coalition that would eventually defend Mount Hyjal.
Thrall had guided the Horde to Kalimdor following Medivh's earlier warning, and Jaina had led survivors from Lordaeron after the Scourge destroyed much of the northern kingdom. Their peoples had ample reason to distrust one another. Yet the Legion's return threatened both settlements and made the old quarrel dangerously small beside a world-wide invasion. The oracle's message asked leaders to see beyond the injuries of the First and Second Wars.
The resulting cooperation did not make their followers forget past bloodshed. It did give the defenders of Azeroth a chance to combine their strength with the night elves during the battle against Archimonde. Stonetalon therefore stands as a turning point not because peace was suddenly easy, but because the leaders recognized a danger that no one people could defeat alone.
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