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Jaina Proudmoore refused to join her father Daelin's war against Thrall's Horde in Durotar. Daelin remembered the old Horde as an invader that had ravaged the human kingdoms. Daelin's campaign ended in defeat and his death, but the disagreement survived as a warning about how quickly past injuries could destroy a new settlement.
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Jaina Proudmoore refused to join her father Daelin's war against Thrall's Horde in Durotar. She had worked alongside the orcs against the Burning Legion and would not treat every member of the new Horde as an enemy deserving destruction. Her decision placed the fragile peace she had helped establish above obedience to her father's military campaign.
Daelin remembered the old Horde as an invader that had ravaged the human kingdoms. His return to war came from that experience and from fears he could not abandon when he saw orcs settling in Kalimdor. Jaina knew the threat of the Legion had forced former enemies to fight together and that Thrall's people were seeking a different future. Refusing to join the admiral did not erase her kinship or affection; it made the conflict a deeply personal tragedy.
Daelin's campaign ended in defeat and his death, but the disagreement survived as a warning about how quickly past injuries could destroy a new settlement. Jaina's position made Theramore a potential partner for peace rather than simply another front against Durotar. The event shaped the uncertain political balance encountered in original World of Warcraft.
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