"Of course I'm optimistic! The alternative is despair, and I'm not one for that." Which wasn't a criticism of her, just a statement of his own options.

"Historically, again, the only ones on the side of the Legion were the Highborne directly serving Queen Azshara -- which, given the power of the Legion and the Well of Eternity, was all they needed. In fact, I would be surprised if the shamans of the troll empires weren't working on the elements in their own way, which means far from being futile, this will actually be quite helpful to us." He couldn't help but smile in an effort to be reassuring.