Indeed…
As for your explanation of Izzabelle’s need for a bond, I did understand and saw it other ways as well… The blood elves need to feel the connection to the sunwell, or else they can turn wretched and die. I saw Izzabelle’s need to bond to a source of power as a way to have a mobile sunwell, without it, she is weaker, she can wither, go unconscious or even die…
I spoke of the bond as being sonetimes addictive, I based it nearly off of something called the Protoss from Starcraft. If you ever played it, they are a psychic race of telepaths who share a bond with every single member of their race called the Khala. They can’t lie to each other because they can feel each other’s emotions and thoughts. The race did eventually split as part of them wanted to feel personal freedom, individuality. But the main race that remained have a really difficult time without the Khala because they feel so alone after living their entire lives being bonded together.
I might suggest a slight word change to Yumara’s post of Isaik, being bound only to Isaik and he and Zalak are at the moment the same entity. They are one mind and soul made up of two. Like a terrible teleporting accident in a sci-fi movie. Plus if they were separated Isaik would be the one Yumara would’ve truly liked, Zalak without the meshing is more like Ebony.
I did reveal a bit more, of the Salkeen problem. after Salkeen dies in that timeline so too will Isaik after. Hence the reason he can’t revive Salkeen. But the extra twist is the memories from Zalak side…
There is something here that has not been revealed yet, but puts it all together!
The last thing I say before sleep claims my mind, I recall one of my characters meeting that demon society but I can’t recall if it was Salkeen or Isaik… This thread has gone on for so long, there’s so much to remember!!