"I shall speak simply and without prevarication, for I wish to be clear." your father said flatly. "Our clan are demon-worshippers and I am not the chief but rather a mere slave among the other slaves of the Burning Legion."
This is like the unexpected hanging paradox, where a prisoner is told he'll be hanged without knowing the exact date, logically deduces he can't be hanged at all, and then is surprised when they do come -- totally unexpected.
I did not expect this one.
In hindsight, it's pretty clear why this came up now. I don't know how it was that Neeru became involved with the Burning Legion (maybe he'll admit it as well), but he had the example of his peers and Doomhammer, so he kept it as a trump card in case he needs to whack Thrall over the head with it in order to save his clan. Yet it was not demons, but his own son who provided security and recognition for the clan, and entrenched their position to the point it is now firmer than the Warchief's. Neeru's efforts were inadequate to the task; Grok has proven it could have been achieved otherwise. Worse yet, what was once the last lifeline turned into a liability; if Neeru's allegiuances come to light, it would threaten to wipe out everything Grok did. And if he doesn't kiss the demon boot, the Legion would have no qualms about revealing their agent and seeing the twice-traitor get his due. Neeru must be pretty sceptical of the choices that led him there, but as they say, hindsight is 20/20.
Now, what I would have expected from him was to wheel and deal and try to get out of this without the affair coming to light... not even to Grok'mash himself. Maybe work on severing the ties, have Grok keep murdering 'rogue assets', and otherwise try to tie up the loose ends, so when time comes for him to step down there would be nothing left to cast doubt on Grok and on the clan. Instead, he chose to come clean, which is very uncharacteristic of him. It also presents a really unpleasant dilemma for Grok in regards to honor, and I wouldn't bet on clan loyalty being stronger than the key concept of our character. Neeru is going to propose a scheme, then, a scheme under which keeping a dirty secret to strike against the Burning Legion could be considered relatively honorable -- if you squint at it really hard.
The problem is Grok is not much of a schemer, and while Neeru is capable at intrigue, he has managed to outplay himself. We'll have to see what he thinks should be the way forward.
While you could, having the name of the Burning Blade behind you is a significant advantage.
Yes, and now there is a matter of reputation. Neeru's change of heart was due to us cleaning up its image, and much of his motivation could be traced to the preservation of the clan, so he'd naturally want us to keep the old name.
But there are benefits in rebranding as well.
Admittedly, taking all the best assets from the Burning Blade and consigning the undesirables as traitors to burn would be a rather cold move, as our father would have to accept the blame.
