User blog comment:YourPrivateNightmare/The Freljord Hype.../@comment-8267817-20130423145933/@comment-5077844-20130423171343

I agree with you. Thing is, Riot got something big planned for Freljord and they needed allies for the various factions. And seemed like the perfect victim to get reworked into a brutal, but still smart ally/minions of.