The fleet's voyage went smoothly, and before long, Yu Lin Bloodhawk and his party arrived in the Hinterlands.
Back in Gutland, Yu Lin Bloodhawk quickly delegated all arrangements for the prisoners of war to his subordinates. He specifically stressed that the Shadow Council's orc warlocks and death knights were to be held separately from the ordinary orc prisoners.
Once everything had been assigned, Yu Lin Bloodhawk brought Sylvanas and Old Charlatan into his office for a meeting. This was a secret meeting, and he did not want too many people knowing about it yet, so security outside was tight.
Old Charlatan and Sylvanas understood his intentions. Once they reached the meeting room, they sat quietly and watched him bustle about with detached expressions.
Only after Yu Lin Bloodhawk stopped running around and returned to the meeting room did Old Charlatan ask, "Done running? You've been rushing back and forth. What has you so nervous?"
"I wanted to ask how your research into that fel absorption spell in Dire Maul is coming along," Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked Old Charlatan.
"Same as before! Not bad!" Old Charlatan said.
"What does 'same as before' mean?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked again. After a moment's thought, he added, "Let me put it another way. How is it different from the way night elf demon hunters absorb fel?"
"The differences!" Old Charlatan's eyes lit up, but one glance at Yu Lin Bloodhawk quickly dimmed them again. Discuss magic? No mage could possibly enjoy discussing magic with an idiot like Yu Lin Bloodhawk.
Old Charlatan thought for a while before saying, "You won't understand if I make it complicated! Think of it this way. A demon's fel is a piece of poisonous raw meat. It contains tremendous energy, but plenty of poison too. Night elf demon hunters