He suddenly felt that everything he was doing seemed meaningless. He wondered whether he really ought to leave for Jintha'Alor tomorrow. After thinking it over for a long time, he finally decided not to accompany the expedition.
So he wrote a long letter to Sylvanas, putting his feelings of dejection into words. He also explained his true purpose in releasing those 1,000 troll prisoners: to make the trolls fighting the elves understand that eating an elf was hardly a worthwhile proposition.
He wanted to see just how much food-the resource trolls lacked most-mattered to ordinary trolls. Even if he could only get ten elves back in the end, releasing this batch of trolls would still be worth it.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk also told her how he had dealt with Zuga. Although there was little hope, he had decided to wait a month anyway. Finally, he asked Sylvanas to find a way to have the Air Force leave more than ten ballistae at Jintha'Alor.
After finishing his letter to Sylvanas, he wrote a letter each to Alleria and the Farstriders Commander as well. He explained the release of the troll prisoners and asked them to let the trolls through. He also asked that, if any trolls really did bring elven prisoners to exchange for food in the future, they give them food according to the number they brought, and refrain from harming trolls who returned elven prisoners or bodies.
Once he finished writing, he had those two letters sent out. He also summoned the expedition's officer and gave him the letter for Sylvanas, telling him to deliver it to her personally. Yu Lin Bloodhawk told them that, if there was no fighting when they arrived, they must take part in Sylvanas's training anyway. He explained that he had no time to