"I've made up my mind! To keep Romance of the Three Kingdoms safe, I have to keep it with me. If I lose it, I won't be able to listen to it anymore," Sylvanas said with a smile.
"You..." Yu Lin Bloodhawk was left speechless.
"Go on! Go on! Make all the trouble you want! I really don't see what you stand to gain by tormenting me to death!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk shouted in exasperation.
"Please don't be angry, Brother-in-law. I'm only keeping my story safe," Sylvanas said.
"You left your story behind. I'll go pick it up for you." As he spoke, Yu Lin Bloodhawk struggled to turn his hawkstrider around, intending to head back. But the damned bird simply refused to obey him, infuriating him almost beyond endurance.
"It's better off back there. We can pick it up on the way back." Sylvanas smiled. "Don't waste your effort. It won't listen to you right now! Be careful. Falling off hurts."
With no other choice, Yu Lin Bloodhawk simply lay flat on the hawkstrider's back, wrapped both arms around its neck, and turned his green face away from Sylvanas, refusing to look at her or speak to her.
"Heehee! Heehee!" Sylvanas's delighted laughter rang across the small plain. "Brother-in-law! You look just like a little child when you're angry."
...Yu Lin Bloodhawk was so furious that he no longer knew what to say.
The Orc Company Commander could not think of a way to lead everyone safely through the minefield. He had far too few men. Unlike the Orc leader, he could not send fifty men charging at the Elves behind them, drive them away, and then take his time crossing the minefield. He believed there had to be a reason the Elves were trying to lure the Orcs