"Tell me your plan!" Alleria said.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk laid out his entire plan for trading with the Trolls.
"Hmm... that could very well work," Alleria said. "How long do you think the negotiations will take?"
"Hard to say!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk frowned and shook his head.
Those Troll leaders were all blockheads who knew nothing about negotiation. Even he had no confidence that they could reach an agreement.
"If it takes a month or two, are we just going to sit around waiting?" Alleria asked.
"How about... we hunt down a shipload of hides and meat to take back?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked.
"What hides and meat?" Alleria asked with a frown.
"We don't have to sit around." Yu Lin Bloodhawk opened the map of Stranglethorn Vale and pointed north of the former Bloodsail Camp on the Wildman Coast. "There are plenty of Raptors here. Why don't we round them all up, kill them, and take their hides and meat back? Hmm... there's also a Raptor King there. I've forgotten his name, but he should be pretty formidable. Anyone interested could try taming him for fun!"
"Are you sure?" Alleria asked.
"I should be right! But I haven't scouted the place in person. Originally, I didn't want to touch them. Since everyone's free now, though, why not go hunting? At least we can stock up on food for the Battle Pets," Yu Lin Bloodhawk said.
"If they're there, we'll round them up, but we can't kill them. We need to take them back to Quel'Thalas. If a Raptor can take down even one Troll from Zul'Aman, it'll be worth it," Alleria said. "The Auxiliary Burning Legion still lacks Battle Pets. Giving them some would be good too. It's better than nothing!"
"If they want them, that shouldn't be a