After the Gryphon Rider came in, he reported to Yu Lin Bloodhawk that Commander Alleria had escorted the Wildhammer Dwarves to Proudmoore's Menethil Harbor and said he could withdraw his troops.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk and all the officers were astonished. They hurriedly asked whether it was true. How had she gotten so many people into the city so quickly?
The Gryphon Rider assured them it was absolutely true. After the Orcs stopped pursuing them, Alleria had led the Wildhammer civilian column back to Daha. Meanwhile, Lord Mez'dra of the Wildhammer Dwarves had gathered large numbers of human wagons in Proudmoore territory and used them to ferry the Wildhammer civilians to Menethil Harbor without pause.
The last group of Wildhammer civilians had safely reached Menethil Harbor at noon that day. However, the sudden influx had left the harbor terribly overcrowded. Commander Alleria wanted him to return quickly and send ships to transport the Wildhammer people to the Hinterlands.
The officers exchanged looks. In the end, they decided to bury all the Gnome Land Mines at Small Gourd Waist that evening, then hurry back to the city together under cover of darkness.
The elves abruptly stopped bartering. The Orcs wondered what they were planning and raised their alert level that night.
The next morning, the Orc patrols were the first to discover that all the elves across from them had withdrawn. When the soldiers returned to report it, the Orc Chieftain was still skeptical. Only after running outside and seeing the empty position opposite them did he believe it. He also marveled that this battle against the elves had truly been unlike anything in history. After thinking it over, he shook his head, finding it laughable himself.
He sent a small squad of Orc Shield Infantry to inspect Small Gourd Belly, where