"Yes!" the Gryphon Rider said, turning to leave.
"Idiot! Go tomorrow, understood?" Sylvanas shouted.
"Yes! I'll report tomorrow," the Gryphon Rider replied.
"Do you know what to say?" Sylvanas asked.
"I do!" the Gryphon Rider said with a smile. "After a full day of dangerous reconnaissance and countless hardships, we have confirmed that Orcs are there. However, the dense fog has prevented us from determining their numbers, force composition, or other details."
Sylvanas nodded. "Very good! I have complete faith in your reconnaissance results. Go report to the main force tomorrow afternoon!"
"Yes!" With that, the Gryphon Rider immediately left the tent.
After the Gryphon Rider left, Sylvanas thought that quite a few Orcs had already retreated to the mountain valley behind the Quarry, so there surely could not be many left at the Quarry itself.
It seemed the time had come to suggest that Alleria propose leaving the Human Infantry behind and advancing swiftly with only the human cavalry and the Elven Expeditionary Burning Legion, so they could attack the Quarry as soon as possible.
Otherwise, all the Orcs would escape. After such an arduous march, failing to kill even a single Orc would be far too hard to justify.
With that in mind, she leaned over the table, took out a pen, and wrote Alleria a secret letter. Then she summoned an Owl Ranger and told her to make certain the letter reached Alleria.
The Owl Ranger took the letter and left Sylvanas's tent.
"Am I nurturing a future threat, or keeping an enemy alive to preserve my own importance?" Sylvanas murmured to herself. "Hopefully not the former!"
Alleria received Sylvanas's secret letter that evening. In it, Sylvanas told her that more than half the Orcs had already moved to the small plateau on the mountaintop behind the