The human administrators fell silent, as though someone had dumped a bucket of cold water over their heads. The atmosphere in the meeting turned oppressive.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk could not stand that sort of atmosphere. He slapped the table and said, "What are you afraid of? Isn't it just a few old-guard nobles from Stormwind City wanting to come here? Only a handful of them, and you're already this scared? Do they have three heads or six arms?
"You, you, and you!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk singled out three human administrators in succession and berated them. "Don't think I've forgotten you. You were among Thirteen's earliest subordinates, and you even hunted me down back when you were pirates. How did you become such cowards? Where's the courage you had as pirates? Where's the courage you had when you were hunting me? Has a comfortable life made you lose your nerve?"
Furious, Yu Lin Bloodhawk pointed at several of Thirteen's earliest followers and cursed them out. These were the same pirates who had chased him from Tirisfal into Quel'Thalas and nearly killed him.
These men had risen fairly high among the surrendered pirates who had willingly placed themselves under Thirteen's command. Thirteen had kept those who had risen even higher by his side, and many had become his trusted lieutenants.
The human administrators he singled out flushed red. However thick-skinned they were, being called out in front of everyone still embarrassed them.
"My lord, they're all nobles..." one of them said, his face crimson.
"Nobles? Nobles aren't worth a damn!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk snapped. "So what if they're nobles? What do they have left besides a title? Money? I'll give you that. Weapons and armor? I'll give you those. Food? I'll give you that too. What are you afraid of? Can't you