"The Frostwolf Rangers certainly lived up to their reputation. They're incredible! Even in such a confined space, they maintained the distance between themselves and the enemy so well, and they even coordinated their crossfire to leave the orcs nowhere to hide!" the Mountain Lion Nightstalker Deputy Leader said admiringly.
In truth, the area where the Orc Wolf Riders and Frostwolf Rangers were fighting was not particularly small. But both sides were mounted, and cavalry naturally needed plenty of room to maneuver, so it seemed rather cramped by comparison.
"Deputy Leader, a message from the leader! She wants us to finish up quickly and head back with all the Frostwolf Rangers. She's planning something big," a Nightstalker behind the Mountain Lion Nightstalker Deputy Leader reported.
The Mountain Lion Nightstalker Deputy Leader turned around and saw a Mountain Lion Nightstalker standing behind her with two pet mountain lions.
The Mountain Lion Nightstalker Deputy Leader reached out and accepted the orders the other Mountain Lion Nightstalker handed her.
The letter had not been delivered by an owl, but by the pet mountain lion of a Nightstalker stationed with the leader.
When the Nightstalkers were on the move, they often used their pets to deliver messages. They used owls over long distances, but mountain lions were the most common choice for shorter distances, since they were more discreet and less likely to be spotted by the enemy or anyone else.
After reading the orders, the Mountain Lion Nightstalker Deputy Leader simply said, "Tell the leader I understand."
The Mountain Lion Nightstalker Deputy Leader had not addressed the Nightstalker in front of her, but one of the two pet mountain lions beside her.
She knew that the mountain lion's owner was beside the leader at that moment, using Beast's Eye. Speaking to the pet was