The soldier said the officer who had led the men from the Royal City had refused to accept the situation, so they had beaten him flat and thrown out more than two hundred men. Later, Silvermoon City had sent another unit commander and two hundred replacements.
The new unit commander had been much more cooperative. He had asked what it took to qualify as a member of Bloodhawk. The commander of Explosive Bear Iron Fist had pointed at the First Battalion and said, "Be half as good as them, and we'll recognize you. Otherwise, when you leave, you won't even be worthy of touching a Bloodhawk Shield Emblem."
Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked in surprise how their four hundred men had beaten six hundred. The soldier said they had War Bears, didn't they? One swipe could knock a man down. As long as the bears didn't hit too hard, nobody would die, though they would certainly ache for days.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk said, "Didn't the other men have boars?" The soldier replied that they hadn't had time to complete their Soul Links. They had swaggered in acting like hotshots, and a fight had broken out within days. Hadn't they been asking for trouble? An elite regiment from the Royal City? Pah! Things were different now, though. The new officer was easy to talk to and got along very well with the Dire Bear commander.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked about the soldiers. The soldier said everyone got along well, and nobody looked down on them anymore. They had all completed their Soul Links; they had simply trained for less time and weren't as good at coordinating with their pets.
When Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked about the people sent by the Windrunner regiment, the soldier said everyone knew they belonged to the Queen