"When exactly will they count as fully trained?" Sylvanas asked.
"After at least two real battles, I'd say! Once this operation is over, we'll hold a review meeting, give them some targeted training, then find a chance to fight another battle. If they make no serious mistakes in that one, they'll be ready. But why do you ask?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked.
"I want to train a unit of Nightstalkers too!" Sylvanas said.
"You'll have to wait a while. Once these troops finish their training, they'll all be qualified instructors," Yu Lin Bloodhawk said.
"Where are you planning to fight the second battle?" Sylvanas asked.
"Jintha'Alor, of course. Why? Is there a problem?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked.
"No problem! When do we attack?" Sylvanas asked.
"That depends on the Air Force's intelligence and how this battle goes," Yu Lin Bloodhawk said.
Sylvanas indicated that she understood. They chatted a while longer before she headed back.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk told his subordinate officers to have the soldiers settle their battle pets, then get some rest.
At present, only the dire wolves wore armor; all the other battle pets were unarmored. Their armor was packed into bags that the pets carried on the march and had removed during rest stops. The frostwolves in Sylvanas's unit were large and white-furred, making them conspicuous targets, so he placed them toward the center. The Nightstalkers' lynxes were another matter. From the moment that unit left the military camp, they had been in combat mode, not merely marching.
Lieutenant Colonel Glo received word from the Air Force that neither Zeb'Sora nor Zeb'luwa showed any unusual activity. He rested easy after that. He had discovered that having a unit like the Nightstalkers clear the way was a wonderful thing for a covert march.
The entire journey was