The Frostwolf Clan Regiment of the Windrunner Burning Legion was one of the most elite regiments in the Ranger Corps of the High Elf Kingdom of Quel'Thalas. That distinction did not refer merely to the soldiers' individual abilities. It also encompassed absolute obedience to military regulations, unquestioning execution of orders, and the basic ability to assess and adapt to changing battlefield conditions.
Although many of the Rangers did not understand why their commander had ordered them to rendezvous with the Frostwolf Clan Regiment troops coming from the other direction instead of pursuing the fleeing centaurs, they still carried out his orders to the letter.
"A lot of the soldiers don't understand why we aren't letting them pursue the enemy," the adjutant said with a smile as he caught up with his unit commander.
"It doesn't matter if they don't understand, as long as they follow orders!" The unit commander smiled too.
He thought their confusion was perfectly normal. He and his adjutant had not understood either when they attended the war council. This was nothing like the way they had fought before. The entire attack plan had been devised by the Bloodhawk City Lord and Regiment Commander Sylvanas-or, more accurately, Regiment Commander Sylvanas had been persuaded by City Lord Yu Lin Bloodhawk.
Not pursuing them was a matter of not chasing a desperate foe. Once the two groups of Frostwolf Clan Regiment troops successfully rendezvoused, however, the next step was to pursue in an orderly, organized manner, splitting into squads that maintained a certain distance from one another. Well... perhaps "hunt them down" was more appropriate. City Lord Yu Lin Bloodhawk had called it pressing the victory and pursuing the routed foe, rather than chasing fame like the Overlord.
He had no idea who the Overlord was, but the unit