After waiting a while, Yu Lin Bloodhawk saw that everyone had arrived. He drew his gaze away from the sand table and took the seat at the head of the table.
The headquarters' conference room was spacious and simply furnished. A large military map of Kalimdor hung on the front wall, and a long oval table stood in the middle of the room, surrounded by chairs. There was more than enough seating for the twenty-odd attendees. Sand-table models of Kalimdor and Desolace occupied the center of the oval table.
"Everyone's here, so let's begin!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk gave a slight nod, then outlined the events unfolding across Azeroth and the problems Quel'Danil currently faced, establishing the background for the meeting.
Next came the reports from the commanders.
Since this was an emergency meeting called at short notice, the commanders had not had time to prepare much material. They confined their reports to the key points, so the reporting did not take very long.
Once everyone had finished, Yu Lin Bloodhawk tapped his fingers lightly against the table in a steady rhythm. "To sum things up, what everyone lacks most right now is labor."
The officers fell silent for a moment, then began nodding and responding. "That's right. Essentially, it all comes down to a shortage of manpower. Unless we solve that, not only will many construction projects in Kalimdor take longer, but much of the fertile farmland around the villages on the Seaside Plain at Quel'Danil may also go to waste."
"Given the current situation in the Eastern Kingdoms, we probably won't have much labor available until the war is completely over," Yu Lin Bloodhawk said thoughtfully. "The Alliance is certain to win this war. As it recovers more and more lost territory, the Human Kingdoms will demand the repatriation