(I went to the hospital over the past few days. My shoulders and the area below my neck have been aching frequently, and my muscles have been tense. There has also been so much going on lately that I have been busy to the point of feeling mentally dazed, so I haven't updated.)
As large felines, black panthers ranked among the best in endurance, stamina, carrying capacity, strength, agility, and other aspects. They were indeed much stronger than lynxes, but their pairing with the Huntresses had one fairly obvious weakness.
However, the Huntress forces had been renowned for over ten thousand years, and Tyrande had always kept the method of making warglaives to herself, never allowing the technology to spread. The high elves also focused on arcane magic and had scarcely paid any attention to Ranger troops. Although the Farstriders received somewhat better treatment, this basically amounted to a few more pieces of enchanted equipment. Only Patrick, a newly ascended member of Silvermoon City's leadership, paid so much attention to non-spellcaster troops.
That weakness was attack range. When the Huntresses engaged the enemy, the limitations of their warglaives severely restricted their attack range. Comparing the two, the Lynx Knights still had their merits.
Most Rangers were proficient in marksmanship, while a small number specialized in wilderness survival to facilitate troop movements during war. Rangers proficient in beast mastery were exceedingly rare. Fortunately, the Farstriders, composed of elite Rangers, did have some familiarity with beast mastery, and this happened to be an enormous help to Patrick.
After prolonged training in the Ghostlands and actual combat in the Eastern Plaguelands, the Lynx Knights had improved tremendously. That was why they had been brought straight over to take part in the Northern Expedition this time. The Rangers provided long-range damage, while the lynxes