The Coming of the Troll

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Orion had begun to slink away from Ziroonderel, his witch nursemaid,to go deep into the wood with Oth the Hunter. He was curious of the woods' magic and the way of the hunter. I suppose this was an inevitable result of my hubris in naming him after Orion the hunter. Ziroonderel and I could teach him the magics of the wood but not the way of man. As Orion grew taller and stronger, he sought the secrets of men. Little in these days did I think on the Elf King. My days were filled with the wonder of life seen through the naive eyes of a child. Yet the Elf King watched and waited. And when he had waited long enough, he sent the troll.