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And we feasted well when I hauled the body back. His face was wrinkled in confusion as if he could not quite believe what he had just said. Surely Loki has a story! What Loki would he be if he did not?
A warmed up crowd indeed. Loki stood up slowly- his flashy robes and brooches stained with drink and food as if in a pattern. Glittering eyes closed then reopened, and the father of Fenrir adjusted his cloak with exaggerated movement, as those in the room eventually fell into silence.
When the rustling of his clothes was the loudest sound in the room, he began. While on my stroll, I saw a stag- a talking one. We talked about the hows and whys of the world till the sun went down. While the conversation was surprisingly elucidating, I had gotten He disagreed- I had been talking to him as an equal all this time.
If I wished to kill him, why, I must fight him on equal ground. I agreed- he made a fair point, after all. A foregone conclusion, you might think. The storyteller paused, sweeping his eyes around the room. To Utgard it looked like he was a stag, albeit one that happened to be wearing human skin. The audience was silent again.
The sharpest horns in the world were no match for the hardness of my head. Utgard clapped Loki on the back. I should have known it was about a god! Though I must say, the details were For his part Loki barely winced this time. Is that not right, my king?
We not that this tale has not been well done before. Bur feast your orbs upon this little 19 page version.
The setup is unique, catchy and entertaining. Grenn is a real rascal and full of new tricks! Fun and entertaining take on the usually boring dragon and hero story.
Expected but not so often used answer to the question of "why virgins", and quite possibly the most "unique" method of slaying a dragon I have seen. Yay, a man makes a stand, and delivers.. Nice short about a man getting fed up with a situation.
And does something about it, along with others. Cute, fun, light, humorous, a quick read. I'm not sure what the gland of a doe that had delivered a fawn was all about, though. Grenn Dilicard, self-named swashbuckler, is tired of this ghastly display of cowardice and makes a wager that he will be the man to do something about it.
But what can one man do against this centuries-old plight? Perhaps a more fitting question: This short tale 10 pages of fantasy adventure and humor takes place in the realm of Jotunheim, the locale for the fantasy epic, Test of a Prince. Kindle Edition , 19 pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
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This book is not yet featured on Listopia. May 16, Bill Tillman rated it it was amazing Shelves: We have all read a tale about the maiden sacrificed to appease the dragon? We not that this tale has not been well done before. Bur feast your orbs upon this little 19 page version. The setup is unique, catchy and entertaining.