Role

Chapter 3

Suddenly the flames flickered, and Zalenne and Ghrummin returned. Neither of
them a ghost. It seems as if the battle was aborted as Zalenne had wandered
into a whirlwind without any means to escaping it. And lord Thror declared
that instead, Arrna now should face Ghrummin.

Arrna grunted something unhearable and hurled herself back up on her feet.
Taking a firm grip of her lance as the flames flickered and she found herself
back out in the desert. She could sense Ghrummin being on the other part of
the desert, and she quickly moved a bit closer to that part, and waited. She
did not wish her protections to run out before she could engage the dwarf.
She could now see the dwarf moving closer, and with a disgusted look on her
face, she drank the vile potions.

She could see the dwarf now, not far away at all. And she knew that he could
see her as well. She knew if she stepped closer, one of those skyflashes
would engage her, and moments later shed have a spear impaling her. And she
knew that Ghrummin was thinking the same. Whomever made the first move would
be at a disadvantage. As she realized she had been hesitating, she cursed out
loudly and charged into the skyflash, immidiatly retreating again, hoping
that shed lure the dwarf into coming. But in her rush, she didnt take note
on where she fled, and ran right into a group of trolls who quickly ambushed
her. She retreated back to the skyflash, only to find Ghrummin waiting for
her, and the spear quickly pierced her armors, once again cursing she retreat
to a safe location. And Ghrummin followed. They fought hard, a cut artery
there, a broken bone there, a heavy chop on a torso. Back and forth the
battle went, when suddenly the group of trolls and skyflashes engaged Arrna.

She quickly retreated to a safer location and heard how the group of
creatures now engaged Ghrummin instead. She charged back into the dwarf. Just
to face another group of trolls. Now they both fought each other and two band
of trolls. Neither Arrna or the dwarf willing to retreat, their vigor
faltered from the blood loss. With a heavy chop Arrna struck a mortal blow to
the dwarf, who fell stunned to the ground and the trolls finished him. With
her last strength, Arrna managed to retreat from the two groups of trolls who
had now turned against her as Ghrummin fell. But she was safe, the battle was
over.

As the flames flickered and she returned to the cliffs, lady Iunna gave her a
reassuring smile and she could see Ghrummin looking somewhat a shame as lord
Thror cursed at him for losing against women, twice. There werent even
thrown any real insults from the two dwarves anymore. Until lord Thror seemed
to shape up a bit and with a mischievous smile declared the third battle to
be a battle of wits. A contests of insults, and with a wide grin he pitted
Arrna to face Ghrummin first.