Role

Chapter 2

The goblin's dark eyes suddenly misted over, growing opaque and hazy, and it
screamed in agony. Uthiln caught it with both his hands. It felt feather light
as the strength continued to surge through him. He brought it down on his knee
with a sickening crack, and threw the crumpled form aside.

He looked back up at the rim of the suddenly quiet Pit, eyes blazing.

The goblins peered down at him, jaws hanging open, eyes shifting to each other
fearfully.

One piped up, unseen from beyond the edge of the Rim, "Heys! Dat not fai..."
but was suddenly shushed by a swell of angry mutterings.

The crowd parted before a tall goblin with a feathered crown, carrying a
staff. It looked down at him with rheumy eyes. They widened as they took in

"This elfie blessed! Not want, not want! Get elfie out! Now! Now!!" It shook
its staff at the goblins, and they hastily grabbed a narrow, long ladder.

I could destroy all of them, Uthiln thought. For what they did, he would
destroy them. Yes! Each and every... And like that, the strength was gone. He
almost collapsed as the pain rushed back, his shoulders slumping.

What was he thinking? He chastised himself as he limped up the ladder, trying
to look as strong as he had felt earlier, and failing miserably. Yet the
goblins still shied away from him, and when he reached the top, most of them
had scattered into the miserable, muddy camp at the top.

Their shaman remained, however, keeping its staff pointed at him from a safe
distance.

"Leave now elfie! Now!" And it hissed as it backed away towards the shanties
of the camp.

He wished he could kill the wretched thing, for what it had did to his
companions, and countless others. But he could barely stand, so he hissed
back, his spit mixed with blood, and backed away into the woods.

He came across a wide river. He rested against a tree with his elbow, and took
some deep, painful breaths. He had been elf enough for the goblins, at least,
hadn't he? He grinned despite his situation, his teeth smeared with blood, and
followed the river downstream as the sun set.