Excerpt from Northern Warriors Chapter 1: The Invasion
The Princess and her Captors
Alexia sat at the end of the line, unsure how to feel or what to make
of her surroundings: her family chained up next to her, the noisy
crowd assembling in the square, the goblins surrounding the platform
and guarding her. She had never seen goblins before, to her
recollection, but she did not like them: short humanoid creatures
with small, skinny bodies, reddish skin, yellow eyes, and large,
scabby heads. They were just as rude as they were ugly, always poking
their spears at her over the smallest thing, such as a sneeze or a
yawn, and making jokes about all the people they had killed and the
treasures they had stolen. Some female goblins had broken into the
royal apartments and stolen items from the the princesses' wardrobes.
She had seen one wearing a necklace and a crown belonging to her
mother, and had been particularly incensed when she saw one wearing
one of her favorite dresses...
Pintath, a Goblin Warlord
...Two goblin guards marched up the steps, followed closely by a large,
exceptionally scabby goblin in leather armor with a short cape and a
large, horned helmet like a Viking hat. He was frowning when he
ascended the steps, but smiled with evil pleasure as he saw the
prisoners. He looked like he was trying very hard to suppress a cruel
laugh...
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