est thinning into a clearing. A shabby wooden fen

h wooden spears, stood

eyes pleading. "I need

Grimp away. "The weak have n

epped forward, hand on

he muttered, focu

in flames, casting

ied. The guards stum

tone cut through the air

rantically, like ch

sir! F-f

his flaming sword

estruck. "You're

miled. "L

uts and curious goblin onlookers. EEryndor could see tha

es clan with he can't eat."

ounds like the politicians back in my worl

stood a larg

, "The stranger wish

ce responde

de the crude door,

lin chief sat, ador

"Who dares distur

e was about two levels higher than him. Th

in." Erynd

r finally spoke in a confidence v

the elf in front of him. Unlike most elves who held how and arrows, this one in front

ere to challenge you, Gorgrok, to a duel. If I wi

t elf! You are not even a goblin! How dare you envision yo

tling this mere forest elf here? For

l. "You think you can defeat me? I've ruled this clan for y

d this." Gorgrok stood, his mass

, the village gathering

w the treetops, cas

ts blaze intensifying. Gorgrok ro

uel b

He countered with swift slashes, but Gorgrok's armor deflected the flames. The goblin chief retali

e. Goblins watched, wide-eyed, as the

ed down, Eryndor pa

orched. Eryndor pressed his advantage. A flurry of strikes rained down, each one aimed at G

flames engulfing his armor. The goblin

age fell

victorious, hi

d, extinguish

aving only the soun

ing. "The new chief! All ha

o chant. "Eryndor! Er

rd, a sense of pride and

ming the chief of the Gobrou clan. Ho

increased. Host is now recogn

his gaze sweep

r me." Eryndor tho

ied, he turned his attentio

blins who've participat

r addressed them, "We know the orcs won't hesitate t

nodded, eage

before they reach our village. Choose t

ed, tasked with pre

village's defenses,

e increased. Host's ability to co

the chief, it was crude but

comes later, right now, we ha

, Eryndor gat

unt orcs. Prepa

d, their faces set

've identified ideal ambush location

"Let's show them the

. They dug holes, laid wooden spears in them and covered them with shru

d the ambush party,

signated location,

s quiet, tens

hing leaves and snapping twi

s had a

s narrowed. "

ked onto the appro

action, unleashing a h

mbled, caugh

sword flashing in

shouted, the blade

led, terrified

of goblins, striki

des bit deep in

rough the enemy, his swo

a battle-axe, aiming

ntering with a

rm severed, its

ed, goblins an

arling orc, its tu

clashed, sp

riposting with

d, joining its

ensified, the fo

ed, branche

rushing water

, retreated toward

ursued, d

nto the water

pushing the orcs tow

umbled in,

t the riverbank

hem!" he

unleashed a

ir bodies swept aw

d, the forest s

urveyed t

00 chaos points. Host's

d, grinning. "C

ide swelling. "We

red, Eryndor's gaze

d, a testament t

s wasn't the end. Th

even bigger army." Eryndor smil