Troll Mountain: The Complete Novel - Plot & Excerpts
He placed them thus: one up on the king’s podium, solely for the king’s personal use; and three at the bases of three of the mighty columns of the hall (the fourth column, the north-eastern one, stood within the kitchen area and so didn’t require one).Raf, however, observed him every step of the way, and at one point, Düm risked a furtive glance up at Raf.Then Düm went upstairs to the windswept Winter Throne Hall with the last two barrels and there—standing alone up on the magnificent open-air platform—he placed one barrel beside the king’s winter throne. The sixth and final barrel he placed beside the north-western column of the Winter Throne Hall, for all the trolls to use. He also did one other thing.Then, as the storm clouds took over the sky completely, night came, and the troll wedding began.*The Great Hall was abuzz with celebration.Mead flowed, trolls danced, and the Troll King looked out over his minions and smiled. He threw back a goblet of frothing mead and belched loudly.Then the wedding ceremony began and Turv and Graia stood on the steps of the king’s podium, facing each other, Turv in his most princely attire and Graia dressed all in white, with wildflowers in her hair—an oddly sweet and delicate touch, Raf noticed, among such an indelicate race of creatures.The she-troll looked miserable.
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