They were monstrously large, even for ogres. The one on the left was at least twice as tall as Lux, and that was the shorter of the two. One of them had only one eye, having lost the other to a sea dragon years ago. They both had large, bulbous noses that seemed to take up most of their faces and gave the ogres their keen sense of smell. This was somewhat ironic, since most ogres smelled like dragon dung. As a henchman for Valefor, Lux had dealt with the ogres before, but he’d never liked it. Their language skills were almost non-existent, so when he had to speak to them about getting past, it was always a chore. They spoke mostly in grunts and groans, and Lux had never quite gotten a grasp on it.“Good afternoon,” Lux said, doing his best to sound cheerful. The ogre with one eye scratched his head, looking as if he’d forgotten something, but the other one narrowed his eyes at Lux. “I’ve come to ask for passage into the tower. I have business with Valefor.”Lux had been hoping the ogres would be too stupid to know that Valefor wanted him dead now.
