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. An unexpected brigade marched
out of the mountains in support of the dwarves, breaking
the human flanking action and allowing the dwarven army
to escape.
The curious thing is the identity of this rescuing
brigade: you see, all of my sources are adamant in their
insistence that the army of Khalkist was saved by a brigade
of OGRES! Where they came from, where they went -
these are questions that will entice future historians. What I
know is this: The ogres fought as allies with the dwarves
against Istar and then, like the dwarves themselves,
disappeared.
Implausible? Certainly. But it seems to be a fact.
I have to wonder, as I know you, Excellency, yourself,
must be wondering: Could this have been a return of the
boon, a life for a life?
Gobasch and Horgan meet again on the field, the
bodies of the shattered human army scattered like trampled
weeds around them.
"I come onto your lands again, dwarf," says the three-
tusked ogre, his jowled face wrinkling into a wry grin.
Horgan looks up at the beast as his army escapes,
filtering into their caves and tunnels, turning their backs on
a sun that most of them, during their lifetime, will never
again behold.
"I thank you for coming," Horgan says, quietly
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