asked, noting the pixie dust all over the place.
“Green bubble of awesomeness.” I wiggled my hands around my head to give him the full effect.
He smiled briefly and nodded. “Well done.”
“Thanks.” I flitted my eyelashes at him and smiled shyly. “Do you still find me ravishing and my eyes as glowy as the moonlight shining off a widemouth bass’s eyeballs?”
He blinked a few times. “What?”
I waved him off. “Never mind. I’m getting my boyfriends mixed up. It’s time to go, I just need to find Tim.” I took a step toward the entrance to the ballroom, the place Tim had flown out of just a few minutes before.
Jared put his hand on my arm, but that wasn’t what stopped me from continuing; it was the giant beast of a troll who walked into the ballroom that held that honor. It made the monsters on the floor look like toddlers, it was so huge. It lifted its nose to the air and sniffed, dropping its club to the ground next to its thick, dirty leg. Then it opened its giant maw and spoke. The words came out … squishy. It made a shiver run up and down my entire body.
“Fee, fi, fo, fum…”
I didn’t even know the damn things could speak. It made its existence even more horrible for some reason. I looked at Jared and whispered. “Are there any Englishmen in here by any chance?”
He shook his head, motioning for Scrum to stand at my other side.
I held my arms out to my sides, stopping my friends from advancing on my behalf. “Just hold back a second. I have you in a bubble. He can’t hurt us.”
“Better power that puppy up,” Finn said, staring at the slight tinge of green color that was around us now. “It don’t look that strong compared to that club in his hand.”
Please come to me, Green. Give me more of that shiny stuff that makes us all so safe and sound…
The response was immediate; the bubble turned so green it tinged the entire room that color for those of us inside it. Whatever spell that had been over this house was not interfering in what I needed to do. Thank The Green for small favors.
The troll looked at the bubble quizzically, taking one step toward us with a finger out. When I saw the state of its fingernail, I found myself going a little woozy. I hated to think what was under there, but I guessed it had something to do with the giant, dripping nose of his. Shudder.
“What do you want me to do?” Sam asked from behind me.
“Better do nothing for now. I’d hate for one of your spells to bounce off the inside of the bubble and hit me in the face.”
“My spells don’t do that.”
“Whatever. Just hold off for now.” Now was not the time to discuss the number of times I’d found myself on the ass end of one of her messed up spells. She was good, but she wasn’t perfect by a long shot.
I advanced toward the troll, ignoring the giant booger picker still pointed in my direction. “Listen up, Troll. We have no beef with you. Just step aside so we can get the pixie and be on our way.”
“Pixie,” he grunted out. “I eat pixie.” Then he burped, and I swear to all that is holy I saw some of Tim’s buttdust come out of his mouth in a poof of sparkles.
My heart dropped into my stomach, and I instantly felt sick. My hands were shaking and then my whole body joined the party. I could barely get the words out of my mouth. “If you ate my friend, I am going to skin you alive.” My sword was downstairs, but I had an idea of how to get it back. “Sam!”
“Yep. Right here.” Her voice was closer to my left shoulder now.
“I left my sword downstairs. Can you get it for me, please?”
She took a step forward, but I held my arm out to block her progress. She was actually going to try to walk past that troll, just because I asked her to. Talk about undying loyalty. I wanted to kiss her, but now was not the time. “Not like that. Use your mad witch skills.”
“You sure?” she asked.
“I’m going to drop the bubble off you temporarily, just in
“Green bubble of awesomeness.” I wiggled my hands around my head to give him the full effect.
He smiled briefly and nodded. “Well done.”
“Thanks.” I flitted my eyelashes at him and smiled shyly. “Do you still find me ravishing and my eyes as glowy as the moonlight shining off a widemouth bass’s eyeballs?”
He blinked a few times. “What?”
I waved him off. “Never mind. I’m getting my boyfriends mixed up. It’s time to go, I just need to find Tim.” I took a step toward the entrance to the ballroom, the place Tim had flown out of just a few minutes before.
Jared put his hand on my arm, but that wasn’t what stopped me from continuing; it was the giant beast of a troll who walked into the ballroom that held that honor. It made the monsters on the floor look like toddlers, it was so huge. It lifted its nose to the air and sniffed, dropping its club to the ground next to its thick, dirty leg. Then it opened its giant maw and spoke. The words came out … squishy. It made a shiver run up and down my entire body.
“Fee, fi, fo, fum…”
I didn’t even know the damn things could speak. It made its existence even more horrible for some reason. I looked at Jared and whispered. “Are there any Englishmen in here by any chance?”
He shook his head, motioning for Scrum to stand at my other side.
I held my arms out to my sides, stopping my friends from advancing on my behalf. “Just hold back a second. I have you in a bubble. He can’t hurt us.”
“Better power that puppy up,” Finn said, staring at the slight tinge of green color that was around us now. “It don’t look that strong compared to that club in his hand.”
Please come to me, Green. Give me more of that shiny stuff that makes us all so safe and sound…
The response was immediate; the bubble turned so green it tinged the entire room that color for those of us inside it. Whatever spell that had been over this house was not interfering in what I needed to do. Thank The Green for small favors.
The troll looked at the bubble quizzically, taking one step toward us with a finger out. When I saw the state of its fingernail, I found myself going a little woozy. I hated to think what was under there, but I guessed it had something to do with the giant, dripping nose of his. Shudder.
“What do you want me to do?” Sam asked from behind me.
“Better do nothing for now. I’d hate for one of your spells to bounce off the inside of the bubble and hit me in the face.”
“My spells don’t do that.”
“Whatever. Just hold off for now.” Now was not the time to discuss the number of times I’d found myself on the ass end of one of her messed up spells. She was good, but she wasn’t perfect by a long shot.
I advanced toward the troll, ignoring the giant booger picker still pointed in my direction. “Listen up, Troll. We have no beef with you. Just step aside so we can get the pixie and be on our way.”
“Pixie,” he grunted out. “I eat pixie.” Then he burped, and I swear to all that is holy I saw some of Tim’s buttdust come out of his mouth in a poof of sparkles.
My heart dropped into my stomach, and I instantly felt sick. My hands were shaking and then my whole body joined the party. I could barely get the words out of my mouth. “If you ate my friend, I am going to skin you alive.” My sword was downstairs, but I had an idea of how to get it back. “Sam!”
“Yep. Right here.” Her voice was closer to my left shoulder now.
“I left my sword downstairs. Can you get it for me, please?”
She took a step forward, but I held my arm out to block her progress. She was actually going to try to walk past that troll, just because I asked her to. Talk about undying loyalty. I wanted to kiss her, but now was not the time. “Not like that. Use your mad witch skills.”
“You sure?” she asked.
“I’m going to drop the bubble off you temporarily, just in
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