Maki's ice orb began to swirl with mists of snow. Then cleared and like thin ice was see through. It showed the man who was traversing the long and dangerous paths of her mountain. She usually managed to chase off the occasional hunter. She watched as two of her "children" attacked the seemingly human male. Eyeing him with wariness. Then scowled as the man proceeded to outwit them. Then again the orcs weren't always the brightest of her "children" of the mountain. They were defeated and killed. She leaned over the orb. Then picked it up. Frowning as she wathed him kill her "children". Shaking her head. "Only a fool or a man with a death wish kills what rightfully belongs here. Even if they did attack first. The needless killing is a human trait. Surely he could have knocked them out if he had just tried. This dead cannot go unpunished." She said in a cold voice. She stroked her orb. Now what to do? What to do?<br/><br/>She then pulled the orb up to her face. Taking her mouth and blew on the orb. The wind that had been calm and nonexistant suddenly picked up. Swirling snow around as the air began to get more and more frigid. The punishment would be...icy terrain. Lets see how well this idiot human dealt with a force that was beyond his understanding. Continuing to blow until the wind reached its frigid levels and blew in slowly increasing intensity and harshness. For a split second what would appear to be eyes were in the swirling and spiraling snow. Then they were gone as if merely a figment of the imagination. Take that human man. Take a bit more icy cold. Lets see how you like it. She put the orb back on the table. Her "children" had been swiftly dealt with. A formidable foe but there was more and more deadly creatures in this mountain than just mere orcs. From dragons to ice giants...oh this man was in for it now.<br/><br/>The word would spread fast his deed of death. Fast and the mountain inhabitants would hold back and show no mercy to an invading human. Once he entered orc lands it became terrain of purely the mountains inhabitants. "Well human...now you've done it. You may have killed the scouts but where there is two...there is many more. Maybe I'll be kind and save your ass but It is unlikely. I feel no mercy or pity for a human who stupidly traverses the land he knows nothing about." She stroked her orb. "Poor poor human. Facing a world that doesn't like you merely because you are human. I wonder if you'll survive. The scouts were just the beginning. There will be more and less kind creatures heading your way." She looked at the orb and would watch the man. More orcs coming out of hiding. They scowled at him and yelled at him in orcish tongue. Waving weapons varying from clubs to swords. They then heard her voice. "Be calm my children. A mere human stands no chance against your entire hoard. Speak to him in common tongue. Lets see what he has to say. Ask him...why he is here. I am interested in knowing this." She said in a soothing yet icy voice.<br/><br/>The chief of the orc army formed a barricade and blocked off his path forwards. "Puny human. Halt." He said in what sounded like a growled and gravely voice. "Intrude upon mountain land. What purpose have you? Speak or die now." He said in a dark voice. The orc leader far from wanting to do this but the mountain mother had spoken. What she said...went. Thats okay. The griffins would eventually head this way. He didn't like the human. In fact his large ass curved sword (see image below) was pointed in a very dark and threatening manner. He would get the information then they would eat this idiotic human...maybe. If mountain mother said no then continue on his way he will. He didn't care though. Humans tasted yummy and he was hungry for man meat not deer meat.<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://www.edgeimport.com/images/TR-0177.jpg">[ img ]</a>