With Ashe just sitting there, Rotgnager let up on the chain abit, letting abit of it slide so it was slack between where he was sitting and where the human was sitting. The reason for this was that, if Ashe tried to run, Rotgnager would be able to yank her back rather forcefully, the sudden yank pulling Ashe off her feet and onto her back. As far as she was concerned, she was an unruly animal that needed to be trained. Trolls had a tendency of being either nice or very cruel and they were highly unpredictable. One moment a troll could be nice and, about 2 seconds later, the very same troll could give a person a harsh beating. It was just their nature. Most people in the modern day disregarded information on the trolls as pure fiction, coming up with the reasoning that, if trolls were real, then why has nobody seen them? However, that was unwise to think. The reason nobody ever saw a troll is because the few who did were no longer living. Another point was that the trolls had excellent camoflauge. The mountain goat staring at a person from a distance could have very well been a troll, or the eagle circling high above could also have been one. If they didn't want to be seen, they weren't going to.<br/><br/>Ashe did well to sit where she was and not run, it kept her alive much longer. Rotgnager was one of the many trolls who was magnificently short tempered. If Ashe was around long enough, and as obedient as required, she may very well end up seeing what the life of a troll was like. Right from the start, she should have noticed that Rotgnager was not barking orders to other trolls and not doing things a human of royal stature would do. He was very much a king among these trolls, but they weren't gathered around him or anything. Infact, it was only Ashe and Rotgnager in the large dome shaped room. Around Rotgnager's neck was a necklace made with many things such as wolf teeth, human bones, antler tips from both moose and reindeer antlers and even a few silver charms. As a chief, or king, Rotgnager was incharge of leading the den in spiritual matters. Much like how a church led a few communities by acting as the seat of power, Rotgnager led the trolls in the den in certain ceremonies. This meant that Rotgnager was most likely a shaman, which was fitting for a spirit of nature. Troll shamans were among the strongest as far as supernatural abilities. Being from Northern Norway, Rotgnager likely adapted to the shamanistic way of the Sámi people. Not every troll was a shaman, just as not ever human was a shaman. To become a shaman, a person, or troll, had to be called on by the spirits of nature and the gods of nature through dreams. Three nights of a visional dream led Rotgnager to a shamanistic path.<br/><br/>This shamanic path may have explained why Rotgnager's ears seemed to twitch and flick slightly as if he was hearing things that a human wouldn't be able to hear without a very trained mind and ear. Shamans were not required to be nice and they lived by their own rules, therefore Rotgnager could be horrible to Ashe and he would not be punished. He could put a curse so severe on her that she would be near death yet her whole family would die and<em>still</em>he would not be punished. He worked with nature and nature worked with him. Lately, angry nature spirits had been arming themselves, so to speak, to confront the crimes that mankind had laid against them. Shamans, especially troll shamans, could call on these spirits and do horrible damage to humans if needed. The troll on the throne stared at Ashe with a cold glare, but he didn't move. His tail lay behind the throne, long and still. The only thing that did move were his ears, which flicked and twitched gently. Rotgnager rose from his throne silently and pulled a small leather pouch from his belt. He moved near to Ashe and then crouched down, untying the pouch. It unfolded into a circular mat with a pile of wonderful amethyst stones in the center. He collected them in his hand and looked at Ashe, whispering something inaudible before he carefully cast the stones down on the mat. When they all landed, it was shown that runes were carved into the faces of the small stones. He looked at each one and then at Ashe again. Runes could only mean one thing in the case of them being on a stone, each to itself. It meant that he was divining, the troll was using divination and obviously it concerned Ashe.<br/><br/>It did indeed concern the girl. He was asking the spirits wether Ashe should live or die. Fortunately for Ashe, the answer was that she should live, atleast for abit longer. Placing the runes back in the center of the mat, he pulled the edges up and tied them, returning it to the appearance of a small pouch and tying it to his belt again. He didn't seem annoyed by the decision the spirits had made. He had a feeling he'd get a few hits in on Ashe before the night was over.