Bokuru & Jillek [Working Title]

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The blood-haired troll spotted, through his slightly singed, ill-fitting great helm, the cave a resident of Malaka'jin had spoken about. Within barrels and crates were strewn about, some old woven decorations still hung from stalactites and an old fire pit was hidden beneath the debris. "Dis will do", the jungle troll thought as he inspected the cave. Something kept nagging in the back of his mind while he used the wooden containers to cover the entrance of the cavern as much as he possibly could. Only a few cracks let in light from the outside, the troll instead relied on embers he had started in the pit. "Why didn’t dat woman impale me right dere and den when I told her about my birth-tribe? She didn’t even flinch!"

Bokuru hesitated with his hand above the small fire, his focus had to be clear for the binding. His thoughts could be only of the severed head and the human who once bore it. He took the great helm in his lap and focused upon it, seeing the knight mounted on an armoured horse in his mind. When he was centered he dropped a bundle of dried herbs into the fire that created a thick, pungent some that quickly filled the chamber. With a measured motion of his hand Bokuru sprayed water across the heated stone around the fire pit. The steam rose into the smoke and made the air even heavier to breathe.

Reality lost its grip on Bokuru and was replaced by a swirling, colourless haze without end. Slowly the shapeless smoke danced back and forth and changed into a plain of grass beneath the trolls feet, straws even poked up between his toes.

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It was done! Bokuru gasped for air but only inhaled thick smoke that forced rumbling coughs out of him. He crawled towards the wall of debris and knocked it over and the smoke began to billow from the opening of the cave. The troll sat down outside against the hillside and began preparing the remains. A grin found its way upon his lips when he thought of returning to the camp and the other troll.
"Jillek is gonna like dis."