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'If it is a trapwhat can we do?'

'Play it by ear, Crispin'

'Is that another military term?'

'Yes It means we cope with problems as they arise'

Crispin returned his attention to the screen The fire was spreading and confusion reigned as trolls rushed in to fight the flareen were everywhere He guessed they marked the places where the carnival people were camped

The park for the coal trucks was one of thereen spots One was beside a warehouse for beer and cider Another was next to a cold store for frozen fish It wasn't difficult to guess that brewers and fisherfolk were cla into their carnival trucks, desperate to flee with everyone else

So long as the carnival trucks reive them maximum protection That meant they could enter areas controlled by trolls Trolls weren't prograrammed to obey orders

Liala could scarcely believe her eyes The trolls were stopping the traffic to let the the sa stopped Even the s held back

Their occupants weren't used to that sort of treath to protest Liala watched as a s troll No one in their right senses argued with trolls unless their hair was dyed blue or green, with special dyes, that showed they really were a guardian or a member of the royal fa troll hand plunged through his carand dragged hi troll ar troll boot stomped on his head and his brains spattered out

The performance received a uy was a traitor and got what he deserved But, it was sobering to see what trolls could do when you antagonised theunsthey could tear you apart with their bare hands

Other drivers got the ressive and halted their cars in line as the trolls waved the carnival trucks through People burnt to death at the rear as the flames advanced It rammed to do

Liala had seen theot an idea into their heads nothing would shift it For some reason, carnival vehicles had precedence over all else Crispinthe trolls around like the kids did when they played at being guardiansbut this was for real