Ogre, Ogre (Xanth 5)
“He was a stunted black creature about John's height, with a huge head, hands, and feet. His short limbs seemed twisted, as if the bones had been broken and reset many times, and his face was similarly uneven, with one eye squinting, the other round, the nose bulbous, and the mouth crooked. By goblin standards, he was handsome.The goblins spread out to surround the party. They peered at the ogre, centaur, hamadryad, fairy, siren, and girl as if all were supreme curiosities. "You crossed the Gap?" the leader asked.Tandy took it upon herself to answer. "What right have you to question us? I know your kind from the caves. You don't have any useful business with civilized folk."The leader considered her. "Whom do you know in the caves, girl-thing?""Everybody who is anybody," she retorted. "The demons, the Diggle-worm, the Brain Coral--"The leader seemed fazed. "Who are you?""I am Tandy, daughter of Crombie the Soldier and Jewel the Nymph. You know who sets out those black opals you goblins... steal to give to your goblin girls!MoreLess
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