\u201cSo…\u201d I said, sitting on the back of a tractor in the machine shed and watching my \u2018guests\u2019, \u201cyour a dwarf from the nordic wastelands who\u2019s been fighting your ancestral enemy–\u201d
\n\u201cDirt-eaters,\u201d the one called Brock growled helpfully.
\n\u201cWhatever.\u201d I turned to his montrous companion. \u201cAnd you…\u201d I\u2019d somehow managed to miss that Brock’s companion was wearing full fifteen-century samurai armor, but in my defense the thing was<\/i> nine feet tall and did<\/i> have a damned horn sticking out of it\u2019s forehead. \u201cYou\u2019re some kind of genderless ogre wizard –\u201d
\n\u201cMagi,\u201d it corrected.
\n\u201c– Magi who\u2019s been working with that,\u201d I jerked my thumb at Brokk, \u201cfor how long?\u201d
\nThe creature made a dismissive gesture and stepped forward. \u201cThe duration of my partnership with Brock is not relevant, Sean. What is relevant at the moment is our partnership with you, one which can save your father. Also, please call me Bhuto.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cSo…\u201d I said, sitting on the back of a tractor in the machine shed and watching my \u2018guests\u2019, \u201cyour a dwarf from the nordic wastelands who\u2019s been fighting your ancestral enemy–\u201d \u201cDirt-eaters,\u201d the one called Brock growled helpfully. \u201cWhatever.\u201d I turned to his montrous companion. \u201cAnd you…\u201d I\u2019d somehow managed to miss that Brock’s companion … <\/p>\n