“Phillix!” I cried.
“Sage!” they called.
Phillix laughed. “I’m fine.” He said, chuckling. He looked at the roll. “I forgot they are feisty creatures, too.” He smiled.
“But seriously.” I said. “How did we get here suddenly? We’re in the middle of nowhere of the desert, and now…” I looked around.
“You’re not, actually.” The cute troll said.
“Huh?” I looked at it.
“Err… you went past the barrier of the forest.” The troll said, scratching his head.
“’barrier’?” we said.
The troll nodded. “Yes. To keep the evil king away from us.” He said, his face went serious.
“Huh?” we said. “HUH?!” we all exclaimed, shocked.
“But… isn’t your race under the evil king?” Chris asked.
The troll nodded. “Yes.” He said, sadly. “But…” he lowered his head.
“’but’?” we asked.
He sighed. “I, uh… I’m th
