IXOF COURSE THAT WAS the troll again. After me. That open window gave my scent away. And he was pretty stupid to come into a human yard after me, but that only meant that he was probably very desperate or very hungry.
He was way away from his usual food sources, and even killing wild animals for food took a lot of them to get anywhere near filled up. The problem was that all that amount of killing would bring out hunters into the woods with their flashlights. Strong lights can burn trolls, even though humans can't usually see them. Enough burns can kill trolls. And I'd seen them hide in ponds, with only their nose extended to breathe. More that the water would tend to defuse the strong lights rather than any need to actually hide. For humans didn't want to see what they didn't believe in.
