“Sooner or later, you'll get hungry. Man-flesh or not, you'll eat. They always eat. And then, when you're plump and juicy, I'll pluck you out of that cage like a hen and throw you into a pot for my supper until those scrawny limbs of yours are nice and tender.” The giant picked up a large tree trunk from the corner of the cavern and wiped the blood off the end with a man's tunic, discarding the cloth carelessly once club was clean. “Don't go anywhere, little man. I'll be back soon. Oh, and just in case you were thinking of escaping…” The giant walked to the entrance of the cavern standing on the outside and moved a colossal boulder to shut Hakon inside.
“No…” the boy whimpered. Tired, cold, and hopelessly defeated, the young Hakon slowly slinked down the edge of his cage and curled up int
