30th of Kraal, year 991 When Blink arrived in the monster’s lair that bright moonlit night, he was greeted by a series of shrieks from the massive beast. Unlike before, however, the monster beast didn’t let out its breath of fire with its shrieks. It was clear to Blink the monster was trying to tell him something. Most likely, it was negotiating for a truce. By now Blink had reconciled himself with the possibility that the creature before him was a being of intelligence. But it didn’t mean that he would entertain any other option besides killing the monster. If Blink had not seen the human skull among the scattered bones of the monster’s victims, there might have been a chance that he would make some sort of a compromise. As things stood, the only way to resolve this feud was for Blink

