Dragonstone 32

Chapter 32
And we're back with Alos, Egil, Arin and Samurai Chick as Egil expresses amazement that the two women killed an ogre. Arin – who, I remind you, is an immortal, centuries-old elf who has literally seen civilizations rise and fall, who has traveled from an actual, literal, physical Heaven to Mithgar, glances at Egil, “her heart racing suddenly.” She wonders “Why does it please me so that he finds it astonishing?”
Because you're a female character in poorly-written LotR fanfiction, Arin. That's why. \~/
Alos has a drink, in a disgusting manner, \~/ as the other three discuss how ogres can be killed (by a long fall, a big rock dropped on them, or a thrust in the eye, ear, or mouth, in case you're interested). Ogres' feet are also apparently soft, because a twelve-foot-tall creature that roams the mountains barefoot is going to have tender soles. \~/
This all serves to distress Alos, though we don't find out why and only Egil shows any hint of curiosity. Arin recites the “rede” again, and they ponder whether “One-Eye in Dark Water” could refer to Alos or Egil. Samurai Chick points out that it could still be “the rotting pierced eye of a Troll,” which eye she slaps down on the table. This, quite understandably, causes Alos to freak out; he insists that it's Egil they want, not himself, and runs away from the elf and her “yellow cohort.”\~/ To my mild surprise, Samurai Chick does not chase him down to abuse some more, although we are once again reminded that Alos is a hopeless drunk. \~/
Arin, Egil and Samurai Chick discuss peacocks, and then we learn from Egil that the Queen of the Jutes is mad, and might possibly be the “mad monarch” in the “rede” (though it wouldn't surprise me if these idiots tried to catch a monarch butterfly). Egil mentions that madness runs in the Juteish royal line, citing an earlier Queen of the Jutes who “once took a horse to her bed.” Also, there are supposed to be animals roaming the royal gardens of Jute.
Days pass, Thar continues to suck as a healer, and Arin continues to demonstrate that she's the best at everything ever. Finally, Egil tells Arin that he wishes to tell her of “the vile Wizard Ordrune.”
Drinks: 5 
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