short story 11: trip, trap

Marc Aramini · 05 Apr 2012, 02:00 · from 2012-April.txt.gz

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From: marcaramini at yahoo.com (Marc Aramini)
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 19:00:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: (urth)  short story 11: trip, trap
Message-ID: <1333591209.25727.YahooMailClassic at web161806.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

It is clear that Finch cuts the crap out of the troll from Garth's account, but the point does not ever "tell", matchiing the details of his spirit battle:

"When I woke again the troll's cave was better lit than when I had previosly seen it, though light no longer rose from the pool ... My sword I found in Dokerfin's hand, it and he both drenched in the troll's dark blood; the grim MOCK-MAN HIMSELF LAY NOT MUCH FARTHER OFF, ALL CUT ABOUT WITH GAPING WOUNDS FROM WHICH THE BLOOD NO LONGER WELLED.  AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT STRANGE TO SEE THAT THE POINT HAD NEVER TOLD, BUT SOON I UNDERSTOOD ALL"

So the troll was cut, but the point of the blade never punctured him.
It's spirit Garth controlling Finch's body.

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