Down in the south hall, the bullied hill giant reached for the guest room door. Then a voice, very much sounding like the stone giant emissary's assistant, said
::::That's it, I'mma goin' to kill the next one who interrupts me!::
The giant hesitated. He stood motionless in the hall for a minute or two, and then returned to the room where the others were waiting for him and he told them,
::Twas nothin'. Stone joost put his rock-guy in his place, like yoo said.::
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A minute or two is plenty for the party to move on.
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The orc nodded to Jack, and he moved through the double-doors. When they opened, Tenibor caught a brief glimpse of the great hall before ducking out of sight:
The doors opened into a vast, smoky hall, filled with noise and rank odors. Six log pillars and a web of blackened rafters supported the ceiling, which reached its apex forty feet above. A great fire pit dominated the hall, over which roasted an ox, two sheep, and four pigs impaled on spits. Around the fire pit, hill giants laughed, shouted, wrestled, and joked with one another.
To the left (north) of the fire pit stood a long trestle table cluttered with haunches of meat, chunks of cheese, bread, and clay mugs. Around the table were five occupied chairs, three against the back wall and one on each end. Presiding over the chaotic din from the middle throne-like chair covered with furs, was a monstrously fat hill giant, who appeared to be half-asleep. At the close end of the table, a stone giant picked at a plate of food. At the far end, a cloud giant was in conversation with a hill giantess on the chief's left. On the chief's right, sat another large hill giant.
Empty barrels, crates, and chests littered the hall - more plunder from caravans and villages. The orc hustled to add the bread to the table, already crowded with food.