Ongoing Story\"I'll dig you out from underneath the brute!"
From Create Your Own Story
Chapter 15: Kayla and the seven dwarves
You frantically try and dig Neela out from under the stone troll, but to no avail. You have no shovel, or anything to dig with besides your dagger and bare hands. After a half hour you've made only the barrest minimum of progress and are exhuasted. You begin to cry out for help. To your suprise help comes. You hear deep baritone voices answering your yells, you continue to call out as the voices grow nearer. Seven diminutive forms come into sight. What you at first mistake for hairy children you realize are in fact stout and burly dwarves (their heavy beards should have been a clue).
"What ho! Dark deeds took place 'ere last night, mark my words!" The head dwarf scowls as he takes in the sight of the mutilated witches and the troll frozen in mid-thrust on top of Neela.
"Please help us good dwarves! I've heard none excell dwarves in digging, we would be heavily in your debt if you could free my companion from her imprisonment!" You plead on Neela's behalf. The dwarves study the both of you searchingly. You suddenly become aware of your nakedness, the troll ripped of both Neela's garments as well as your own. You must remember to collect them when you have a free moment!
"Alright lassy. We'll free the elf girl. Mining is how we make our living, digging the wee girl out from under the troll seems easy enough. Boys, get out the picks and shovels!"
And with that the dwarves go to work, industriously clearing out the earth from under Neela. You take the oppertunity to gather ups your scattered belongings. You find almost everything, but some of your stuff seems lost forever. By the time you get back Neela is almost compleatly free, only the granite cock keeps her trapped. With a few taps of his pick a dwarf snaps off the Troll's member while its still inside her.
"'Ere we go then! Pull 'er out from under 'im! That's it! Alright now, try and disloge that troll prick why dontchu?" Two dwarves grab Neela, two grip tightly on the shaft lodged inside her, and with a mighty pull.. it is popped out! Hmmm... you think about keeping the troll cock as a souvenire.
"Bet thats a load of yee! Well looks like she'll be alright in a couple of days, may have a bit o' trouble walking though! No permenant 'arm done, I'd say. So you said you would be in our debt if we freed your friend, and free she is! So let us discuss our payment." The dwarf says seriously.
"I was speaking metephorically! You truely expect payment?" You ask surprised.
"Not to be crass ma'am, but digging is our trade, how we make our living among human folk. We might 'ave done it fer free, but you spoke of a debt owed. And a debt must be be paid. Can't have people promising payment for our work then reneging after all is finished, can we? No one'd take us seriously! So have you any gold miss or something to offer in trade?" He asks gently but firmly.
You realize that they take promises seriously, it is a matter of pride that they be paid. You don't think they would harm you but they would feel shamed and cheated if you refused to pay them for their labor. You decide that you have to repay them somehow.
What do you do now?
