I was making my way up the mountain to see the mystical grey beards, it was a lush day and the sun was reflecting of the rapids on the fast flowing river to my left. My horse was trotting along and we passed some imperial legion guards men. Suddenly the sky turned black and the thick blanket wall of snow heavy patted down on me and my horse. We galloped towards the top of the river and spotted a place we could take shelter in to pass the storm, approaching the shelter a black figure came hurtling out of the darkness. My horse backed up on it two legs in shock and what now I could see was a troll swiped at the horse, my faithful companion was instantly killed the troll had broken his neck. I stumbled to my feet and grabbed my bow off the floor, turning I ran with the troll breathing down my neck to the guards men I had recently passed they saw me coming and dew swords for battle. I hurtled passed them hoping they'd cause the attention of the troll so I could prepare my arrows with poison, the troll had already killed one of them leaving the other two fighting for their lives. I raised my bow and drew back the string, I payed for my arrow to fly true and hit with the might of gods. As I let the string slip out of my fingers the whole world slowed down I saw the trolls eyes fill with savage hatred I saw the scared guards men cowering behind their shield, the arrow flew fast in this motion. What's was seconds felt like a life time, the arrow struck the troll in the heart. Deeply piercing into and through his chest, he stumbled backwards and made a might yell. Crazily trying to put the arrow out of his chest he felt to the ground as the poison flooded through his system he lay there paralysed. I slowly walked up to the troll and drew my dagger, I was one for sympathy so I slit his throat. The guards men blessed me for saving them, I told them that they had saved me and gave them coin. They turned to their dead comrade and praised his soul be guided to the heavens. I needed some form of moral and thought about my poor horse which had died saving my life, I took two claws from the troll and made two necklaces. Slowly walk to my horse I thought of what could of happened if the troll had trapped me in that cave. Approaching the horses corpse I placed one of the necklaces on him and tied the other around my neck so I'd always remember the day. Now I just had to reach the grey beards on foot.