The giants didn't want a fight, but they refused to leave as well. Words were exchanged. They grew hotter and hotter until the first boulder was thrown, then the battle was joined. The giants hit hard and, but for the power of Strom, Malwan might have been in need of a new prince! As well as a few additional council vacancies.... Shortly after the battle was joined, the mysterious carriage became cloaked in shadow. Then Graham emerged and began questioning the party as to their purposes. Prince Euwyn responded by removing the vampire's protective darkness!
Hissing, Graham leaped back into his carriage. Two horses, snorting smoke, their hooves afire, appeared in the harness and began galloping hard away. The prince enclosed the swift moving vehicle in a globe of ice, preventing escape. While the fighters held the giants at bay, the party gathered around the igloo. At first, it seemed the fiery horses would pound through the wall, but they abruptly stopped. Seconds ticked by, and the party waited on edge, until the ice wall suddenly vanished to be replaced by another globe of darkness. There was no visible sign of Graham this time, so Ilyana dropped the entire carriage, steeds and all, into a deep pit. As the creatures crashed at the bottom, crying out in distress, it seemed - for a moment - that victory was theirs. Then, the fireball struck! Graham had not fallen, and it seemed he was now angry. The party fled.
Back in Malwan, preparation continued for the Midwinter Dance, but plans for the Prince to announce his engagement were preempted for a larger event: A royal wedding!
At the event tonight, the King will announce his own engagement to his Councilor and long time friend and confidant, the Lady Illora Pavan.
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