Chapter seven.

"Really ..." Moosty said. Being a bit of a prim troll himself sometimes and therefore a bit amazed somebody would make love out in public even though it was very far away from everything
"Yes-well" the beautiful blond woman said blushing a bit "The ground is rather hard to lay on so ..."
Finally the man lifted his head from her breasts and said confused "Why are you talking! You are distracting me!! So could you shut up!!!" Moosty heard a little scared yelp around his feet and looked down just in time to see Lula disappear behind the big boulder. Then he recognized the man - it was the wizard Landorkin
Billy Bob had recognized him too and greeted him more or less friendly with a "Hello there, mage. Could you get your wits together and your trousers up - you and your lovely ladylove has company"
Landorkin immediately got very mad. He did get off the flying carpet and yanked up his trousers but swore violent all the time at Billy Bob and Moosty. What the He.. they were doing here? Didn´t they know this is a war zone and no place for civilians!
"You tell that to the little baby trolls the duke´s troop are shooting at!" Moosty told him angrily. Then remembered the man was a wizard and was about to ask more peacefully what he was doing here himself? And together with a lovely woman too …
But before Moosty managed to say anything more troll warriors suddenly emerged from behind bushes and boulders. One of those in the back carrying Lula in his arms - Moosty was about to try and jump at him and get his friend back safely in his own arms when he noticed that the troll held her gently and Lula looked satisfied and peaceful
"Yes, wizard. You do have company" The leader of the troll said. Then bowed for Billy Bob saying "My prince. I welcome you back to your mother´s tribe. She´ll be a very happy woman having her beloved youngest son back for the Yule tide celebration"
Moosty looked very surprised at his friend Billy Bob. He had known the troll for some years now and never known he was a prince. But Billy Bob just shook his head and grinned ruefully "Did you send for the warriors, you little ... pussilainious you"
Lula shook her head and started to speak. But at that moment Landorkin noticed her and roaring with anger lifted his hands ready to throw a spell directly at her. Seeing that Moosty took a long step forward and without thinking planted his right fist as hard as he could at the middle of the wizard´s rather square jaw
And the wizard folded like a fine Swiss army knife with only a small grunt
"Thank you" the blond woman said. "I have been wanting to do that myself for quite some time. Hello, my dear sweet Lula. I am very happy to see you have survived. I am sorry I couldn´t help you yesterday, but ... I thought I had to maintain my cover unfortunately - and you are the magic one so I hoped that would help you"
Here Lula jumped down and ran over to be pick up by the blond woman. But before anybody else could say anymore a young female troll came running breathlessly and gasped "The imperial troops are coming this way. And they have two dragons with them. We have to leave - NOW!"
And so they did. The blond woman wanted to bring Landorkin. But Lula said no. The human troops wouldn´t harm another human - another man. Just detain him and bring him to their head quarter. And when he had proven he was who he said he was he would be set free. Although they might send him back to the capital first
"And that would solve our problems neatly. Wouldn´t it, dear?" she said and look up at her woman friend
When that friend nodded slowly the trolls leader urged them to come along. "The soldiers hunts pussilainiousses for their furs ... Those barbarians! And they will probably do some awful things to a lone woman caught this far into what they consider enemy territory. Think you have deserved all they can do just by being here"
So they left Landorkin moaning on the ground
Lula giggling asked Billy Bob and Moosty to roll up and bring the flying carpet. "He need some exercise. Is getting way too fat around the middle anyway" she claimed
So the friends left with the trolls. The whole group of people all went around some very big rocks and suddenly disappeared into an almost hidden cave entrance hidden behind a big fir tree. When everybody was safely inside and the entrance covered again the trolls made small clear crystals glow so they could see where they walk. And people filed down into the ground in an unhurried trot
Way down they went and finally came into some huge underground caves with small houses dug out of the rock and very many trolls of all ages and both sexes teaming around all over. Moosty even noticed some humans here and there. Mostly women. And then he had to notice - no way to avoid it, actually - quite a number of pretty loud pussilainiousses who came over to say hello to Lula all at once making an ear splitting racket all around them