The three orc in the courtyard were huge, ten feet tall, bare-chested, green brown skin, heavy flesh and massive muscle. They wore loin cloths of bear and mountain lion. Their massive feet were bare, standing on trampled snow and brown, withered grass. Large puffs of warm air formed then disappeared as they breathed. Each carried a huge metal blade and a club with an elephant tusk spike. One turned toward Clara. He had a scar deforming his already ugly face. One eye was dead, but he saw the ninja with the other.

First surprise passed over his face, then happiness.