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Chapter #7

The fingernail of a hill giant

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"There you go, love," the eleven foot tall Rodney said as he handed you a small vial of fingernail clippings. "Have to admit, it felt a bit odd actually saving them. Made me feel as if I was one of those eccentric merchants you hear about, sleeping in their treasuries and saving all those body excrements and such."

"Thanks Rodney, I appreciate the sacrifice," you say with a grin. He smiles back as he gets back to his reading after you leave.

Rodney is a hill giant in the employ of the Academy, primarily as a librarian. However, he is willing to serve as a sparring partner for particularly advanced students, such as yourself. He's a bit fastidious, and was always adding to the reading list Master Khobo was constantly giving you, but you and he became good friends anyway.

So when your first job was to get the fingernail of a hill giant, you naturally sought Rodney out. For a hill giant, Rodney is something of a neat freak. So your only worry was that you would have to wait for his next trimming session.

You turn in Rodney's fingernail trimmings for a hefty pouch of coins, and decide to
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