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CHAPTER 24
Ghraht’s story
He was bred for the war. His father killed hundreds of their enemies before he himself was killed. His mother was one of the shamans of their tribe. Since he was two years old, he was prepared for carnage. By the time he was seven, he was taller and broader than boys twice his age. And he continued to grow. Ghtraht Del Tei was the most magnificent goblin specimen of the Tei tribe.
By the age of nineteen, he had killed dozens of dwarves. Some of them with his bare hands. All the mothers in their tribe desperately wanted him for their son-in-law. Ghtraht’s mother rejected them all. The blood spoke to her long ago; her son was destined for great things. And it was his bride who would lead him to that greatness. Ghtraht didn't mind. He was not interested in marriage. When he turned twenty-four, he challenged his warlord to the cerem
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