Chapter 295: When It Rains … We caught up with the impatient Mynasha. She looked satisfied that we had followed, and she remained riding out front. I settled Ginger between Tarnasha’s and Glasha’s mounts. “What do you know about the Skull Passage and these trolls and ogres?”Glasha spoke for the pair in a lecturing tone. “The Caliphate guards all the known entrances to the Endless Dark. The Skull Passage was discovered during …”I growled irritably. I already knew the orcs guarded their passages and did not need a history lesson at the moment. “Just give me the relevant information so I know what to expect.”Glasha bristled a bit at my harsh words. She took a breath and began again. “The Skull Passage is in a valley, and is called so because when it was discovered, it had a lot of bleached bones from creatures from the Endless Dark that made it to the surface.” She eyed me, triumphant that she had imparted a bit of her knowledge. I waited for her to continue.“If my memory serves, the fort garrison there was over two hundred strong with Warlord Ashanti commanding. The mountain trolls frequently come out in singles or pairs but are rarely organized in numbers. The dark ogres are slightly slimmer and darker-skinned than their surface counterparts. What truly differentiates them are their solid-black eyes. For all their stupidity, they have incredible night vision, making them dangerous foes in the dark.”I thought back to what Hearne had taught me in Hound training. “I know a bit about mountain trolls. They are the largest of all trolls and have an incredible sense of smell for tracking their prey. Although they cannot regenerate severed limbs, they still possess incredible regeneration of the flesh.”Glasha (...)