WHEN FLEAS BITE THE DOG 7.4

One of the sewer exits was very close to the central square. Pli and company slipped through the tents and bushes that lined the sidewalks. Being small had its advantages. They watched as the trolls, lassoed with a thick rope, were dragged and gathered in the center, very close to a gallows where they were hanged five by five.

"What shall we do? "Whispered his son. "It is impossible for us to save them, there are too many guards."

"Unfortunately, we must wait. Maybe we can distract them somehow."