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Darkcover was doing here, it wasn’t having a good effect on him. Blaze opened his mouth to encourage his friend to help him, but was interrupted when a saloli shouted from the top of the cliff.
     
    “All bow in reverence to King Goliath, ruler of the forest!”
     
    Blaze spat in disgust. King Goliath? He was becoming arrogant. Still, if he was confident enough to call himself king now, then it may be a cause for worry. After all, he now ruled half of the forest. If two of the tribes now called him king, how long would it be before he turned his gaze onto the rest of the forest?
     
    To his horror, Blaze saw that the saloli within the pit were obeying! They bowed their heads and closed their eyes, as if praying to Valde Abbas. Even Smallthorn was showing respect. Before he could reprimand his friend, Goliath came into view on the edge of the canyon. Just as his name implied, he was more than twice the size of any other saloli in the forest. He had dark gray fur, and a black spot that covered his left eye. His brute strength could be estimated just by looking at him, and his eyes burned with hatred and arrogance. He looked down at his prisoners as if he were gazing at a bowl of earthworms.
     
    “Where is the outsider that was adopted into Icefire?” he roared into the crowd.
     
    Blaze knew, of course, that the giant was referring to him, but kept his mouth shut. Scowling, Goliath turned back and spoke to someone out of view. Razor, then, came forward and looked into the pit. He pointed at Blaze with his paw. Grinning wickedly, Goliath leapt into the prison and muscled his way through the crowd to where Blaze was standing.
     
    “So, we finally meet face to face, outsider.” He said, raising his head so that he could look down at him. Blaze knew that he should be intimidated by the massive saloli, but could not bring himself to show fear to his enemy. He stood his ground and looked Goliath in the eye.
     
    “My name is Blaze.” He shot back. Goliath chuckled darkly, apparently amused by Blaze’s bravery.
     
    “Well, Blaze, I hope you enjoyed causing me so much trouble, because from now on you are going to be right here, where Razor and I can keep a close eye on you.”
     
    “I won’t be staying anywhere.” Blaze retorted, “I’m leaving, and I plan on taking everyone here with me.”
     
    Without warning, Goliath lashed out, striking Blaze’s face with his paw, knocking him to the ground. The humor in his eyes was gone, “Fool!” He hissed, “You do not realize the situation that you’re in. Nobody will be leaving this canyon unless it is death that takes them.”
     
    “I’ll take you up on that.” Blaze said as he got back to his paws, “Show me your throat, and I’ll happily let death take you.”
     
    An angry growl rose from Goliath’s throat, “If I were you, outsider, I would worry about your runt friend. He may not make it very long if I were to become displeased.”
     
    Without another word, Goliath turned and stormed away. Reaching the canyon wall, he leapt up and snagged the stone with his claws, climbing out of the pit with ease. This, more than anything, showed Goliath’s strength, as saloli claws are made for climbing trees, not stone. Watching him go, fury ignited within Blaze’s heart.
     
    “If you even touch him, I will kill you!” He shouted after the retreating giant. Goliath took no notice. Once he was gone, Razor leapt down into the prison, also making his way to Blaze.
     
    “So sorry.” He sneered, “Looks like everything you did for that stupid tribe was for nothing.”
     
    “I think I’ll do one more thing for them before this is over,” Blaze shot back, “by killing you.”
     
    Razor grinned wickedly before turning to walk away, but Blaze had still seen a glimmer of fear pass through his eyes at the threat. Blaze realized, then, that, no matter what predicament he was in, he had become a force to be reckoned with.
     

Chapter Seven
     

     
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