"The Trolls are not innocent victims of fate." Baba Yaga said. "They never were. They were all volunteers born from the high castes. Those allegedly closer to perfection, and hence the easiest to push toward evolution.
"I ran away before the so-called recruiters came for me. I was lucky enough to Awaken soon after crossing the borders of the Odi empire, and the rest is history."
"High castes? Volunteers?" Quylla echoed. "The Odi was the most talented light mages' society I've ever seen. How did the experiment fail?"
"It didn't." The Mother shook her head. "It was a resounding success. Trolls were stronger, faster, more magically talented and beautiful than the Odi, lived longer, and were stable. There was no flaw in their life forces."
"Then how did they fall?" Syrah dared ask.
