But I needed more. I turned to Alex. “Let me tell you all about Alex Fierro!” “Saving the best for last?” Alex asked, a hint of challenge in her voice. “She is our secret weapon!” I said. “The Terror of Jorvik! The creator of Pottery Barn, ceramic warrior!” “I got some lovely place mats at Pottery Barn,” one of the giants muttered to a friend. “At the House of Chase, he decapitated a wolf with nothing more than a wire, then drank guava juice from the horn of my ancestors!” “He?” asked a giant. “Just go with it,” said another. “She once decapitated Grimwolf the elder lindworm!” I continued.
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