Goblin Camp

A taiga forest in autumn, the ground strewn with pine needles and scattered autumn leaves. There is no path or trail; it is deep in the wilderness. A small clearing rests in the shadows of the trees at the center of the scene, featuring a large, crackling campfire with flying sparks. Standing next to it is a bare, dead tree trunk without needles or leaves, two meters tall, to which a ten-year-old Viking boy with blond hair is bound. At the edge of the clearing, five mud-stained leather tents are set up in a semicircle. Pellets, bones, two blood-stained pieces of armor, and cookware lie in front of the tent entrances. In one corner, eight wild boars are tied up with leftover food scattered on the ground around them, and a pile of leather riding saddles rests nearby.