Safety - Jim Lake Jr x OC

Chapter 4

It had been a minute of walking before Tatia heard gasps from the two boys infront of her.
"This is, wow," Jim and Toby said at the same time while she shoved Tobey over to look, mouth opening at the sight.

Emanating purples and cerulean blues dazzled in rock forms before her eyes, gleaming, soft yellows contrasting from the cool tones. Rocks in the shape of stairs twisted up the cave and created an enchanted look to it.
Tatia was lost for words; it was beautiful.

"This is your home?!" Jim stated, in awe.
"Trollmarket is home to 100s of trolls, come there is much to see," Blinky replied.

Walking forward the 3 humans were towered over by the trolls, creating and intimidating look to them.
Jim senses Tatia's anxiety at being in a place full of unusual beings and took her hand, squeezing it gently.

She smiled gratefully at him and listened to Blinky give advice.
"Don't go too far, human feet have never been here."
Tatia heard a "human?" and was going to turn around but was forced forward by Argh, who leaned over her - protecting her and Jim.

A few moments later, Tatia saw Jim and Toby taking pictures and rolled her eyes, of course they were - idiots.
She focused on Blinky instead who talked about how the market was a safe haven.

"So Trolls need protecting then and that's why you need Jim as the troll hunter - to kill bad trolls like Bular?" She questioned, curious.

"Correct, Miss Tatia. That was a very good inference, well done."
She smiled nervously, Tatia hated when people complimented her - she always felt awkward.
Walking, she bumped into a figure infront her which Tatia found to Jim, staring at something up.

Following his eyesight, her eyes widened at the radiating crystal infront her, soaring above everything. It created such a presence, she felt entranced looking at it and heard Blinky faintly talking about it being the life force for troll market.

Coming back to reality, she heard gasps and different insults thrown at them before taking a step back in shock at the giant blue troll who, in Tatias opinion, did not look happy and was stomping towards them.

"Fleshbags, here?!" Tatia gulped at his voice and moved behind Argh who hid her.

Jim immediately moved to stand infront of Tatia, an instinct he didn't know he had. Before he could question it however, he heard gasps and cry's of outrage and reliased Blinky must of told them he was the troll hunter.

"The troll hunter can't be human," Draal, who Jim had heard Blinky say, growled.

Tatia immediately felt worried for Jim after the Trolls advance but gave a small smirk when Jim proved him wrong by transforming into the Troll hunter.
It faded when the troll states himself as Draal and mentioned he was the former troll hunters son.

Draal continued, "when my father fell the amulet should have been passed to me," before he grabbed Jim and lifted him up.
Tatia had no time to react before a blinding flash of blue pushed Jim back into Argh and her, startling her.

She quickly went over to Jim but froze at feeling a stare being glared her way, turning slowly she faced the blue troll who was narrowing his eyes at her.
"Hm, a human girl, and the troll hunters lover I see, you are a very interesting flesh bag."

He paused, taking in her features."You look familiar in a way, like a man I met once who was a human - who I never would I have believed to be so connected to the troll world."

Before Tatia could correct him or question how she was more connected than Jim, a sensation of being pushed broke Tatia out of her thoughts and she followed behind the rest of the group.