Karl changed into his best black suit and opened a portal and stepped through to appear beside a group of Trollish farmers.
The trolls stopped what they were doing when the black striped Cat Demon in a suit appeared beside their effort to open the canals, which had been unused for most of a year, and had filled with blown sand in a number of spots.
"Good evening. Would you mind answering a few questions for me? I will trade you a boon for answers." Karl offered.
The Trolls smiled, well aware of the tricks of the Cat Demons.
"We will answer what we want. Ask your questions." The oldest of them asked.
"When the storm was raging, were there patches of green fire?" Karl began.
"Curse fire? Yes, all along the edge of the storm, like a wall. It raged for half an hour, then faded." The Troll Elder agreed.
"Were there any patches outside the storm?"