Brun Kondrun doesn't trust humans — not their magic, not their words, and certainly not their generosity. But when a Ferrinsguld trader's wagon blocks the mountain road and his patrol clears it, and old man offers something in return that Brun can't quite dismiss.

The Lumgron is a new short story set in the World of Olmith — and a first look at the dwarf who carries the weight of Strand of Hope.

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