"Duh," Meenah says, arching a pierced eyebrow. "'Cept I can just fork the bad guys when they eventually try to screw me over. You heroeic types always carp on about how everyone's gotta be fronds and work as a team and blah blah blah. Lame."

Swinging her trident back down into a ready position, the troll girl drops into a battle stance, flashing those sharp teeth in a wide grin.

"So how boat this: you can beat it and maybe I'll give ya a cool title or something once I'm empress of this universe, or I can see right now if humans really do bleed mutant-y candy red."