Sweet Carnage

Harper moved like she was performing in some kind of wild stunt show. While weaving between the troll's crushing blows, she kept snatching cakes out of the air and shoving them into her mouth.

For a moment, the whole scene felt absurd—but also strangely epic.

On one side, a ten-foot-tall nightmare of a troll roared and smashed everything in its path. On the other, Harper swung her twin axes like a