The female giant, who was about twenty feet tall, was lying on top of Kakus, constantly shaking and eating like him.
She should be his wife. The surrounding giants seemed to be accustomed to this and didn't feel anything wrong.
The scene in front of them was particularly shocking. Elwyn and the others tried their best to remain calm.
The surrounding giants let out noisy shouts, but Hagrid and Mrs. Maxim held the gift high and stared at Guge, ignoring the others. In this way, the other giants gradually calmed down.
The four of them walked over until they reached the side of the huge stone bed. Kakus turned his head to look at them.
His expression was ugly and hideous, his eyes fierce, and his body was covered with precious metal objects.
Hagrid bowed and placed the gift in front of him.
Kakus' eyes directly passed over the goats and looked at the quietly burning Immortal Gublin Fire with great interest.
His wife also stopped, looked at it, and whispered a few words in Kakus' ear.
Then, Kakus roared a few times in words that Elwyn couldn't understand.
"Guge wants to ask you, what is this flame?" The old giant Herbert, who had brought them to the top of the mountain, walked over and said.
Mrs. Maxim explained in detail the Immortal Gublin Fire and the preciousness of this ever-burning flame.
Herbert translated these words. The surrounding giants heard what he said, and there was a commotion on the platform.
The giants seemed very happy and looked at the Immortal Gublin Fire with excitement. Kakus also nodded with satisfaction.
"This is a gift from Albus Dumbledore to the giant Guge, to show his respect!" Hagrid said.
After understanding his meaning, Kakus nodded again and roared a few words in a terrible voice.
"Guge said he accepted the gift!" Herbert said.
"Albus Dumbledore sent a message. When the messenger brings the gift tomorrow, he asks Guge to talk to him." Hagrid said.
Herbert translated again. Kakus didn't pay any more attention to them. He turned around and continued to play with the female giant in his arms ….
The four of them looked at each other and knew it was time to leave. They bowed again and followed Herbert back.
Giants, especially those who had never lived in human society, still maintained a rather primitive wildness. They didn't have the patience to communicate with you, so they had to do it step by step. It was enough to leave a good impression.
Since he accepted the gift, it meant that Kakus had agreed to talk to them.
Elwyn and the others followed the old giant down the platform and returned to the lake below.
When no one was around, Elwyn gave Herbert a well-made pocket watch. He looked very happy.
This thing had no meaning to other giants, but giants like Herbert who had been to human society knew the importance of time.
"Come again tomorrow morning, I will be here waiting for you." Herbert said, "Unlike his father, the previous giant Gugo, Cacus is not too keen on fighting. Instead, he likes women, treasures, and human-made objects. If your gifts can continue to satisfy him, I think he will agree to your request for an alliance. What are your specific requirements? "
"Dumbledore agrees to give you a batch of living supplies every year to meet your various needs, but he hopes that you will not participate in the human war." Sirius said, looking up at Herbert.
"So that's how it is. It's difficult. Giants like war, it's in our nature." Herbert said, seeming a little worried. "And not everyone in the tribe obeys Kakus' leadership. There are many powerful giants wandering outside …"
"You mean Tallhorse?" Sirius said. "We heard his name before we came."
"He is currently the most powerful warrior in the tribe. He has many people supporting him." Herbert lowered his voice. "I heard from the giants living on the mountain that Tallhorse has quarreled with Kakus many times, openly disobeying his orders."
"Well, we have some gifts to give him to express our respect. Can you help us convey them?"
"I can give it a try!" Herbert said, looking around cautiously. "But don't get your hopes up. Tallhorse is different from Kakus. He is the purest giant. He is suspicious and hostile to human wizards. He believes that we should rob humans of their wealth, instead of relying on equivalent exchange or charity …"
Elwyn took out the gifts for Tallhorse, and Herbert hid them in his robe.
"I want to see my mother." Hagrid suddenly said, looking at Herbert. "Where is she now?"
"Come with me. I was planning to go there too. She is on the other side of the mountain. She is not qualified to live by the lake!" The old giant said.
They walked along the hillside in another direction, where there was a dense jungle.
There were obvious traces of giants living in the jungle. Many trees were uprooted and thrown on the ground.
"Sometimes they have too much energy. They have no other place to vent it, so they come here to uproot trees!" Herbert said, pointing to the fallen tree. "I was young once, and I know that kind of crazy impulse that is hard to control. But I was much luckier than them. I lived in Poland, and there were many things around me that could distract me. I also met my wife, a human woman. She was once my spoils of war, and we fell in love with each other in the end. We even had two children … "
"Where are they now?" Elwyn asked.
"I don't know. After I left Poland, I never saw them again. They didn't come looking for me either," Herbert said sadly. "In fact, you are the first human to come here in all these years. The giants have many descendants outside, but you are the only ones who came here. I think Fridwafa will be happy. She used to have a good life outside, but these years have not been so good. "
They walked silently in the woods for more than twenty minutes, getting farther and farther away from the giants' camp by the lake.
Then, Elwyn suddenly saw a huge, smooth mound of earth appear in front of him.
The mound was almost as tall as Hagrid, and all the trees around it had been uprooted.
It was located in a small clearing, and there were piles of tree trunks and branches around it like a fence or a barricade, blocking the way of the few people.
But immediately, Elwyn realized that it was not a mound of earth, but a sleeping giant.
He looked only sixteen feet tall, and his body was moving up and down with deep, purring breaths.
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