Elwyn noticed that Sirius's left arm was bandaged with a piece of cloth, and he looked extremely disheveled.
"There were five Death Eaters that came last night, and I only saw Walton McNeill. You might not know him, but he's a pure cold-blooded psychopath who loves to kill just like the giants." Sirius said, "I remember he works at the Ministry of Magic, and is in charge of executing dangerous magical creatures. I didn't expect him to come here."
"You fought him head-on?"
"I was outside the tent, and he was the first to rush in, and we started fighting!" Sirius said simply, "My Stun Curse hit him, and of course, his curse also hit my arm, it's nothing!"
Although he made it sound simple, the situation at the time was definitely much more dangerous.
"The Death Eaters rushed over with the giants who had surrendered to them. They let the giants take the lead, and they hid behind to cast spells and ambush. Although Hagrid was very powerful, and Madam Maxim's casting speed was beyond imagination, it was too hasty. They had the advantage in numbers, and we had to retreat." Sirius said, "We ran into the mountains in the dark, and Hagrid and Madam Maxim went out to contact the giants who supported us. I stayed here to watch over you, and that's all."
Looking at the disheveled Sirius and the curse wound on his arm, Elwyn could imagine how fierce the battle last night was.
The situation now was really bad, and it was almost impossible to convince all the giants.
They fought back and forth, and no one was willing to give in.
The Death Eaters could bring the giants who supported them back to England and form Lord Voldemort's army, but Elwyn and the others could not do that. Dumbledore hoped that the giants would not participate in the upcoming wizard war, and not fight each other on the battlefield to see which side had more giants and more power …
The situation was a mess, and they could not just leave. Dumbledore was counting on them!
Persuading the giants was a long-term task, and it could take months to see results.
Elwyn was thinking if he could think of a way to eliminate all the Death Eaters that came to the giants' territory. This way, the giants who supported them would naturally disband.
Then, he shook his head. This method wouldn't work. It was too difficult.
Even if they were lucky enough to succeed, the Lord Voldemort could send other Death Eaters over. They could not keep watch here forever …
The giants' problems had to be solved by the giants themselves. He had to grasp the key to this matter and choose a new Gu Ge from among the giants.
Gu Ge, the giant who had completely sided with them, would never cooperate with Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
When the time came, he would rule the giant tribe, and Dumbledore would only need to send wizards or find a way to protect the new ancient spear.
This was probably the only way to change the situation quickly.
Elwyn followed this train of thought. The key to this plan was the new giant itself.
The choice was very important. He did not know these giants and did not trust them at all.
Then, Elwyn thought of Hagrid's younger brother, Glop.
He was definitely one of them, and he was young, but too short and weak. He did not have enough power to make the giants submit …
He sighed and put this matter aside.
The current priority was not the giant tribe or the new ancient spear, but the cyclops in the magma deep in the earth's crust.
There were also the dark wizards who were performing some kind of dark ritual. They were the problem that needed to be solved.
Since it was a request from Gryffindor's will in the scabbard, Elwyn had no reason to reject it. He planned to take the scabbard with him.
Plus, he did not want the cyclops to wake up. That would be worse than the current situation …
After a long time, Hagrid and Madam Maxim returned. Both of them were injured, and Hagrid's arm was still bleeding.
They were very happy to see Elwyn wake up.
"Hagrid, how's the situation outside?" Elwyn asked.
"Not good. The Death Eaters are looking for us everywhere in the mountains. Orim and I fought with them again," Hagrid said and sat beside Elwyn. Madam Maxim went to get bandages and medicine for him.
"Before you left, I told you not to get involved with them." Sirius frowned and looked at him.
"I know, but it was hard for me to stop Orim. She was angered by the Death Eaters!" Hagrid said softly, his wrinkled lips pulling at his beard. "We bumped into them. After hearing those insulting words about our bloodlines, she wanted to teach them a lesson. She was like a ball of fire. Maybe it's because of her French bloodline?!"
"We need to teach them a lesson!" Madam Maxim said angrily as she walked back with the things. "The situation outside is terrible. The giants know that we were attacked last night. The giants who supported us are now hesitating. They think that we can't do it anymore, so they turned to the Death Eaters …"
"That's right, they have around thirty giants with them. They are all very powerful warriors, bloodthirsty and cruel." Hagrid said worriedly.
"How many do we have?" Elwyn looked at Hagrid.
"There were about ten of them, but two died just now. The rest are hesitating. My mother and Glop can still be relied on. That old giant Herbert is also willing to help us. " Hagrid said. "There are another three or four, but they're all very old giants. They don't have much strength."
Be it in terms of quantity or quality, they couldn't compare to the other side.
The older giants were more rational and less cruel.
They were more willing to accept Dumbledore's conditions and live a better life than to participate in the war.
The younger giants were the opposite. They were also the main force of the giant tribe.
"What about the other giants?" Elwyn continued to ask. There were more than a hundred giants in the entire tribe.
"They're all fighting amongst themselves, fighting for the position of the ancient spear. But from what I see, those guys are leaning towards the Unknowns and the Death Eaters. They can provide much more than us, and they're more in line with the Giants' desires. They need blood and killing …"
There was a moment of silence. The situation was similar to what Sirius had said, or even worse.
Then, Elwyn told them his plan.
After some discussion, they decided that Elwyn and Sirius would go to the cave to retrieve the scabbard.
Hagrid and Madam Maxim continued to persuade the other giants who were not willing to join the Death Eaters to pass on Dumbledore's idea to them.
"Right, Hagrid, who's the giant who occupied the cave at the top of the mountain?"
"That cave is deserted. It was originally the palace of the giant Guge, but because Takuma and his warriors died there, almost no giants dare to go there now." Hagrid said, looking at Elwyn and Sirius. "The giants are scattered into different tribes and no longer gather around the lake. You two just need to be careful later."
"No one took care of Takuma's body?" Elwyn could not imagine the giants giving up that cave so easily.
That cave had an unusual significance. It might have originally belonged to the Cyclops and was its nest …
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