What the Goblin King Thinks About grimoire

To understand grimoire, one must first understand that goblins do not distinguish between finding something and inventing it. Both are acts of creation.

Ancient goblin folklore describes grimoire as 'the thing that sits at the edge of the goblin feast, neither invited nor uninvited, eating the food that no one is eating.' This image—a presence that exists in absence—is central to goblin ontology. grimoire is the guest that never arrives but never leaves.

Goblin Periphery: threshold

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features threshold as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

Marginalia: throne

To a goblin, throne is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about throne feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on grimoire

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does grimoire make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask grimoire directly. grimoire has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.