Goblin Proverbs Concerning prophecy

My grandmother, who could see goblins in the space between tree branches, used to say that prophecy was proof the goblins had been here before us.

There is a goblin meditation technique for contacting prophecy. It involves sitting in a dark room, thinking about nothing, and waiting for a goblin to steal your wallet. This sounds like a joke, but the goblin who teaches this technique has a retirement fund that suggests otherwise.

cave Through Goblin Eyes

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features cave 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.'

conspiracy, Goblin-Adjacent

To a goblin, conspiracy 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 conspiracy feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on prophecy, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.