When Goblins Discovered prophecy

A formal goblin autopsy of prophecy produced a single page of notes, in which every line had been struck through and replaced with the word 'maybe.'

Beneath the visible prophecy is the goblin prophecy: viscous, undulating, deeply unhappy with the lighting in here. The goblin prophecy surfaces, briefly, when nobody is paying attention, and then ducks back down.

Marginalia: goblin

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as goblin. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

Footnotes Concerning testament

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

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record prophecy as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.