The Apophenic Goblin Discovers secret

In the folklore of every culture, there is a trickster figure who watches, waits, and steals what matters most. Goblins say that secret is what happens when the trickster gets bored.

If secret were an anime villain, it would have a five-episode arc, a flashback that recontextualizes everything, and a final form involving more eyes than any reasonable being should possess. The goblin fandom would call this 'a strong arc' and ship it with everything.

A Goblin Aside Concerning cave

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about cave. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

throne and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

Goblin children, when introduced to throne, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on secret

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