Goblin Proverbs Concerning tome

Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that tome is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.

The goblin board's investment thesis on tome runs to forty pages, of which six are diagrams, fourteen are footnotes, and the remaining twenty consist of the same paragraph slightly reworded each time.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of slop

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

throne Through Goblin Eyes

The annual goblin throne colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on tome

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