When a Nymph rides a Night Mare, Ogre beware!
Smash knew all about ogres. After all, despite his having a human
mother, Smash was an ogre himself. Ogres were not only huge and horribly
ugly, as Smash was; they were also so stupid they could hardly speak,
and they spent most of their time fighting, destroying, and eating young
girls.
So what was he doing here with seven assorted females looking to him to
guide them and save them? Even in Xanth, where magic made anything
possible, why should Tandy the Nymph trust him and seem fond of him? And
how could all that high-flown conversation be coming out of his mouth?
But that, it seemed, was what he got for going to Good Magician Humfrey
for an Answer--before he even knew what the Question was!