Editing The Grudge Of Drong (section)

===Ambush on the Dwarf Road===
Surprised his small rabble of rebellious laborers had not crushed the inferior race of knife-ears and the woman on what he already thought of was his throne, Drong opted for a different approach in his next gambit. After adding all Elves forever to his hold's Book of Grudges, he spent the wealth obtained from his new mine on treasures from Karak Izril, including gold, gems, and mugs carved with cat bone menacing with spikes of dolomite depicting a dwarf queen on fire.
Helgar invited him to a feast in order to resolve their differences and talk of uniting clans. No expense was spared, and after seeing Helgar drink like a Dwarf Thane and failing to match her, proposed marriage which Helgar accepted.
The Dwarfs celebrated the union and made formal plans while the Elves utilized Grudge Pass to trade with all of the holds of the Dwarf race. It quickly became the most prosperous the region had ever been for all three groups.

Despite this, the Elves and Dwarfs had in other places throughout the Old World come into disagreements. Whether it be an Elf vomiting after only a sip of fine ale, or a Dwarf mistakenly walking into the crotch or ass of an Elven dignitary, many holds had begin to place Elves (without informing them) on their Books of Grudges while Elves began talking a lot of shit via gossip and jokes just barely out of earshot.

During one of the (many) feasts celebrating the betrothal a Dwarf Runesmith named Grung appeared. Grung's clan had been forced out of it's hold during a small war with Elves (he did not elaborate at all on what lead to this war). He became a favored guest at Drong's table, as his anti-Elf rhetoric and absolute amazement at the wealth of the soon to be united holds both pleased Drong greatly. The more drunk Grung got each night, the more venomous his speeches became while his constant reference to Dwarven greatness became mixed throughout.
He became bold in time, suggesting Drong was a race traitor openly for consorting with Elves, while at the same time extolling the old fashioned virtues of men on the throne, women barefoot in the kitchen and pregnant.

Drong began plans to attack and wipe out Tol Eldroth and all it's inhabitants to take their "stolen wealth" back while Helgar plotted to remind the menfolk of Drong's clan who fills the breastplate in the region.
Helgar dispatched a message to Eldroth, and the next day the group of Dwarfs that Grung was traveling with were ambushed by Elves along the road lead by an Elf named Tethan.
Archers wiped out the Slayers immediately, while Tethan's magic caused the ground to break and split plunging Dwarfs to their deaths. The head Slayer was the only one to reach the Elvish line and was cut to ribbons before landing a single blow. The only Dwarfs to survive were Quarrelers who formed a defensive line around Grung and repelled both Giant Eagle and Elf until nightfall when Grung was able to slip away. Tethan was wounded by a bolt, but survived.

Drong accused Helgar of attempting to assassinate one of their race and conspiring with sub-Dwarf mongrels while Helgar accused him of conspiring to usurp her throne and break the sacred Oath of Friendship between Dwarf and Elf for greed of gold.
After Helgar ordered Drong's beard shaved (after failing to do so herself in a brawl between the two) Drong called the marriage off and left Krag Bryn, swearing to all in earshot how he'd have the throne and the queen's beardless (emphasis on this) head. Most of Bryn's soldiers, being traditional types never content to serve a woman or see a living Elf, went with him.