Once every ten years, the Mountain King throws open the door to his realm.
We are all family and female, and the Mountain King is asleep.
"It was given me by the Mountain King," she said.
He had a job to carry out for the Mountain King and his freedom to win.
"Our company was called back this afternoon to guard the arrival of the Mountain King."
To his credit, the soldier looked directly into the hard gaze of the Mountain King.
Perhaps the Mountain King had indeed managed to persuade him to watch over her.
The Mountain King played a hard but fair game.
Obviously the Mountain King had expected a man to challenge, rather than a woman and girls.
The Mountain King was giving this party a greater variety of challenge than anticipated.