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So, fourth time's the charm! Well more like the fifteenth or something; by noon, three distracted humans fell for your hole trap so far but significantly more humans noticed beforehand and simply walked around. That's honestly more frustrating than the three catching attempts, watching from the treeline as before while you tie the pleading bandit to a tree with your handy horse guts. He won't be of much use in this situation but you might figure out something later for him, or failing that he'll make for a decent meal.
<span class="mu-s">"-by the gods! Do they not even bother to keep the roads anymore?"</span>
The sound of a loud bang, enough to be heard from the forest, eventually draws your attention though. Yes, perfect! The sight of a horse-drawn cart having rolled into the hole, another of the wheels popped off from the impact. Two humans driving the cart, at least one of them should prove useful.
<span class="mu-g">"Huh huh huh... stupid hew-man wagon thing! Erm.... some other troll say that, Strogga say hello!"</span>
<span class="mu-s">"AAH! Keep it away! Don't let it eat me!"</span>
<span class="mu-s">"Th-There you are troll... keep back, we have your offering and want no trouble!"</span>
Oh, it seems these humans recognize you as you stomp up towards them? If they're traveling to the village by way of your bridge then maybe you have dealt with them before, if the male and his female seem aware already of the troll toll you exact. Or used to exact, when you lived under the bridge and bullied travelers. Although you don't recognize them personally, already you have a better chance of dealing with them than other humans.
<span class="mu-g">"No off-ring, no bridge troll no more... here, Strogga help!"</span>
Keeping in mind to avoid harming or killing, you let the pair keep the sheep they brought as the troll toll. After all if there's no troll under the bridge then there's no troll toll anymore. Instead of any offering, you instead seek there help and even make yourself helpful with the cart. Well you try to help and do manage to lift the cart out of the hole and smack the missing wheel back on, but your presence naturally spooks the horse making everything difficult.
