In the velvety cloaks of twilight, our intrepid adventurers found themselves at the foot of an imposing challenge. The Country of the Quadlings loomed just beyond a rugged hill strewn with boulders, as if the earth had once rained stone. It was the threshold they must breach to continue their journey — a test of resolve against the elements themselves.
“A hard climb,” mused the Scarecrow, wisdom unfolding in his speech like the pages of an unwritten book. So they pressed on, the fellowship of heart, brain, courage, and innocence bound by a shared quest; their path now crossed by the peculiar obstacle of vigilant creatures, crowned with heads that flew forth like stones from a catapult. Here, we join them at the precipice of confrontation and marvel as Oz delivers yet another curious folk to challenge our heroes’ passage: the armless yet fiercely possessive Hammer-Heads.
