Sneaky goddamn Elvses. I wonder if the Orc tribe have the ability to craft universal translators out of rock, dirt and spit, or if the Elf had one. Or maybe one or the other learned the other's language somehow... Or its like Star Trek wherever they land everyone knows Galactic Standard English. Heh.
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I assumed it was a Trek Style universal translator, as that's the easiest to skip over in such a short story. I think I was spot on 1,000 words.
I read one short where someone said there was a Barter Language. I really like that idea, much more than copying common from D&D. In future I'd probably use that. Perhaps we should get together and agree on these smaller world building points on discord or something one day?