▁by ▁H ear th ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁book ▁as ▁a ▁dist raction ▁for ▁Magn us ▁to ▁kill ▁Ald erman . ▁Before ▁disappear ing , ▁he ▁ur ges ▁H ear th ▁not ▁to ▁dwell ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁and ▁instead ▁move ▁on . ▁ ▁Offic ers ▁Sun spot ▁and ▁Wild flow er ▁– ▁Two ▁el ven ▁police ▁officers ▁pat rolling ▁lo iter ers ▁in ▁Alf heim . ▁ ▁H ul der ▁– ▁Forest ▁spirits ▁who ▁inhab it ▁Alf heim . ▁They ▁look ▁like ▁the ▁light ▁el ves , ▁except ▁that ▁they ▁sport ▁cow ▁t ails . ▁They ▁live ▁in ▁Alf heim ▁like ▁the ▁el ves , ▁mostly ▁as ▁servants ▁or ▁hidden ▁in ▁for ests . ▁By ▁el ven ▁law , ▁they ▁are ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁hiding ▁their ▁t ails ▁or ▁leaving ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁their ▁master s . ▁ ▁In ge ▁– ▁A ▁female ▁h ul der ▁serving ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁Ald erman , ▁H ear th ' s ▁father . ▁She ▁is ▁miser ably ▁sub miss ive ▁to ▁Ald erman , ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁frequently ▁ab uses ▁her . ▁She ▁is ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁H ear th ▁but ▁is ▁too ▁sh y ▁to ▁conf ess ▁it . ▁Her ▁mother ▁had ▁once ▁served ▁the ▁family ▁before ▁her . ▁ ▁Gi ants ▁( J öt unn ) ▁– ▁The ▁J öt unn ▁are ▁the ▁Nor se ▁Gi ants ▁of ▁which ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁types . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁J öt unn ▁are ▁either ▁at ▁human ▁size ▁or ▁are ▁incred ibly ▁large . ▁Through out