Ever since then...
Hello. This ones about giant people. Read on.
... It's gotten some getting used to, for every citizen of the Gryphon kingdom. The fact that one of their ancestors was still alive was almost unbelievable. Most were awestruck by the news, no words able to explain the phenomenon. Some were overjoyed, viewing his arrival as the gods favoring them above all. Others were openly against the sentiment, labeling the event as blasphemous and deceit, a fake of some sort. Whether you submitted and fell to your knees or openly claimed the being as am imposter, the evidence was clear. There was a giant amongst the inhabitants of Equis.
The initial meeting was awkward, but not entirely unpleasant. In fact, the giant seemed to be as confused as they were, gazing at the scouting party with passive interest. When what to do with the creature came into question, the party decided to lead the giant to the borders of their homeland but no further, not taking a single risk with the beast. When they arrived back to their King, in half the numbers, he assumed the worst, but when the situation was explained to him, he was in disbelief. He briefly considered stripping all members of the party of their rank for daring to pull a prank such as this while tensions were growing with the neighboring nation, but dismissed the thought. Instead he insisted to see for himself, something his men advised against, and flew out to the border with the scouting party, only to make it about half way before he laid his eyes upon the man. It appeared that he grew tired of waiting and had caused quite a stir in the outer colonies.
Now that he had seen him, he was awestruck at the build of the being. Its proportions matched what remains they had found of humans, the body structure, the shape of the bones, had the assumed orientation humans stood like, and was very naked. It was amazing and alarming. If this was a human, it was much larger than it should have been. In fact, It was too large. It posed a major threat to the kingdom, something they certainly did not need. On the other hand, it provided something no other nation had. A Giant Human. A way to finally get some clarity on the history of the world. It would be them who did it. The Gryphons. Not the Minotaur's, or the Diamond Dogs, or even the Ponies. Not a soul but them. This is what went through the kings mind when he made the plan.
His plan was to tame the giant, feed it, provide shelter, anything it needed as long as it posed no threat to the kingdom. When they would finally win its trust and cooperation, they would begin to study it, use it for the more labors tasks, anything a giant like it could do. Then when they use him enough, they make him an honorary citizen, solidifying the bond they have and becoming a tool for them to use as they please. If everything went smoothly, they would have a monumental advantage against all opposing forces and a very efficient worker.
So for the next three (3) years they stuck to that plan. They comforted him when he was forlorn, gave him generous amounts of food and water, even going as far as to carve out a portion of the mountain to house him, though he would need to enter it crawling, it was enough for him to sleep in. Anything he needed, they gave him. Near the end of the three years he had became an honorary citizen, more so for political affect than personal. At that point, the plan had been accomplished. He was officially theirs, in every sense of the word.
He was not to be fooled though. Over the course of the three years he had stayed there he learned of their intent and decided to humor them. Every action of affection or sadness was for their attention, to try to show to them that he was playing along. He even helped with whatever mining or agricultural needs they had, if only to further support his reputation. He knew exactly what they were doing and was playing them with it. Make no mistake though, for that did not mean his role was strictly professional. Indeed, for many young and old alike he was a hero. Through the duration of his stay he had engaged in mortal combat with many creatures, most wild, with some decently intelligent creatures too foolish or arrogant for their own good. It was a rarity to see one left alive.
You see, while he knew when it came down to it, he was a tool of war, a weapon. He had found out the tensions against the neighboring nation while wondering around, which he had been reprimanded for when by one of his more memorable caretakers. He couldn't understand their language, he could hardly hear them half the time, but they knew some English by using some very old looking documents. After he learned of the possible war incoming he debated his options. He could stay and fight or leave and find another place to stay. On one hand, it would leave him from having to fight in a war that was not his. On the other hand, he had grown quite attached to the tiny living myths. They had done so much for him and he had proved he would help them in time of need. To betray their trust like that... He decided that he would fight. 'It shouldn't be majorly difficult' , he thought.
The tensions between the two powerhouses were at an all time high. It had been over six years since the giants appearance and he had been building up as much muscle mass as possible, which wasn't a huge improvement considering his height. Thanks to the planets lighter gravity, he had shrunken down only by half a heads worth, still towering over any construct or landmass around, besides the mountains (although he was only about two and a half heads smaller). Unbeknownst to him however was the startling news of another giant appearing, assumed to have arrived two years prior. This had initially caused some doubt to flow. What if he was larger and stronger than theirs? Faster? What if the new one could beat theirs? Eventually these doubts subsided as visual confirmation came in. What they found restored all confidence in their giant. This new one was smaller and no doubt younger than theirs. It would be an easy victory.
With confidence nearing arrogance the Gryphon kingdom had finally made their move, an attack on one of the closest cities of Equestria.
War was on.