Heard from a guard there was a dragon sighting on some mountain, so I went to check it out.
Too bad the path up the mountain also had a bunch of bandits AND 2 giants herding a mammoth.
First time I saw a giant was at level 1 and he was at his camp.
I ran up to him hoping to chat. Instead he sent me flying to Oblivion.
So I was ready to even that score.
After summoning a Flame Atronach (my new best friend) and taking out the bandits, I started hidden arrow sniping the mammoth for tiny damage.
The 2 giants got all angry and came running at me with their clubs in the air. When they got close I did a level 1 Unrelenting Force to slow them down and took some chops.
Then one whack from the giant's club smoldered the Flame Atronach and nearly took me out, so I ran downhill like a coward...
(guessing my follower was just kneeling from this spot onwards)
Summoned another Atronach. And while those 3 were partying, I used a level 1 Ice Form and took one out while they were frozen. That was when the mammoth started coming.
I ran uphill instead this time continuously summoning Atronachs for the remaining giant to one-hit "mole-bash".
And started arrow sniping them again.
As they came at me, they got stuck halfway. Another bug... Or I'll just say they couldn't handle going so high up the mountain. It's chilly up there, even for mammoths.
So I ended up winning that fight pretty dishonorably.
I want to do the Red Eagle quest next. I got the sword, so I want to see how the quest ends.