Albali was in heaven. She hadn't expected to find gnomes here, this deep in the forest, in a cult of all places. But that was just like gnomes, wasn't it? Always turning up where you least expected them like gifts of a trickster. More than once she'd sat in her hut desperately trying to not expect one to walk right in her door. But now she was caught up in this moment. She had the sense that it was safe now, that there wasn't anything to fear immediately, even if that huge naga still had the fairy swallowed and the druid wrapped up. She wasn't ...well, she wasn't threatening them, and that seemed to imply she was an ally. The others would figure it out; they'd handle it. How could she be expected to concentrate on anything else than the symphony of flavors and experiences that were a gnome. And this symphony was especially suite, echo as it was of the one she'd had only weeks ago.<br/><br/>Ain watched her through beady black eyes, not commenting. He never really commented, not after years ago when they got into that big argument about it. He wouldn't mention it later, either, but there'd be this gulf between them for awhile - hours or even a day, if they didn't have something more important to deal with, like whoever was in the other buildings. Albali never could tell if he was jealous of the attention she paid to gnomes, thought she was ridiculously silly, or somehow was defying her purpose as a healing which by gobbling up the little treats.<br/><br/>Only as the gnome slipped entirely into her stomach did Albali slip back onto the bed, to enjoy the feeling of him sinking into her stomach. She rubbed the little bulge from the outside, smearing the designs she'd fingerpainted onto her skin earlier. "There's a good little thing. Time to digest..." Usually she preferred to slip them out of their clothes first, but now that she'd gulped this one down still clothed, she could see the appeal in doing it again. The clothes were practically infused with his scent and flavor. How wonderful!<br/><br/>Lifting a languorous eye to Kaheksa, she asked, "Can you see to the healing?"