The gnome nods, and eats the rest of her meal in introspective silence. As you and Auntie stand to go, she moves... then climbs onto the bench where she had been sitting so she can properly embrace you and plant a kiss on your lips.<br/><br/>"I've put another energy potion and a slightly stro-nger healing potion in your bag. Make sure you come back soon... the new bed will be done in a week, an-d I'm not looking to be alone in some-thing that big for too long."<br/><br/>She grins and drops down from her perch, walking with you towards the door. As you and Auntie head back towards the Shelynite temple, though, she turns and heads back towards her house, jingling softly with each step...<br/><br/>---------------<br/><br/>About an hour later, when you're well out on the roads, Auntie speaks up- for the first time since the meal, you realize.<br/><br/>"You know, in all my wandering, I've never seen a gnome get so romantically invested in a human. Or vice versa... there are not many with the patience for gnomish peculiarities." She giggles a bit at that, and shakes her head. "All those chains... Still, I once met a gnome who collected animal dung and used a crafting technique to turn it into polished orbs- by hand, mind you- so there are definitely worse crafts and fixations than body art."<br/><br/>She turns to you, about to say something else... when a little white blur goes dashing across the road, followed closely by three large, very angry boars...<br/><br/>((Can I get a Perception check, please?))