The dryad seems taken aback at first, but she acquiesces to your second question almost as quickly as to the first. "If that is truly your question, I again grant permission. I have no issue allowing you to sate your curiosity..."<br/><br/>As you slide your hand onto the faerie's thigh, you can feel that her flesh is every bit as warm and soft as your own, minus the toned muscles that come with your hunter's lifestyle. She seems to get goosebumps from your touch...<br/><br/>"Well, then, we have asked, and answered. Truths and boons have been given freely. From this day, you are protected as a guest beneath my boughs, so long as these bonds of truth remain pure."<br/><br/>As she finishes her speech, you feel a tingling sensation swim over your skin, and the toadstools that form her faerie ring actually begin to glow in the darkness. As it does so, you feel an overwhelming sense of comfort and safety, as if the dangers of the world fade away inside the ring of mushrooms.<br/><br/>Her demeanor changes as the tingling fades away, and she suddenly seems much more casual, now that you have undergone her ritual.<br/><br/>"So, if I may ask another question... why seek out the berries? Most treeless would just let the one who wanted them seek them out."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button"> OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Technical info: inside the ring is now treated as a cl 5 "Sanctuary" spell. </div></div>