His efforts with Sek'bas didn't bear much fruit; the stoic woman was always close at hand, and seemed to not be interested in 'relaxing' or 'being derelict in her duties'. A few of the women tried to treat him with kid gloves, for a while after he shared his story, though he likely didn't tolerate it for long.<br/><br/>All in all, things seemed to be looking up, especially when one of his local magical craftsmen discovered a new method of brewing potions that made them slightly faster to produce - not enough to make a real, noticeable difference, but a significant discovery in the art of potionmaking, that drew a lot of attention to his small town, for a while.