Meet back up with the rest.

Amara, Eva, and Niki are standing outside the inn's entrance awaiting your return. As you walk up, Alice frantically pulls on your sleeve, and retrieves the hand you're holding. She promptly pops it back into her wrist. It's adorable seeing her so flustered over something so small.

"We can't find any leads," Niki says with a shrug.

"Well we might have something. Alice and I found out there's a bit of a hermit living in the outskirts of the town. She seems to be the resident that actually knows about magic, though people apparently don't trust her. We could start there though. Maybe she knows something that can help," you explain.

"It's something! Lead the way, Kyle."

Your group makes their way through the town and out the other side, past the farms, and to the east. You're not exactly certain what to expect. After meeting Delphi as a village outcast, this gnome really could be anything. Though, maybe she's actually normal for once. That would be a nice break. It seems like this world isn't really known for being normal, however.

Out past the farms and between some trees is a quaint, cozy cottage all on its own. It's truly a life of solitude out here. Not even the farmlands are nearby enough to see another soul.

You pause as the door. It's only as tall as your stomach.

"Should we just knock?" you ask.

"Don't stress so much," Eva says. "If she's a mage, I'm sure I can talk to her. Let me try."

She leans down and drums her knuckles on the door.

"You're the right size, too," you mutter.

"Huh?!"

The door slowly opens. A tiny figure peeks out--a woman dressed in black overalls, a white shirt, and goggles around her forehead. She has black hair tied back into a ponytail.

"Who is bothering m--Oh?" She inspects your party up and down. What started as a disgruntled face slowly turns into a grin. "Interesting. What brings such a colourful group to my doorstep?"

"Hi. I'm Eva." The bunnyfolk curtsies. "I'm a mage, and this is my party. We're here to ask for your aid in the vanquishing of the monsters lurking to the north."

"Oh I see. Very interesting indeed. Come in, come in." She beckons with her hand as she swiftly disappears inside.

Despite your joke, Eva really is too tall for the door. You all are. She bends down and practically has to crawl inside--bunny butt sticking up into the air, giving you a glimpse of her panties as she makes her away into the cottage. You follow next, and then the rest come behind you as you gaze around the circular room.