Walk through the village.

Your next destination isn't far. You're led down the street and around the corner. Up head, according to Ramon, is the home of the guard captain. It's another quaint, cozy, wooden home, just like the others. It doesn't seem like the type of village to have a full on barracks or anything of the sort, so this man must be quite strong to keep the village safe regardless of the infrastructure, or lack thereof.

"Well, I must say. Your group is a little strange by the standards of a simple villager like myself, but you seem like proper folk," Hartmut speaks up as the walk continues.

"Thanks," you reply. "We're all just people, right?"

A gnome with long, dark green hair appears on the road ahead. Her face is wrinkled, even moreso than Ramon, and she's dressed in a dark brown robe decorated with feathers and light fur trim. A headdress of sticks and leaves rests through her hair. In her hand, she grips a quarterstaff walking stick with a tiny animal's skull hanging from the tip. Your group almost doesn't see her at first, but you stop a moment before Eva's foot would have smacked right into the poor woman's stomach.

"Woah! Sorry--" Eva starts to apologize, but as she looks down, her face starts to fill with red.

The elderly gnome gazes upwards, blushing as well. Her mouth falls open. "... W-Wow. A gateway to the afterlife. I've finally died," she mutters.

Eva nearly falls over as she jumps back and holds her dress down tight--pressing her thighs together. "No, no!"

"Amazing. Never did I think I'd meet a girl so bold," the gnome continues. "Or did you lose a bet?"

You take a deep breath. Then, with an arm around Eva's shoulder, you give the gnome an innocent smile before taking the bunny aside. You whisper, "Hey. Eva? Can I ask you a question?"

She whimpers and quietly responds with, "M-Maybe."

"So, uhm. What panties are you wearing right now?"

"Kyle! You can't ask--"

"What panties are you wearing right now?" you repeat yourself.

Face practically on fire now, she looks to you with trembling lips. Her nostrils flare open and her body shivers. It's becoming difficult for her to calm down enough to speak properly--chest heaving up and down with deep breaths. This may be the least skimpy outfit she's worn, but you can still see her huge bust straining behind the material of her top. A bead of sweat drips down from her forehead. "Funny... th-thing about... that actually."

"Eva? What panties?"

She purses her lips and finally mumbles out, "N-None."

"Why?!"

Eva pulls back from the huddle. "Shut up, that's why!"

The gnome looks back and forth. Finally, she clears her throat. It doesn't work. She then clears her throat even louder before and then shouts, "Excuse me!"

Ramon waves his hand. "Please respect our new resident druid, Grenmila. She's been helping Captain Zido for awhile now, and of course our village as a whole. Having such a master of nature here has done wonders for keeping our people safe, so I would prefer you not to ignore her."

Eva stands up straight. "Y-Yes sir." Though it only takes a moment before she can't resist tugging down on her short dress, especially now that more people know her dirty little secret.

"I heard about your arrival," Grenmila says. "Captain Zido is eager to meet with a Demon King."

"As a host, I hate you make you walk so much, but this truly should be the final destination," says Ramon.

Niki chuckles. "I could do with a little less walking around, yeah."

"I thought you liked exercise," you say."

"Me? No." She wraps her arms tightly around her bust. "My favourite thing is sitting completely still."

You look straight to Amara and furl your brow.

Amara shrugs and looks away nervously again.

The gnome beckons you forward. "I'll pour you all my favourite drink, and then you can converse with Captain Zido. You should be on your best behaviour. He cares much for protecting this place, you know." With a snicker, she turns away and begins to slowly walk towards the nearby building.