#baronyofthesilverwolf

"You sure it's not roses? They get all the PR it seems, and some of them get awful prickly if you touch them wrong"

"Roses are shy, they spend so much time in the bud. They do boast the best hips. And rosehips do not lie." He adds!

A snerk

"Shakira fan huh? She is pretty awesome" Then she nods then a thought "If I were a kind of flower, what sort do you think I'd be?"

"Sometimes music plays in art room, before it was too cold." He nods, then considers the question. The little gnome peers up at her, and circles around a few times, thoughtfully.

The girl with stone hard skin holds perfectly still

But my skin isn't all that I am She thinks

"Glad!" He nods, confidently. "Gladiola, Gladiolus. Sword flower, some say. Tall flower. Means, strong. Means, integrity. Means, victory. And? Is pretty. Many color. Also blue."

"I've never heard of that before"

She looks pleased "Sword flower huh?" She uses a spear, but it appeals

He nods. "Should plant some. Yes-yes."

"Gladiola.." She definitely thinks it over. Starts with G. Has a metallic angle. Probably not a Native flower but hey can't have everything "Yes, that might be nice"

He nods, small hands on hips, and looks out over the garden. "Yes, would be nice."

"Okay... let's talk about the garden, what do you think woudl look nice where? " SHe is not into gardening but Bink is lonely, and it's either this or play tea with the guy. No wonder he's been acting weird. He wanted to create friends

"Oh! yes yes. See, here." He has many ideas. Some sound - add a nice rock here and it will grow some moss and look rather nice - some a bit odd, adding something called a 'bee house'? For bumblebees? And some outlandish - how would one even go about adding a fairy ring of mushrooms around the garden? How do mushrooms even grow anyways?

One thing for sure, he is much cheered by the company.

"You should talk to Dru. SHe's a kubera. A dream of plants and trees? ANyway... she'd probably have some advice" A look "I do like the idea of the rock there..."

"Many plants and trees are good friends. I will meet Dru-friend too." He agrees readily.

Something rustles towards the edge of the garden, where the cultivated areas have faded and it's more woodsy looking, backing against an area that leads into some of the trails.

Gwen rises carefully, and while she has her spear ready she does not raise it "Hello?"

A flash of reddish fur leaping from the brush and running off down the trail, startled by her raised voice. A few moments after it has vanished, a smaller bit of reddish gold is seen, peeking out towards her curiously. A long pointed nose - though short and stubby yet on this little one, and ears that are tipped with black.

She says "Oh now, don't be shy. The dogs aren't on the hunt now."

The fox kit tilts his head curiously at her unfamiliar voice, but then an imperative YIP demands his attention, and he dashes off after his calling mama. Was the white on his chin... purple, though?

Bink claps enthusiastically. "Friends!"

A curious look "Oh brave Kit. Purple chin.." She moves to where the kit was and looks at the ground

She has learned tracking from Linnea, and easily recognizes the pawprints of foxes - larger and small, and some old and new. Mostly around a particular spreading bush back there that is covered with little purple-black berries. Fewer now, at least where the animals can reach.

"Huckleberry-berries. Fox friends eat anything. They do not eat Bink. Or you." He adds, thoughtfully. "You are bigger and stronger. You could eat berries though, but then there is less for fox and little fox-fox."

"No, we're good" She nods "I had put some food out for them awhile back. Maybe a bit more is required"

"Ah. Fox is Gwen-Friend's friend. Then is Bink's friend too. They come and eat berries. Sometimes one, two, three little fox."

"If you are quiet like Bink, you can see too." He is certainly chatty now, not quiet!

A smile "I'm not sure I'm a friend per se, but I try to hunt only for a purpose. Now if I had live stock I might be a bit more cranky about them." She looks at Bink "But they do me or mine no harm and have a right to be just like we do I suppose."

"Right! And Bink will make sure that they only eat berry-berries. Not Kitchen-lady vegetables. Bink will guard!"

"Thank you Bink. We might be able to arrange a place for them to get approved food scraps. But then the dogs will get jealous."

She talks with him a bit more. Deciding she needs to ask others to give Bink a look over

or at least a little attention

The little gnome is cheerful and good, if somewhat simple, company.

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