Part 321: Lon'qu A

Hello, Panne.

You look cheerful. I assume this to mean the potion did its deed. This is good. I was unsure it would work on humans.

Your brew did more than cure me of my nightmares ...Since I drank that draught, I've been having the most wonderful dreams.

The effect will wear off soon. Wait while I brew another mug.

Thank you.

...Done. I'll just leave it here and back away.

Right. Down the hatch... ...Urgh. The taste does not improve with exposure. But if it means no more nightmares. I'll drink a barrel and ask for more.

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Tell me, Panne. Why do you help me? I know you've little love for humans.

Well, I'd already given you the herbs, I didn't want them to go to waste.

And why did you collect them in the first place? Were they for you? Are you also haunted by nightmares?

I often dream of the night man-spawn razed my village and murdered my kin. Just before she died, my mother told me that I mustn't hate all humans. She said there were good men as well as wicked, and I was never to forget it.

But why did you make the potion for me?

I told you. I didn't want the herbs to go to waste.

...You have a good heart.

You know nothing about me.