Rest in the cave

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Lacking the energy to take such a risk right now, you elect to leave the firey warmth ahead alone, and tuck in for the night beneath a particularly cozy - despite its age - blanket.

"A new friend! Let's get them nice and warm..." Within your dreams, a small, caring voice echoes, and you cannot help but pin your ears backwards with your tail flickering up and down. Finally, a good night's rest. You almost forgot what that was like...

When you awake, you barely even process how the warmth beneath you is much softer than the hard rock you had tucked yourself in atop. It's undeniably comfortable, and you nuzzle your snout into the pillow that you're suddenly atop, despite the fact that you had not slept with a pillow...

"Aww you sure we can't cuddle them to warmth?"

"This poor bold was found nearly frozen at the entrance of the cave. They look hungry and weak too..."

"Must have been scared to come and visit us."

You feel something gently rubbing your ear, and finally you open your eyes to see a small, cavernous but comfy bedroom, plus... a kobold, a kobold, a kobold, and a kobold! There's a bunch of kobolds of all types surrounding your bed - wait, when had you been put in a bed!?

"Wha..." You rub your eyes and sit up, alert. Despite the fatigue, you've been on edge for the past few weeks. Even the most innocent groups may be unsafe for a small kobold such as yourself.

"They're awake!" A tiny red kobold squees, causing the rest of the kobolds to turn their eyes.

"Yes they are, Sage. Care to tell them how they were found last night?" A particularly fluffy, less tiny kobold asks the red kobold, holding a small rock out to you.

"What's going on..." Nervously, you reach and grab the rock. Your stomach grumbles, so even though you may not have always been the biggest fan of eating ordinary stones, you're willing to accept any kindness shown to you. "T-Thank you..."

"We found you sleeping under a blanket and thought you'd be cozier here in our den!" Sage, the tiny red 'bold, tells you, a warmth in her eyes. She skips back and forth in place, clearly bursting with energy.

"You... you took me to your warren?" Idly gnawwing on the stone, which turned out to not be so bad, you question Sage, before feeling at your clothes and realizing something "Wait - where is all my stuff!?"

"Dragoness Wrendeil thought that it would be safer for us to keep them somewhere safe as well." The furry kobold shrugs, also handing you a glass of water. "She says not all newcomers are safe, but we think she's just overprotective. No offense, but you barely look like you could hurt a slime right now, kobold."

"I had important stuff on me..." You rub your head, feeling much better with the bit of food and water in your system. "...Dragoness Wrendeil?"

"Oh, you want to meet her?" Sage hops for joy, grabbing at your paw with hers. "She's great! Let me take you to meet her right now!"


 * Accept and meet the dragoness