Forest-y Adventures

[Guu]

Guu’s eyes popped forward, appearing back on her face. She walked up to the little girl, who is still a little shaken from all she’s seen today. She takes both her hands, switches to her social face, looks her directly in the eyes, and gives her a little smile.
“Don’t worry!” She reassured her, “The danger is all gone now! Everyone will see the cockatrice body and see that as blame for the statues. You’re all clear now, so don’t be a afraid anymore.”
She goes in for a hug.
“Let’s go back to your mother. Okay?”
She felt the little girl ease up a little bit, her shoulders falling a little bit. She felt her nod in agreement. Still maintaining the social face, she breaks from the hug and takes hold of her hand as she leads her along. Guu heads for Nyeseth.
“Good work out there.” She said to him, sounding way more genuine with this face, “being the hero a strong suit of yours I see.”
She looks over at Desco. She smiles in relief seeing that she’s no longer in stone.
“Better luck next time Desco! Maybe the next one won’t have weird OP powers.” She said, giggling cutely.
Nyeseth looked at Desco confused.
“How did you get unstoned?” He asked
“Prinny cast an Espoir spell on Desco, and now Desco is better!”
Nyeseth didn’t fully understand, but he was just happy everyone was okay.
“Well, shall we go?” He said.
So the four go, heading towards the general direction of the harem.

Hours pass as they get lost a few times. Guu eventually had to ditch the social face, but Nyeseth had already taken over looking over the girl at that point. Finally, they reach the harem.
As they approached, Hank was there to greet them, along with a young Elf woman standing beside him.
“Mom!” The little girl yelled.
She leapt off Nyeseth’s back and ran towards her, joining her in a tearful embrace. Hank steps forward.
“You’ve gone beyond the call of duty. Not only did you discreetly save the little girl, but also the cockatrice body should give her a little extra protection. You’ve well earned your reward.”
He places a handful of coins in the palms of each of them. The coins phase into their hands, as they feel something increasing deep within.
“And as promised, I owe you any favor a man in my position can reasonably grant. Collect anytime when you need it.”
He nudged Nyeseth,
“Also, if you ever want some fun, your next one is on the house.”