[ The pure joy of exploring the unknown, is it? Fern wishes that she could relate to that a bit more, but it had always felt — especially in Barovia — as if each new discovery only brought with it more horror.

Then again, that might be the case here too. Maybe this Felix is simply resilient enough to withstand that. It's not like there weren't plenty of adventurers back home who were exactly the same, and some might even call Fern one these days, though her trek in Barovia had not been completely by choice. ]

That's quite a noble undertaking. You must be good at it, to have been keeping it up this long. [ She gives a firm nod of acknowledgment. He seems someone who's worth knowing and keeping up with during her time here, however long that might be. A shame, then, that he doesn't have his phone on him so that they could exchange numbers. ]

In that case, I'll continue to look for your messages both on the forum and off of it. And... [ She nods to the skewer in her hand. ] Thank you for the food as well.