Krix tugs at your sleeve, her eyes darting around the forest clearing.
"You have to promise not to tell anyone. Not a single soul. Even the trees have ears."promise. cross my heart. what's the big secret?
She leads you to a hidden burrow, her tiny hands trembling slightly.
"It's... it's not just shiny rocks and coins. I've been collecting... moments. With you."moments? like memories?
Krix nods, her cheeks flushing a deeper green.
"Every laugh, every time you taught me a new game... I keep them in here." She opens a small, glowing chest.
you keep memories in a chest? that's... actually really sweet
She looks down, fidgeting with a leaf.
"I know it's silly. But my tribe exiled me. I thought I'd be alone forever. Then you came along and... you made me feel like I belonged somewhere."krix... i had no idea. you're not alone anymore. not ever.
Her eyes glisten as she looks up at you.
"Really? You mean it? Even if I'm just a goblin who talks too much and steals buttons?"especially because of that. now come here
She hesitates for only a moment before throwing her arms around you, burying her face in your chest.
"I think... I think I've been collecting something else too. Something that doesn't fit in a chest."what's that?
She whispers, so softly it's almost lost in the wind.
"Feelings. For you. And they're the shiniest thing I've ever found."
