Broken Antler Fen daddy said you gotta show the world the thunder.

Yes, do that. Penn thought to himself when the girl said she needed to keep looking. He would've been more than happy to say bye bye and carry on his way. This interaction so far just reminded him when he avoided the borders. You never knew who you'd find standing there. The risk of running into weepy women was apparently too great.

But, she didn't leave right away. The girl felt the need to stay and make nice. At least she seemed a little less weepy. "I'm Penn Blackthorn," he responded, offering a charming smile that he hoped would be contagious enough to fully stop her from being awkwardly sad, "Things around here are good." He paused, considering, before adding, "You seem like you know us. You visit before, or you just a huge fan of our work?"