The clearing settles after the chase. Leaves stop trembling, and the last of the hunter noise drifts away to the left treeline.
Vinn
I thank you, Shinma, for what you told me.
Shinma
You choose your questions carefully, Vinn. That already sets you apart.
The Herb-Gatherer edges back through the brush, then slips into the woods without looking over their shoulder.
The Herb-Gatherer
I am leaving. Peaceably. May your road stay stranger than this one.
Vinn turns to Moxxi, the curse still holding her limbs still as a snapped branch. The cursed pendant sits cold in their grasp.
Vinn
Come with us, and I will lift the curse.
Moxxi Dra'Kane
...If you can free me, I will listen. I do not give trust cheaply.
Vinn tucks the pendant into their pocket space. The air in the clearing feels lighter at once, even if no one speaks of what was just agreed.
Shinma
Then we have the start of a path. Speak, Vinn. What do you want to know first?
✓ Quest Accepted
Free Moxxi from the curse