Having gathered anything of value from their fallen enemies, the group follows the gnome through the remainder of the cave. The exit leads out into a small, wooded hamlet, enclosed on all sides by steep hills. At the center of this hamlet lies a smallish cottage, presumably the gnome's home. As they make their way along the path to the house, the late afternoon sun flits through the trees. The gnome is clearly pleased to have returned to his home, and seems unbothered by the earlier attack. When the others inquire about his safety here, he says simply, "Nothing but Fate can reach me here."
The group makes their way into the cabin. The first thing they notice is that it is indeed the house of a gnome: Saranna will likely be comfortable in these surroundings, but the rest instantly feel out of place. Leading the group into a small living room, the gnome hastily drags a few "normal-sized" chairs over for Thuvian, Arianna, and Ioseph, apologizing to Arianna for his lack of a proper mer-bench. The room is amazingly cluttered with scrolls, books, and trinkets of all types; colorful swaths of cloth wreath the room like a protective sheath. The gnome does his best to place the chairs for the others in the most minimally-cluttered spaces, but otherwise seems unbothered by the over-profusion of items. "Would anyone like some tea? I'm going to put a kettle on for myself, and make a bit of a snack. Gods know it's hard to perform a proper viewing into the Beyond on an empty stomach." Without waiting for an answer, he scurries off into what seems to be the kitchen.