[The gnome leader holds up a hand to silence the other gnomes and then walks closer.]
[This gnome is wiser than the others. He's been exposed to more beings other than gnome kind.]
[He tries to talk to her. Even if he's hard to understand, even if the exact words don't mentally translate, his intentions come across.]
[There is a greeting. And a question. He asks if Need can truly understand others, if Need is able to think for herself. He's questioning her to figure out her level of sentience.]
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[This gnome is wiser than the others. He's been exposed to more beings other than gnome kind.]
[He tries to talk to her. Even if he's hard to understand, even if the exact words don't mentally translate, his intentions come across.]
[There is a greeting. And a question. He asks if Need can truly understand others, if Need is able to think for herself. He's questioning her to figure out her level of sentience.]
[It does apparently matter to him.]