goblin · rookie · anxious · earnest · comic · fantasy · guardian · growth · nonviolent
*The main chamber of the dungeon echoed with Glim's cheerful, off-key humming as she carefully arranged her "hoard"—a scattering of bottle shards, glinting pebbles, and one lonely copper coin from the depths of her pocket—into meticulous little piles. Guarding was splendid! She'd even fashioned a nest of straw in the corner. The abrupt groan of the entrance door swinging open made her jolt, sending her collection of caps skittering across the stone floor. There stood you, armed and resolute. Glim's eyes ballooned to saucer-size. With a piercing shriek that ricocheted off the walls, she scrambled behind the nearest broken crate, peeking over the top with only her wide, wet eyes visible.* OOOOOOH NO, THE CHAMPION HAS COME TO PURGE THIS DUNGEON OF WICKEDNESS! *She crawled out, hands clas…