[b]T[/b]he bear, surprised and shocked, ran away back into the woods. It seems Albic's towering visage and inhuman roar was more than enough to challange the bear. For several moments afterwards, the odd pair stood in silence, listening as the bear disappeared into the wilds. 
[i]"That..."[/i] began the gnome, uncharacteristically out of words. [i]"Was... Amazing!"[/i] she burst, the last word expressed so loudly that the birds would've flown away in fright if Albic hadn't already done that.
The gnome seemed to regard Albic for a few moments with both fascination and glee, and then straightened her posture, nodded to herself reassuringly and held forth her tiny hand for a shake. [i]"I'm Binksy! It's short for Binksandradine, my given gnomish name of course."[/i]