7th moon [voice/action]

[vibrafinal]

...Has anyone else ever found a particular item in the shop, and thought that it must have been placed there to taunt you? Would the Malnosso even commit such a petty act? At least it should match the pansies...

[With that said, Cecil can be found at any point on the road between the item shop and house 32, bearing... a flower in a small vase?]

Comments

[paladinlost]

...It would be pretty enough, was it not meant to mock the people of my world.

[lostinmyway]

...Oh, I'm sure no one would do that.

[paladinlost]

Why else would they offer us a single bloom and rob it of its power?

[lostinmyway]

I'm sure more are coming later. We can look for them. Maybe we could play a game and see who finds the next one first.

[paladinlost]

...We could. They could always forget they've already given us one, or it could appear by accident.

[lostinmyway]

Then I'll make sure to watch carefully for the next flower.

Does it have a name?

[paladinlost]

It's called whisperweed. It blooms in the desert, so it should be easy enough to recognize.

[lostinmyway]

Oh, that's a pretty name. [Only Grune would think something with "weed" in its name was pretty.]

[paladinlost]

It also describes its particularities quite well.

[lostinmyway]

Does it whisper secrets to you? [That would be a fun kind of flower to have in her garden!]

[paladinlost]

Not quite. A pair of flowers can transmit sounds between themselves, and allow for communication.

[lostinmyway]

Oh, my! [That's even better!] That sounds like so much fun!

[paladinlost]

It's extremely useful. In fact, it once saved my life.

[lostinmyway]

Oh, my, did it?

[paladinlost]

[He nods.]

I once had to recover a powerful artifact from a dragon who had cast a spell on its own lair. A friend of mine, through the whisperweed, managed to play a song that could undo that magic, allowing us to fight with our whole strength.

[lostinmyway]

That's a wonderful story. If everyone works together, there's nothing they can't do!

[paladinlost]

It also had the effect of reconcilling him with his father-in-law. Quite the helpful plant, is it not?

[lostinmyway]

Oh, yes! It made everyone happy, didn't it?

[paladinlost]

It certainly did, for a time.

[lostinmyway]

["For a time" goes completely over Grune's head.]

I hope it can make more people happy here in Luceti.

[paladinlost]

...It might brighten the house a little.

[Or make them all angry and upset. One of the two.]

[lostinmyway]

That would be very nice. Flowers always make things more cheerful.

[paladinlost]

As long as no one has allergies, that is.

[lostinmyway]

Oh. [She hadn't thought of that.] It must be very sad to be allergic to flowers.

[paladinlost]

Even allergies cannot stop anyone from admiring their beauty, if only from afar.