Dragoncrest Cliffs flowers and frilly things

at her delicate age, blixen still doesn't really understand the concept of enjoying something just for the sake of enjoying it. she's utilitarian. even in gardening: she enjoys it because it offers a way to control the sometimes raging emotions of her teenage mind, a meditation that keeps her grounded. the garden itself... probably also serves some sort of symbolic importance at least (man, she's really gotta figure out what's growing there) but mainly it helps her. so that's that.

her enjoyment of the funny little plants lessens a little once she learns dalia doesn't think they're useful, but she likes that her cousin likes them, anyway. and it is neat - she reaches out and mimics the speckled girl, tapping the base of a different bulb, watching the water drip out. "neat," she says, then adds thoughtfully, "do they gotta be around water to grow?" there is no water by the garden but - it's worth a shot.