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Dawn’s sudden change of topic was not lost on Daylily, though the yearling wasn’t quite sure what to make of it. Perhaps her worry had been misplaced and it was only curiosity which had driven Dawn’s question. The leader seemed interested, then, in edible plants. 

“Berries are one example,” she said. “Some roots are also edible, certain flowers and leaves. It takes a long time to study which plants are poisonous, and which can be eaten. Acorns, for example, which are stored away by squirrels, are poisonous to us.” She looked up into the bare branches of a tree, as if imagining a squirrel running along its length. “In my homeland, we have garden patches where we grow our own supply of edible plants; it’s much easier than going out and harvesting them.”