Stone Circle optimist

they were in agreement, then. it’s.. yeah, that’s nasty. the lavender stalks were bitter.. while being simultaneously tasteless? alsek couldn’t wrap his mind around it, but knew that it wasn’t something he’d look forward to trying again.

he went on scraping his tongue for a moment to get any residual lavender off, then positioned himself for a demonstration. okay, watch me, alsek told ikiaq. he grabbed the stalk near its middle and gently clamped down with his front teeth, positioning himself to give his student a better view.

next, he twisted his head slowly and slight, adding just enough pressure to splinter the plant. see? alsek asked, his jaws full of ‘plower’, you try.