Northstar Vale Adelfí

The berries were the sweetest ones he had ever found. It had been like a hidden treasure. He’d gingerly carried them to his hiding place and the snows had kept them perfectly chilled, glistening, and waiting for when they would be devoured. Sharing this with Zulema was an important thing for Antigone.

You’ll need to be careful, he cautioned her. There’s another type that looks almost identical to these ones. It’ll make you-

The boy’s features were tight with discomfort.

Sick. In other words, if Zulema gobbled up a batch of berries and got the wrong ones, she’d be crapping in the woods for days on end with little relief. Antigone didn’t want to share this detail because it made his skin crawl. Sick was enough warning to keep her away.