Whitebark Stream e[m]barazada

It took a while of searching, but he eventually found what he was looking for. The stems were right and the leaves too… so they weren’t the dangerous ones that could be mistaken. The flowers were dead by now, but there were still dried clusters of seeds present on a few of the stems. Ashlar gathered some of these carefully and brought them back to her.

These. he said softly. They’ll… if you eat them, it’ll start too soon. It’ll be done. He placed the Queen Anne’s Lace at her feet.

Now it was truly her decision. He wouldn’t rush her or encourage her, but he would remain here until she was ready to go home either way.