Snippet #1895409

Takumi smiled at Harumi. "I guess that I will have to take your word for it." Then turning to Lejila, "No worries, we are all less than happy at tonight's events. Truth be told, I am quite furious." then walking out back to the garden, he called, "This way please." It was quite a distance to the tree. The gardens were very large, much larger than the rest of the palace. He made his way past the the cherry trees, sand garden, rock garden, other plants, a small bridge over a man-made river, and more. He entered into a hedge maze, and quickly found his way to the center, where the tree was. The maze was a recent addition, the idea taken from Nittel. Before this, was a large open field, with the tree at the center. The labyrinth was not difficult at all, really. The hedge only came up to one's shoulder, so it was easy to find the path to the tree. Arranged around the tree, were six benches. Takumi promptly sat down on one of the benches, and looked at the tree. "What should I do, father? please give my friends and I wisdom to overcome these trials, ancestors."

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Lavilev was in near hysterics over the exchange. he could only imagine what was going through Lejila's head as she and Harumi tried to assure the King that she was not angry with him. The King barely looked as though he cared, anyway. And the foot stabbing comment was more humorous than threatening. He struggled to maintain his composure, but made it as subtle as possible. Finally, The King led them all out to the garden, and on what was almost a hike. When they reached the tree, Lavilev could not help help his surprise, "That is a bonsai tree? It's huge!"