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Brandr didn’t know anything about feng shui or zen rock gardens. In fact, he didn’t know anything about gardening at all (it’s not a skill one gets much practice with in a land of fire). So when Brandr entered the forest to find a new home for the boulder, he simply plopped it onto the ground with a casual thud at the first available spot where it didn’t look like it would be in anyone’s way.

It was then that Brandr noticed a few flowers scattered about the forest floor, growing wherever they could get enough sunlight that filtered through the forest canopy. To Brandr flowers were just another odd-looking plant, but he remembered that humans viewed flowers as a symbol for many different things. While he couldn’t quite place his finger on what exactly they were supposed to symbolize, he recalled that people who visit a sick person often give the gift of flowers. I might as well bring some along, since it might cheer her up, He thought as he bent down and began collecting them, trying to pick at least one flower of each type he could find and unable to distinguish flowers from flowering weeds.

Once Brandr had what he judged to be enough flowers, he turned around and made his way back to the Academy. Meandering through the Academy’s hallways and retracing his steps a few times, Brandr managed to locate the clinic. Careful not to cause too much of a disturbance, he opened the door and said, “Excuse me, can I come in? I just wanted to see how the injured girl was doing.” With a bit of a pause, he also added, “I brought some flowers.”