chikaidestroyer | ∞ 82: Waiting for the next step [action]

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∞ 82: Waiting for the next step [action]

[Now that things have calmed down around the village and the rain from earlier in the week has dried, Albert is getting around to cleaning up his poor garden. Long-wilted white and blue moonflowers and morning glories litter his garden where trellises are propped up next to them, so he's pruning and plucking them out from between the growing flowers.

His horse is hanging around the house today, eating from a bale of hay.

It's a pretty idle scene on a sunny day. At least he's not closed up in his room, reading old books and drinking wine. That can be saved for tomorrow, when the weather's even warmer.]

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Indeed. Would you like any help on your side?

Have you finished with the weeding there already? It shouldn't take much longer on the vines, so. [He would be moving on to the flowers not on the trellises.]

Yes, just a few minutes ago. There were a few difficult stragglers, but I was... victorious. [She gestures toward the pile of pulled weeds outside the little fence.] I did some last night as well.

[He nods.] Very well. Come around to the front. [He gives another glance to Astrid, then walks back around to the front of the house.]

[She rises and moves to follow him, giving a greeting to Astrid as she does.]

[The garden is littered with the clipped leaves and flowers from the trellises. Albert returns to finish cleaning up the trellises, letting the dead debris fall onto the garden for now.]

[She takes a good look at his progress, and what's left to do.] I'll start from the left side.

[He nods, looking over as Raine heads to the other side of the garden.] Be careful with the poppies. They didn't take well to the hot weather last week.

I'll be gentle with them. The weather's only going to get warmer, though. [She reaches the end and surveys it carefully, looking for a good area to start.]

I know. But they should be able to last another few weeks. [He clips off another few leaves, reaching higher up for some other dried-out flowers.]

[She selects a spot to begin in, and carefully kneels down to pull the stray weeds.] True enough. A little nurturing will go a long way, anyway.

Even more so when there is a spirit who can help with that.

It certainly adds another level to it all. [Out comes one weed. Onto the next.]

"Another level"?

You don't think so?

You misunderstand. I'm asking what you mean.

Hm? I only meant that the magic... gives us a little more to do with the tending, depending on if we need to use it or not.

I see. I suppose so. [He dusts some of the dry petals off of his shirt.]

[She moves to delicately continue working her way through the poppies.]

We can only do our best, anyway. How long have we been out here? I haven't been paying attention.