They’d collected hyacinths from the water’s edge to help Nelya rebuild her collection. The fact that someone had destroyed the greenhouse, apparently with a blast of force, appalled Serenna. Why would anyone do such a thing? Is it because the research would benefit humans? They’d salvaged what plants they could, but the insurmountable loss weighed heavily on them. It had taken Nelya decades to accumulate such an assortment from all corners of the realms.

