During the rebuilding time, as well as the time being "grounded" (which, he believed, they still were, now that he thought of it), Fai had spent his hours lingering in the woods, discovering the various flora and fauna that Halloween had to offer--and mostly, avoiding work. Except he had found something, something quite lovely, he thought as he looked over the small flowerbed he'd diligently created. He had found his lovely moonlight flowers.
The flowers gleamed gently in the moonlight, almost but not quite blooming yet. They would unfurl, opening to the moon once it touched them directly, glowing with FEAR and spreading from one end of the flower bed to the other. And, as of yet, he was the only one to know of them. During the day they looked inconspicuous, almost like weeds--but now, he thought as he poured himself a glass of wine--
The first bloom opened, then the next, and the next.
Fai lifted his glass to the moon. "A lovely job as always," he told it with a smile.
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