[Over the beginning of this week, the snow has melted entirely and new shoots have sprung up, growing unnaturally fast to sprout, to bud and flower and even to fruit; the saplings and plants that already existed and have been tended to, which have occasionally cycled confusingly through different growth stages not necessarily in order, have all reached blooming at once; and finally, the large tree that takes the place of the Chรขteau Ambregris on this side of the garden has absolutely and sudden burst into flower.
Theyโre cherry blossoms, so brilliantly colorful and ethereal that they look like little ghosts dancing on the wind themselves, softly blanketing both the wild and tended parts of the aged garden like a much gentler snow cover.
Less gentle by magnitudes is whatโs happening at the hedge maze: the storm is growing ever bigger, lightning occasionally lashing down into the hedge maze and outside of it โ though not far enough to cause significant damage โ and the entire maze has turned black. The leaves are dead but not falling; instead they look somewhat twisted, distorted as though burnt. There are unnaturally large branches and thorns bulging out of them, especially at the periphery of the maze like grasping fingers that want to re-enter the gardenโฆ but something is stopping them.
They stop just before the blanket of cherry blossoms begins, like theyโve hit some kind of invisible wall.
It seems like whatever is happening inside the hedge maze is progressing, but at an impasse for now. You probably have a little time, still, to consider your options and scare up new ones.]
Week 4: Wednesday - Graveyard Endgame P1
Theyโre cherry blossoms, so brilliantly colorful and ethereal that they look like little ghosts dancing on the wind themselves, softly blanketing both the wild and tended parts of the aged garden like a much gentler snow cover.
Less gentle by magnitudes is whatโs happening at the hedge maze: the storm is growing ever bigger, lightning occasionally lashing down into the hedge maze and outside of it โ though not far enough to cause significant damage โ and the entire maze has turned black. The leaves are dead but not falling; instead they look somewhat twisted, distorted as though burnt. There are unnaturally large branches and thorns bulging out of them, especially at the periphery of the maze like grasping fingers that want to re-enter the gardenโฆ but something is stopping them.
They stop just before the blanket of cherry blossoms begins, like theyโve hit some kind of invisible wall.
It seems like whatever is happening inside the hedge maze is progressing, but at an impasse for now. You probably have a little time, still, to consider your options and scare up new ones.]