Seed smiled and trotted over to the table to deposit the poem so he could speak freely. He had cleaned and smoothed out the wood before carving it, so it was a stable piece of wood, suitable for a gift. Seed sniffed the bags of tea Radish placed down with his eyes closed, soaking up the smell through every pore.

"Oh, thank you very much. I apologize for the delay..."

He motioned to the poem, wanting at once to aggrandize it and to apologize for it -- though he could at least apologize for the delay. He had had an unusually long struggle with the words of it, but he felt satisfied now.

"It took me a while to find a place to start with it. Still, it got done."

He took a step or two back to let Radish read, wanting to watch his face.

"It's more like knowing all the bits you want to add, but not what to use as a base; do I want to go with a form? Do I have a line to write it around? That sort of thing..."

He explained, before falling quiet in the face of compliments. The critic at him nagged a bit, including the bit where he mixed up the mortar and pestle in an early draft, but nothing could stop his smile, and a little blush sneaking out beneath his mask.

"Thank you very much; I'm glad you like it. I wasn't entirely sure..."

Since, after all, he sort of opened up implying his patron was cruel. That's rarely good for business. Still, tell the truth but tell it slant -- starting in with a slant was a good idea, and past the point of concern, it let him take some pride.

All the same, the change of subject wasn't unwelcome, either.
"That's good; I can hardly wait...Have you been doing herbal work long?"

"Ah, I see... I started my path as a fawn, as well. They were clumsy, but I think there's some work in there I like."

He admitted, thinking back to his work as a fawn; mostly haikus, snuck in his diary. It was the core of him, when all else seemed unworthy or inconstant. He nodded.

"I think that it's good that she encouraged you...But I think a gift as strong as I think yours is may have been cultivated regardless."

"Hmmm...That sounds very nice, a family tradition."

Seed, who had difficulties being close to his sole offspring, and no parents, found the idea of a family tradition, even one of seperation, appealing on instinct.

He looked a little surprised on the announcement there; perhaps he had overlooked it the first time Radish brought it up. It went completely undisguised on his face, until the brow furrowed.

"That surprises me...But I am glad to welcome you. I certainly wish I could be, perhaps, a bit more extroverted than I am; I want to meet more people, but when I can seperate myself from those close to me, I seem...To make no impression anyway. It's a sorry thing."

He shuffled a forehoof against the ground and watched it draw patterns in the dust.

"Oh, well...I didn't know exactly, you know; don't flatter me. You were the one who took the vague idea and made it specific...."

He did chuckle at the nudge, though, relaxing considerably. If he was going to put up a protest like that, then Seed certainly had no defense. It was a losing battle.

"Well, then I will just count myself lucky to have made an impression on a fellow craftsstag."

He said, bowing over-formally with a little laugh. It wasn't his normal quick dip, done to spare his knees and, in general, keep the mood light; it was a bit of pomp and circumstance to it.

"Drat," Seed said, jokingly. It didn't matter much at all; he got to write a poem, he was making a friend, he would have tea. He watched the bowl jostle around.

"Hm...You have a bit of trouble with that, don't you?"

"I can just picture it; did it fall over your ears?"

Seed asked, seeing how close his mental image was. Though part of his reason to bring it up was because his wearing the bowl had brought someone he had heard of to mind.

"...You know, there's a doe I've heard of who does beadwork and things; I wonder if she couldn't make you some accessory to hold it on with..."

"Think nothing of it. It's so interesting, but I haven't had the nerve to ask her for anything myself..."

He said, kicking a bit at the moss. He looked again over the grove, and as before, it took his breath away.

"This place really is nice...You can really feel how much care you put into this place."

Alone the centaur moved through the forest. He was searching for more supplies to add to his collection for experiments and such. He'd tried almost everything in the forest and was now in search of something new. The earthy smell of herbs came to his nostrils and he turned towards it. Not too long after he found himself in front of a strange human faced deer. "Excuse me, where is that smell coming from, the earthy smell of herbs"

He nodded,his face showing little to no emotion. "You see I work with the ingredients of the forest and I have used everything I have found in an attempt to make various potions. I have run out of ingredients and the scent of your herbs has attracted me. I am curious as to your wares and if you possess anything that can be of use to me"he said looking back at the snow covered garden then back to the strange stag,"Pleasure Radish, I am Daenir" The stag felt comfortable using his name after he felt his life had changed from what it was. He was no longer the Phantom of the Opera although such a persona was still a strong part of his life at least in spirit.

He was impressed by the collection the other had. Daenir made a mental note to return when ever he ran out of his common ingredients. "I think I'll take everything. I was looking for something new but you have a few ingredients that are familiar that I need as well. Your collection is wonderful, expect me to be a frequent customer"he said with a chuckle.

He felt a little foolish at forgetting such a vital bit of information,"OH yes just one of each"he laughed at his own mistake. The issue of payment was a curious one. Anything? Of what did he had that was worth all of these ingredients? The only thing he felt he could offer, he was unsure would be worth it. "One moment"he said with a bow then rushed off. Moments later he returned with a box. He then opened it to reveal a very clear crystal inside. "I found it near the crying idol. I can sense it has magical properties but of what I am unsure. I have other items to offer if you do not have interest in this"he said glancing up at the buck.

He sat quietly as the buck gathered the items. He was impressed that he went to such lengths to gather the best from his garden. When he finally finished wrapping the package in the leaf, a skill he found impressive considering the other had nothing to fold and tie with. When it was given to him he nodded,"Thank you, expect me to be back very often"he said offering a smile though on his face a smile always seemed to be a sneer. "Your garden is the best I've seen and I will not let such a bounty go to waste"he nodded his head again then turned and went back to the tree at the ruins to store his new ingredients.

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You inspired me to make a post of Daenir's tree. I am thinking of drawing a picture of it with the items in side and then have a box describing whats in it :3

Thanks for the great rp

And your welcome as well XD

Can I rp with Radish again?

Nemonica was showing her new acquaintance, Cecilia, around the forest. "Nemonica? Where are we heading off to now?" Cecilia said as she hopped over a log that was in her way. "Well I need you to meet some deer here so have some friends besides me. I haven't visit this guy in awhile. He is a healer." Nemonica sniffed the air and kept walking. "Ah so he has a herb garden then, am I right?" Cecilia looked around and seen no herb garden close. "Yes he does, his name is Radish. He helped me out when I had my shin splint problem a few weeks back. Oh here he is!" Nemonica squealed with excitement as she trotted over to where Radish lives. Cecilia chuckled and followed behind her. "Radish? Are you home?" Nemonica said looking around.

Nemonica and Cecilia looked at eachother and chuckled as they heard Radish's voice. ''Yes it's me Radish! I brought a new friend along with me. This is Cecilia.'' Nemonica smiled and looked at Cecilia. ''Oh, nice to meet you.'' Cecilia did a greeting bow towards the stag. ''We came for a visit. Cecilia arrived here a few days ago and she wants to meet some stags.'' Nemonica winked at Cecilia and chuckled. Cecilia looked to the ground and blushed deeply.

Cecilia smiled and gave him a greeting bow. "It's nice to meet you too Radish." She smiled. "Oh, I have met some here. They are all nice, I have met some strange looking ones though. I have never seen deer like the one's here before." She chuckled and looked at Nemonica. "Trust me Cecilia. There are so many strange things here, but the Gods keep everything under control." Nemonica laughed.

Cecilia and Nemonica both looked at each other and nodded. "Yes we would love to have some carrots." Nemonica walked over to the table and looked back to see if Cecilia was coming. "Wow, I haven't had carrots in a long time since I arrived here. Wow they do remind me of my garden back at my house in Riften. Good times..." She laughed and walked up to Nemonica's side.

Cecilia took a bite of her carrot and looked at Radish. "Ah yes I did actually. I had a few Snowberry plants, some squash, carrots, cabbages, some strange plants for Alchemy practices which I never used and some potato plants." She smiled and took another bite of the carrot. "I did have two chickens also, if you know what those are." She chuckled. "Wow Cecilia, I never knew that you had a garden you took care of. But how do you have the time to take care of it with all the traveling you were doing?" Nemonica placed a carrot in front of her for herself to eat with her ears perked in Cecilia's direction. "Well I had a House-Carl who took care of everything for me whenever I wasn't there to do so. But she joined The Blades so I don't have one anymore." She looked at Nemonica and Radish before eating the rest of her carrot.

Nemonica was with her new acquaintance, Cecilia, again as they romped around the forest looking for some friends of theirs to visit. "Hey Cecilia look! There is Radish! We should go and say hello to him since he is up." Nemonica said with excitement as she galloped over to the garden. "Nemonica wait up!" said Cecilia as she galloped behind her purple friend. Nemonica was a little ahead of Cecilia but Cecilia used her Sprint shout to get ahead of her friend. "Cecilia?! How did you- what?!" Nemonica said as she came to a sudden halt. Cecilia just laughed and continued on her way to see Radish.