You pull back the ivy hanging from the tree branches overhead and enter the hidden glade; immediately the scent of lilac and other flowers assails you, and you can see blooms of purple and pink all around the small clearing. In the air there is a whisper, a rustle, a gentle caress of sound.In the center of the spacious glade is a large plum tree; fruit hangs from its branches and, even as you watch, a large, round plum falls to the ground and rolls a short ways. It does not smash or break, merely falls, and now that you look you can see that there are similar, whole plums lying around the tree on the grass and moss. Pretty flowers, lilies, mostly, of all colors of the rainbow poke up intermittently from the tall, soft grass.
To the left, near the edge of the glade, is a small, Asian inspired shrine decorated with a gossamer shroud of lavender hue. To the right are the graves, decorated with flowers of all types and colors. Most of the graves still await an inhabitant.
"Hello." A spirit approaches you, her hands and wings folded demurely. "Are you lost?" She smiles at you, a soft expression that brings to mind the tender noise in the surrounding air. "Welcome to Rai's Garden."
She beckons for you to follow, then stops for a moment, turning to offer you another shy smile. "That sound? Oh. That would be the sound of first love. Now, if you'd only follow me, I'll show you around."
"Hello." A spirit approaches you, her hands and wings folded demurely. "Are you lost?" She smiles at you, a soft expression that brings to mind the tender noise in the surrounding air. "Welcome to Rai's Garden."
She beckons for you to follow, then stops for a moment, turning to offer you another shy smile. "That sound? Oh. That would be the sound of first love. Now, if you'd only follow me, I'll show you around."
