[PQ] [RQ] a rose by any other name is a scandal

'Cause I don't remember who I was before you

With the deluge well and truly underway, and the ground beneath their feet growing muddier by the minute, Colt and Lena would find that they'd established a rhythm at long last. It might not have been as fast as they might have wished, but their pace was steady, and they pressed on, nearing the finish line as Sunjata and Alys came back into sight through the downpour.

The Archon and the Seer worked more quickly than the others, if only because of Sunjata's magic. With the worst of the rain held off under the makeshift umbrella, they were able to plant without rain dripping down their foreheads and into their eyes. If either looked up, they would find that Colt and Lena were growing steadily closer, as their diverging paths wound around to meet up, making a large circle around the Barrows.

There were only a few more roses in the wagons now, and the donkeys were seemingly content now that the stormfront had moved through. The creatures waited patiently as their assigned teams worked in the chill and the wet, unfazed by the downpour. They were all in the home stretch now, and as they raced for the finish line, nothing else seemed like it was going to go amiss.

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Round 8! Last round, and then I'll do a closing post (and announce "winners").

Just keep swimming planting.

Painted all my nights a color I have searched for since

Alys