[SEASONAL EVENT] belladonna

Vervain worked quickly and gently, having planted two or three herbs by the time she realised Ashe was trying to figure it out. She had no digging tools, no - Vai liked to get her hands dirty (to no one's surprise) and, just like her daughter, the earthy scents and the texture of the soil against her fingers seemed to ground her. "Like this," she said with a smile, cupping her hand around the pot that Ashetta held and showing her how to loosen the soil around its edges, allowing her to scoop the seedling and its roots out without disturbing it too much. "I don't much care what it is, as long as it's healthy," she said simply. "I was the same with you. As long as you came out with ten fingers and ten toes and were okay, I was happy. Those big blues of yours were a bonus." She winked. "I do think it would be nice, though, for Dev to have a son. He speaks of his father fondly, and to give him the chance to give that back..." She shrugged. Glancing to her daughter again, Vai watched her curiously. "How have you been, Ashe?" vervain I am always on your side