and like a book cover, I am what I hide
Nephele watches the dragon’s face gently touch the woman’s stomach, and hums softly. Saving her question until she is standing before the woman, bare feet in the sand. “Are you with child?” It stands to reason that she could be wrong, Maeve is hardly showing, but it doesn’t stop her from asking anyway.
Taking the offered basket, Nephele props it on her hip to better use her hands to sort through what has been gathered. Removing a few pieces, she holds them in her hand until it has all been gathered before she gestures to the small bundle. “This is a hard one to detect. It is quite similar in appearance, but you can tell by the number of points on the leaf - there is one fewer than the safe alternative. There is also a different color to the main vein beneath - this one is slightly blue, instead of a paler green.” Nephele shows both areas as she does, and pulls another leaf to allow Maeve to see the difference in color and shape. “Never fear; you did not collect many. They are invasive, and grow near the safe counterpart, so that they may be ingested and their berries spread by animals as there are no flowers to pollinate.”
Taking the offered basket, Nephele props it on her hip to better use her hands to sort through what has been gathered. Removing a few pieces, she holds them in her hand until it has all been gathered before she gestures to the small bundle. “This is a hard one to detect. It is quite similar in appearance, but you can tell by the number of points on the leaf - there is one fewer than the safe alternative. There is also a different color to the main vein beneath - this one is slightly blue, instead of a paler green.” Nephele shows both areas as she does, and pulls another leaf to allow Maeve to see the difference in color and shape. “Never fear; you did not collect many. They are invasive, and grow near the safe counterpart, so that they may be ingested and their berries spread by animals as there are no flowers to pollinate.”
