The man wrapped in green vines was thrown on the ground rather casually. Not like he would feel the impact, considering he was entirely unconscious. And the small fall would be the least of his worries once he wakes up. After all, he was now captured. Sitting on the edge of a giant floating leaf, her feet just barely above the ground, Mary flashed the villagers in front of her a smile and pushed some of her green hair out of her face. "There you go, sir," she told the elderly gentleman that stood closest to the captured criminal. The small crowd seemed impressed with the speed she tracked down and captured the thief, considering she only arrived in the town an hour ago. The elderly man coughed once and looked back up at the Fairy Tail wizard riding a leaf.

"You did us a great service, Mary," the man said, before reaching his right hand in his pocket. Her eyes immediately lit up and she leaned forward. "Now it is time for your reward." In a moment of suspense and anticipation, the old man rifled through the pocket for a moment. But once he found what he was searching for, he removed his hand from his pocket and held out his hand. Immediately, Mary brought both her hands forward under his fist. Once he opened his hand, a single, tiny seed fell into her hands. "Are you sure this is the only reward you want? The man stole hundreds of thousands of Jewel worth of our property. It feels unfair to give you a single seed in return."

The green-haired woman shook her head as she brought her hands up to her face to inspect the seed. "Worry not, sir. I have been looking for this species for a very long time. As soon as I saw the request, I knew this was a local plant and that I could finally get my hands on it. Now I can add another gem to my garden," she explained, sounding quite joyous of her success. The townsfolk simply shrugged. They were grateful for her expedient assistance, but couldn't quite wrap their heads around her priorities. With tender care, Mary picked her purse up from the floating leaf and placed the seed in it. With that, she looked back up at the man and smiled. "I hope you all have a good day."

The young woman scooted back on the leaf to sit cross-legged. As the townsfolk waved goodbye, the floating leaf shot forward. Though it wasn't amazingly fast, it was vastly quicker than a carriage ride. Mary's hair fluttered in the wind as her magical leaf set course for Magnolia. The entire ride took only an hour, and Mary clutched her purse the entire way. Now, in the later morning, the S-Rank mage glided down from the hills above Magnolia on a course directly for the Fairy Tail guild hall. The giant leaf parked itself behind the guild hall, in the midst of a lush and exotic garden filled with many vibrant colors and aromas. As Mary hopped off her ride, the giant leaf began to break down and scatter into many smaller leaves that were dragged away by the light breeze.

"I finally have you," she whispered to the seed as she withdrew it from her purse. After walking to a specific location in her garden, where space was clearly reserved for another plant, she kneeled down. Taking a trowel that was already prepared nearby, she made a small hole and placed the seed inside. After covering it up with the displaced dirt, she reached for a tin watering can and gave the newly planted seed some nutrition. With that done, Mary let out a sigh of relief and stood up. "There." After placing the gardening tools back where they belonged, the shoeless woman entered the guild hall from the back door.

Already it was energetic and full of life. Just how Mary liked it. Slinging her red purse over her shoulder, she entered the main hall and took in a deep breath. She could smell alcohol and sweat, but more importantly she could smell the oak that the hall was composed of. The smell of home. She gracefully walked to the bar just as Chloe appeared a few stools away. Her subterranean entrance displaced a young girl that Mary had never seen before, and the display made her chuckle. But her attention went back to Alicia behind the counter. "Hi, Miss Alicia," Mary greeted with a polite smile. "The mission I grabbed early this morning has been completed. Just letting you know. I also accepted an alternate reward that wasn't on the flyer. I finally can add a Great Vine Dancer to my garden."