"Yea, these came from the northeast. It's a lot cooler there, so these beauties are everywhere. I decided to bring them with me to this region because of the lack of flowers here." He picked up one that was a bright red color and gave it to Onyx to hold. "These are one of the most common, so they're not worth enough to trade anything for. You can have it."

"Really? You just said that because there aren't a lot of flowers here-"

"There are so many of these that they're considered a weed by my tribe. They take up space that could be used to grow food or medicinal herbs instead. I'm happy to be rid of it, besides it looks good with you."

"Well, thank you." Onyx put it gently inside her med-pack before turning back to Haku'gil. "So, your tribe lives to the northeast? What is it like there?"

"Not as good recently. There's some trouble in the south that's been bugging a few of our sister tribes. Apparently, a few have even been wiped out." Haku'gil frowned and looked at Tarentek. "You sounded worried when you asked if i'd been to the east. Do you know something about this?"