[Open RP] In the grove

[vislor_turlough]

Artemis wanted to go back to her native element for a bit. Not that Turlough blamed her-he wants to go back home too-but at least it was close enough that she could frolic in the mangosteen grove while he watched, and that it wasn't a permament thing. She still did the clinging neck stole thing, as he put it

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[ducklesspond]

By her more recent standards, Hogwarts was as safe as a well-guarded sandbox. It was odd; as strange as this place was, there were moments on the grounds, out of sight of the castle, that stirred dormant memories. It was the wildflowers, she supposed; smell woke the oldest memories.

What did not seem as familiar was the tropical grove she seemed to have wandered into. The trees ringing the outskirts reeked of spices, and the further she stumbled into the grove, the more fruits she saw, fruits so alien to her that they might be from another world.

Once again, it seemed like a fairy tale. She'd have to be on the lookout for gingerbread houses.

A nearby silhouette, on the other hand, appeared nonthreatening.

"Hello?" she called out nervously. "I haven't wandered somewhere off-limits, have I?"

[vislor_turlough]

"Hm? Oh, no. Just the mangosteen grove that idiot transplanted just to prove he could. It's where some of A's plants grow."

Artemis wound herself around Turlough's ankles.

[ducklesspond]

"The... what, with whose plants?" She was sure she'd heard the word 'mangosteen', but not when or where.

The creature at Turlough's feet caught her attention then. She was too jaded to be scared by a friendly-seeming animal she didn't recognize, but it was startling.

There was a limit, however, to how often she'd ask 'what?' in a certain time frame.

[vislor_turlough]

"There's this Earthling I'm fond of, he calls himself A," Turlough began, picking up his pet. "There's also an idiot from somewhere else, named Lezard. When Lezard came here, he offered for a bribe literally anything, just to prove that he could get it since he's some sort of powerful mage."

Turlough scratched Artemis's head as she settled in his arms. "A had asked for a mangosteen tree. Some tropical fruit. Lezard decided to transplant an entire grove, animals and all. Part of his punishment was making sure it stayed viable even in winter, hence why it's warmer here."