Life is simple in Frostspire, a sleepy little village perched by the sea, cradled in the lap of mountains tall and snow-clad. Yet a simple life is not without its problems. Fortunately, the folk of Frostspire have someone to turn to when in need; a...
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In summer, both Alvar and Lars' gardens were in full bloom, flooded with colours as vibrant as the sunlight dappling the soft grass. The Witch's Apple was as tall as Lars now, and would soon outgrow him in height. But even as the warm days of summer thawed the fields of Frostspire and brought smiles to the faces of the villagers, they ran into trouble of a rather peculiar kind.
People at the docks, mostly fisherfolk and workhands began to go missing, only to return by sundown. They were all utterly disoriented when they showed up, with no memories of where they had been or what took place when they were away.
So far three such incidents had taken place. The people involved happened to be drunk when they went missing, and had been brushed off by most as having simply wandered off. Yet Alvar heard whispers at the Waterfront that they aimed to take the matter to Lars, for they suspected something other than strong alcohol had a role to play in all this.
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One bright afternoon, after a lazy lunch out in the garden at the back of the house, Aunt Elena revealed her most recent discovery--a great leather bound book on the art of arranging flowers.
She spread it open across the chequered quilt serving as a picnic blanket while Alvar was busy fishing out the last of the lemon marmalade from the bottom of the jar with a spoon.
"Look what I found in the attic," she said, flipping through the book with careful fingers. There upon the yellowed pages were luxurious illustrations of flowers meaningfully arrayed in bouquets, and specific designs for certain purposes. Weddings, birthdays, funerals, seeing an ailing friend, professing feelings of love. For the last one, he found there were more elaborate ways to do it other than handing out a bunch of red chrysanthemums with a vague smile.
