Garnet POV

The first thing to do was create a space for healing to begin. Garnet and Jiro all felt it. Garnet and Thessi had a lively chat about how to restore Casuhill to full health.

Garnet asked, “Is it possible that his tree has been affected by whatever the poison is? You said it was the essence of stinkweed, yes?”

“It looks vibrantly healthy,” Thessi said. “But of course, it would help if we could get near it to actually take some samples and test ...