"Thanks for the Cupcake."
"Compliments from 'A Peaceful Garden,' by Serenity Hall. Enjoy your day."
"Wait, can you repeat that name a sec?"
"Serenity...…"
"Hall?"
"You know of her?"
"More like know her."
"By any chance, do you know where we could buy one of her cookbooks?"
"Surprised you haven't seen one. They're anywhere, and everywhere."
"Huh. Guess we'll have to keep our eyes peeled."
"No need. They'll be Sponsors at the next game."
"They?"
"Stressing the importance of 'Waste not, want not.' They'll be providing the food for the day before they go off to their next awareness gala."
"In...…Person?"
"You act like that's unheard of. Is everything ok? Nothing was in the food, was there?"
"No. No. You're good.
Thanks for everything.
Come on, Folks."
"Ruby, you shouldn't be surprised. Natysh doesn't want the Bridge because she wants to stop people from coming in, but nothing is stopping people from going out."
"I just wonder who her friend is."
"You should be more worried about who your friends are."
"Feels like we are stepping on pins and needles. The little patch of Flowers that Rainbow saved is the only thing keeping us; and there's no way that is enough for all the Kingdoms. After last time.....it was a close call.We'd be stuck without this bridge."
"And that.....is the real reason we need to tell people. Natysh doesn't think you ever will need help because you have the Dragons, but who's to say they will leave too if you bottom up? They have no need to stay. They can go to any planet they want. No one can control them to do anything."
"But I don't want this to be our cry of help, either. The Courts need us, not the other way around. Right?"
"Just hear me out.
...…What if you need each other?"
"What are you trying to say?"
"How long will it take to plant and grow more flowers?"
"Too long."
"Bingo."
"Bingo?
Why is that a good......….oh...oh...….I.....OHHHH."
"Ruby. mind cuing us in."
"You said it yourself. Rainbow is no dummy. She may have had poor execution, but what she did had to have been for the right reasons."
"Yeah, gambling our whole lives by having her mean burn the Flowers risk."
"A risk she knew her sister and no one else would take."
"But she also knew that by taking that risk, the Twenty-Six Kingdoms would have no choice but to give up their power and turn to us. Helping us spread."
"So she didn't die for nothing?"
"She died...….so you can survive."
"She did leave me a message when she was on this side of the Isle, long before the Flowers were set ablaze. Should have known."
"Ruby, you can't create if you don't know what to look for. Same applies here."
"I think it was better me saying she died, and I am picking up the torch instead of telling her sister that Rainbow died because Natysh was too stubborn."
"Uhhhh…."
"Don't look at me. I helped you out last time with the Swords."
"What are friends for!!!!!!!!"
".....Good luck."
"Let's just....if we don't have to, we're not going to confront her. Using her name against her is bad enough. If she finds out, Rainbow used it first, then….."
"I thought you weren't afraid of anything, Ruby."
"I'm not afraid."
"Liar."
"Okay. Maybe a little. Rainbow was my shield from Natysh's spears. Now, when she throws....she'll always hit the mark."
"Not if we stop here."
"Thank you, but friends are good for many things. Speaking on your behalf when you should, is not one one of them."