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Anxiety tightened its grip around her lungs. The look on Olya's face wasn't a very happy one. Did she do something bad? Oh no, she was going to get in big trouble. She gulped down the small flower, which was still pretty soft going down her oesophagus. Auds tipped back nervously, looking balefully up at her teacher. Suddenly, the shaman's expression shifted into a small smile. Was she.. happy? That she'd eaten the flower? Was it a good flower? "Look at that, you've found something all by yourself."

Her tail began to wag softly, excited to have found something all by herself. She was a great shaman! Look at that! No help or teaching necessary! Mama and Da were going to be so proud! Yaya and Dom were going to be so jealous! Olya turned a questioning look upon her. "Do you know what kind of plant that is? It's rather common, so perhaps your mother or father has told you its name." Uh oh.

Wracking her young brain, the child came up empty. No one had ever told her what that was, had they? She didn't really recognize it in the first place. All she'd wanted to know was if it tasted soft. And it did. What else was there to know? "Ahmm..." She buffered, looking back at the plant. Perhaps she could bluff her way out of getting into trouble. "Yellow." She announced, daring not show anything in her face.

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