i wish plant life would grow all around me

After wrapping the hibiscus, Indigo made his next choice. Lavender. The corner of Io's mouth quirked in a grin and, again, she nodded. Leading the way to the patch of garden that held the purple stalks of flowers, she told him a little bit about them. "Lavender oil has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, which can help to heal minor burns and bug bites. Lavender is useful for treating anxiety, insomnia, depression, and restlessness. It can also be added to foods in liquid form, but sparingly. It's an overpowering flavor."

As she had done before, the tiny, dark wolf gently extracted a clump of the lavender from the garden and wrapped it in a wet hide that Ila, the dwarf reindeer, had brought to her. "Thank you, Ila," she smiled at the plucky little caribou before wrapping the plant. Ila then took it gently between her teeth and took the plant back to Iolaire's small cart. The hoofed lady was always very helpful.

Looking back to Indigo, she gave him further instruction. "Lavender also needs full sun, just like the Hibiscus." Again, she waited for him to choose. It would be up to him to decide how many plants he wanted to start out with. There was always time to choose more. She was simply curious if he would realize that, at the beginning, less was more. The two flowering plants were already going to be a lot of responsibility.