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Today would find the Farseer hock-deep in uprooted dirt and grass.  She was humming to herself as she dug, working out a little garden plot for herself in an undisturbed corner of Hydroponics. Her frostsaber lay sprawled out of reach of flung dirt-clods, sleeping peacefully, though every once in a while an eye would open to check on his mistress' progress.

"Aiie, Snowy," she said when he opened an eye again. "I really should have tried to invest in some tools while I was down on that planet."  The 'saber just heaved a great sigh, and nestled his head against his paws.

"You're no help."

At least she was finding enough rocks to edge her garden, so it wouldn't look like some beast had decided to go on some haphazard digging spree...

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Thom had run out of places on this ship where he could study in reasonable peace.

On the surface this sounded ridiculous, given how large Stacy was, but after Thom had spent a day and a half wandering lost through the great City in her belly, and then spent another day turned around in her vast corridors, he found himself sticking to the populated areas. The downside of which being that they were populated.

The primer Abghalien had given him was fascinating as an academic text, but frustratingly short of where he needed to be making progress. So he carried a half-dozen tablets from the media library with him, the contents of which he bounced back and forth between.

Hydroponics was usually somewhere easier to find an out-of-the-way place. But as Thom was walking through it this time, he managed to stumble upon the Farseer's garden. "Oh for Mithros' sake," he said, exasperated, and then fell utterly silent at the sight of the draenei and the frostsaber.

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That made her pause in digging, to at least offer the human a smile and a nod of greeting. He certainly didn't look as if he were there to help, but that didn't bother her a whit.

Alastirra did, however, note the stack of tablets, and could at least guess at the male's intention. That just made her nod at a tree--somewhat away from the frostsaber, though the great cat was certainly docile enough in slumber.

"Pull up a tree, unless breathing will bother you. I can stay quiet enough to allow you to read in peace."

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"It amazes me that on a ship this vast it can be so difficult to find a quiet place to study," Thom muttered, glancing from the tree to Alastirra and back. "Your beast - it's tame?"

The great cat looked like it had a saddle, of all things, and what appeared to be some kind of controls. "You don't ride it, do you?"

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"He is tame, yes. He is also very lazy, so you should have no trouble with him. I do ride him at times. I probably should more often," the Draenei sighed. "Otherwise, he shall get fat."

But the smile on her face was back mere moments later. "I am Farseer Alastirra. I promise you, if you wish quiet, you will have it. I plan to plant my garden, give it a nice water, and then be off, and I certainly have no problem with you staying once I depart."

Her expression changed minutely. "Though I do admit that I am curious about what you shall be reading."

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Thom still kept a weather eye on the cat. Predators that large usually only got that large because they didn't mind snacking on the occasional human.

Still, if Stacy wouldn't allow him to harm anyone on the ship, it stood to reason she wouldn't allow him to come to harm. "I am Master Lord Thom of Trebond," Thom said - he still hadn't fallen out of the habit of introducing himself with his full title. "I'm looking into instances of strange magical interactions. The side effects are fascinating."

Fascinating, and absolutely useless to what he needed. Thom sat down on the tree Alastirra had indicated and set the tablets beside him.

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He had actually forgotten most of the Herbology he'd taken. Lupin had thought it mostly wasted time, to be honest, not something he'd need to know ever again in his life.

So, since he had no one but himself to blame, the irony was not lost on him, and went some ways to explain the amused little smile he often wore while traipsing about these green fields.

From a respectful distance, he paused to watch the woman work.

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She was, if nothing else, industrious in her digging. The Draenei had a well-sized plot dug out, partially in the shade of a tree, and was even now rubbing her chin, as if to plot out her garden.

It also left a slight smudge of brown dirt upon the violet of her skin.

Alastirra sensed a presence, and turned slightly, lifting a hand in a wave to the male.

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"Do you need any assistance?" he inquired politely. She seemed to be toiling very diligently with not quite the proper resources, after all.

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"Need? No," Alastirra said with a chuckle. "Now, would I mind? Also no. Two pairs of hands make the work go faster. And it is not as if I have no plans to share what I grow." Which she did, truth be told.

"Are you new?" There were still so many faces she didn't know, many people she had not yet met.

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"I wouldn't use hands, if that's a problem," he said with a wry smile. "And forgive me. My name is Remus Lupin."

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Sho was taking a stroll through hydroponics, breathing in all the fresh air and feeling refreshed. He comes across Alastirra and gives her a cheerful smile and wave.

"Hey there. Who's this?" He asks, pointing to the nightsaber.

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"That is Snowspot Iceclaw of Darnassus, and a lazier Frostsaber you shall never meet," Alastirra said with a laugh. The big cat just opened one eye briefly before closing it again.

"He makes my point for me," she said. "How have you been, Sho?"

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"Oh, I've been fine," Sho answers as he sits down next to her. "I've been trying to relax ever since that fight with the spirit outside the city. I forgot how it feels when the fight is real. Well, almost real."

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"There was a fight? I was in the city--this is the first I have heard of it." Her eyes were wide at that.

"So you did not get to see any of it? It was quite something to see, really. Many many peoples of all sorts, more than I could describe easily. But if you want me to, I will try."

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"Really? I thought someone would have told you." Sho says with an eyebrow raised. "There were these shadowy wolf creatures that attacked us, but it turned out to just be this spirit messing with us. Everyone was okay, mostly."

Sho frowns and shakes his head sadly. "No, I didn't make it past the first trial. What was it like in there?"

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Ronnae had caught the conversation between saber and draenei and couldn't help but giggle. She covered her mouth hurriedly looking a bit embarrassed before bowing quickly. "S-sorry for disturbing you."

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"First, you would have to be disturbing me," Alastirra said with a smile. "Which you are hardly doing, and besides that, Hydroponics is open to everyone. I should be surprised that I have not turned into something of a show, yet."

She then gestured with a hand over all her dirt. "Besides, most of this will be for everyone as well--as far as it stretches, in any case, so you are as welcome here."

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She blushed slightly embarrassed before nodding. "Sorry." She rubbed her arms awkwardly before peeking over the draenei's shoulder. "W-want a hand? One of my mothers loved gardening." She asked a bit timidly.

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"I would be most honored. I love gardening, but my talent is not always up to the task. Sometimes it is only the fact that I can speak to the earth that saves my produce. And help from the other elements as well, of course."

"So what do you like to plant? I assume you helped your mother often?" Alastirra asked.

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She smiled warmly remembering how one of her elder family members loved gardening as well, his gardens always flourished greatly due to his link to nature. "That's a really good talent to have when dealing with these things, if anything you should harness it more often! I am sure you'd be an enormous asset to the Hydroponics area."

"Mama Naly loved flowers, specially orchids or tulips. I had a small section of miniature sunflowers to myself that she helped me with. It's my favorite flower, oh! Well... second favorite... Queen of the Night is my all time favorite... mama said it reminds her of me." She blushed heavily before continuing to help on the task at hand.

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[Goodness, I keep befriending herbalists,] Nehaalista signed as she approached Alastirra. [You look like you have some work ahead of you, should I be interrupting?]

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"Of course!" Alastirra said. "This garden is supposed to be for everyone, so the more people who know of it, the better. Though for the moment I do not have too many things planted. Peacebloom, pumpkins, and perhaps trying to grow moonberry bushes along that edge, there. I think I have seen apple trees in here someplace. So I am not sure what else to put. Carrots? Corn? I am not sure I have wheat in here but maybe I do."

The shaman rummaged around in her sack a bit and then shrugged. "Do you have any ideas?"

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Moonberries... she hadn't had much time with the little plants and their delicious juice-giving berries, but her barbels curled in delight at the thought, [Something that will be very versatile, I think, considering the many diets of the crew.] Also, humans could just be so picky. [Maybe a bean of some kind?]

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"That I could do. And peas perhaps. I think I even have cabbage seed in here somewhere," Alastirra said.

"But, I did find something for you down on that planet we just went to," the shaman said, a smile on her lips. She held out the little paper-wrapped package to the Vindicator, eyes shining.

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Nehaalista tilted her head at Alastirra and took the package carefully, [What is it?]