Carnivorous Flowers
The full moon was high in the sky and the night was now halfway through its journey into the day. Although he hadn't established a specific time to meet Therion, Yoichi knew he had little time to find a quiet place to dip his hands into the Tear.
The strong smell of wild plants continued to surround him, coming mostly from inside the cave. He only had to pay attention to the details to notice that the entrance of the natural cavity was sprinkled with colorful orchids identical to the first one.
So many carnivorous flowers of various shades and sizes all had the same task. Their stems were unfurled on the ground all the way into the cave as if they were electrical wires in a backstage area.
Feeding on islets and sometimes even small mammals, they were nourishing something larger, perhaps a more impressive flower or some strange, intelligent plant.