Chapter 77

POV: Ash

Location: Forest Empire

The scene in front of me was that of red flowers spreading to the horizon, they were rose flowers with natural red beauty next to none.

I breathe in the sweet scent emanating from them. "How long did it take to grow a rose garden this huge," I asked Katarina as she bent down to cut selected pieces of the roses.

"The garden was started by Elara's grandmother," she paused and stood up, her hands dropping four roses she cut out into the basket I was holding.

"If I am to take a guess, the garden should be over four centuries old". she concluded, bending down again to cut more roses.

"The funds generated from the garden help support the orphanage," she continues, "Thanks to that Elara doesn't have to knock on anybody's door begging for support."

Katarina dropped even more flowers into the basket, her short black hair absorbing all the light it received from the sun.