They walked uphill for a while - at a good pace, as Val feared it would rain sooner rather than later. They encountered the stream again; and Adrien had just crossed it when he saw something that made him stop. It was a small tree with long, blade-shaped leaves of a lovely deep green and clusters of gorgeous pale pink flowers, each one a star of five petals arranged in a spiral. "How beautiful", he whispered. He closed in towards the flowers, mesmerized; they gave off a faint, sweet scent. He ran one finger on the smooth petals. "What are they?".