After a few moments of uncertainty, he closed in again and found a branch that he could take; he severed it with a powerful twist of his arm. He turned the cutting in his hands and looked at the flowers from all angles before searching for another branch to pick.

"You had never seen an oleander before?", he heard Val ask from behind him.

"I don't know, I'm not sure. I don't know too much about plants that I cannot eat", Adrien chuckled. He picked another branch, which he added to the first one; and then a third, making a small bouquet of dark green leaves and pale pink flowers. He looked at them once more, a slight sigh escaping him. "They really are so beautiful... and poisonous, you say. Well, that is often how it is", he whispered, caressing the silky petals. "I'm still bringing them with me".