A seed of shifting colors

Lendren

Some background: Lendren is returned after nearly a century of absence, and so much has changed, grown, so much forgotten, so many new people, that she feels a bit both-and-neither: she's a seasoned, experienced, knowledgeable person in some ways, and a rank newbie in others (or sometimes the same things); she's well-placed with positions of respect in some ways, but amongst people she has only barely met, no better known than a stranger who still smells of Newton Caverns (or wherever the kids go these days). One of her ideas for how to address this was to, despite being a Phrase of Serenity, Narathos, and Avatar in Lady Maylea's order, to go through the path of a Yneli and complete the 'graduation' rite of Marythen (which not only has Lendren never done, it's in fact a rite she created in the first place, then hardly ever got to see done). She wrote a letter to Maylea suggesting this (as such a letter is one of the steps in seeking that rite), and speaking of how nervous she was about reaching out (to @Maylea especially, but generally). About one RL day later, while she was at the Vault of the Last Seed devouring books and ghelps to familiarize herself with the Sowers, and particularly learning about the Vault of the Last Seed, this log happened.

https://pastebin.com/6UaRGw3n

The seed is now safely tucked in a rainbow-shaped box within her purse, just because, could you imagine if somehow I accidentally targeted 'seed' while doing something else, or some crafting recipe called for a seed and grabbed it, or something?

Lief

I seriously loved this idea when Lendren brought it to Lief's attention, and I'm glad you followed through and are going through the rite. It's such a good idea, and so meaningful, and now I'm super curious about what the seed will grow into!