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"The same," Aldrec said

"But that's … i to the tree "That would mean that this …"

" …Is a Klidna tree," Aldrec said matter-of-factly

"A Klidna tree …" Mericlou whispered reverently The delectable aftertaste of the fruit reineered by Garushnit scientists to make the perfect fruit, It was a trehly addictive," Aldrec said, reciting as if having learned it verbatim from an encyclopedia "And because of its special requirerowth, and the fact that the ed exorbitant prices for it, all the nations of the world went to war against the kingdom"

"But they were all destroyed," Mericlou said "The Garushnit government ordered all Klidna trees, fruit, and seeds to be burned after the war And they grehere else but in the Garushnit Kingdom They've been extinct for over two centuries"

"You know your history," Aldrec said approvingly "Officially, they are extinct But I saved some seeds froarden It took ically sirow properly"

For Mericlou, it took a moment for it to sink in, the fact that she had just enjoyed a taste not known tothe aching desire generated from its taste, she now fully understood how such a fruit would bring the nations of the world to war It was nothing less than sheer intoxication She wanted the fruit so badly, it was like every part of her body wanted it She looked down and saw that her hands were shaking

"Corateful that he had derailed her train of thought fro into He had called out to her from a short distance ahere he now stood beside a reen leaves were broad and flat, but sharp at the tips They grew out in a circle surrounding a pod in its center, where berries in ht hues were clustered Mericlou stared at the plant curiously This was another one that she had never seen before

"It's a dwarven rainbow plant," Aldrec explained, stroking the outside leaves The plant seeers, as if it adored his attentions "It was also bred by Garushnit, as a gift to clan Raynok It was used to dom But the plant was very difficult to cultivate, and needed both constant and special care When the Raynok clan was slaughtered by the Draxen, it went extinct This one, I grew fro soard"