Quite. That scene brought actual tears to my eyes one of the times I read it. Caught me in just the right mood, you might say.
I found the flowers to be a much needed glimmer of hope preceding some of the darkest passages in the whole book. Being at the crossroads as it was, it signaled to me that it would be the last bit of beauty they would see until their quest was fulfilled.
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All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.
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