"Are the rare seeds you mentioned related to the soil's declining fertility?" Gara asked, steering the conversation back to her point.
Selena nodded. "Yes. That rare seed require extremely fertile soil. Its nutrient level is everything. In fact, when this particular plant stopped growing, that's when people first realized the soil was losing its vitality. No one's been able to grow it since."
"Starberry, right? I've heard about that from Lio, the druid," Clara added.
"Oh, right. Your year has a druid, doesn't it?" Selena murmured, suddenly recalling.
"Druid?" Gara perked up a little. The mention of druids somehow worried his heart.
Selena nodded again but didn't answer right away. Her gaze wandered across the room, scanning each student until her eyes stopped on one person.
When Gara followed her gaze and saw who she was looking at, his throat tightened.
Of all people, she was looking straight at the druid boy.
"Lio, come here!" Selena called out.
