“That’s right. Would we need to mess around here if we were that good at it?”
“Forget it. There’s no point explaining too much. She just runs a bar and probably doesn’t have any understanding of something as sophisticated as floral art.”
That last part was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Floral arrangement is the mark of sophistication?
Should that be the case, would someone like her, who cuts a stalk or two from her garden at home to fiddle with out of boredom, not be immersed in acts of sophistication day in, day out?
Sabrina found the comment terribly absurd.
She scrutinized all the scornful looks from those around her, including that of Shanae. Shanae’s gaze was especially vile, as though she thought Sabrina was pathetic.
Me? Pathetic?
Sabrina bent down and gathered a few stalks of roses. She trimmed them up to their peduncles and then gently massaged the flower buds.
All those around her were astonished to see the closed buds starting to open up.
That was not all. After she was done with that step, she got someone from the bar to fetch her some steel wires.
The steel support was threaded through the peduncles and then maneuvered in such a way that fastened the flowers together. By doing so, she had created a cluster of blossoms that seemingly came straight from the gardens themselves. The crowd before her gawked.
This… This is simply incredible!
They had been painstakingly stringing the flowers, one by one, before grouping them together on the wall to form an ocean of blossoms. On the other hand, the proprietress of this bar managed to create the same effect with much less effort.
“This… is akin to the floral art from Thymion. This is no longer floral arrangement but a work of artisanal proficiency.”
“Really?” Someone who knew a thing or two about the topic exclaimed when she saw this bouquet.
Everyone was in a state of stunned disbelief.
Shanae, too, looked thoroughly embarrassed when she saw that bouquet for herself.
How could this bar operator know how to do this?
According to what she heard, floral art from Thymion was much more arduous than the floral arrangement practiced locally. Only the wealthiest folks had the means to commission such works.
This woman knows how to do it. What does this imply?
Shanae then withdrew her own surprised gaze as resentment took over.
Conversely, Sabrina demonstrated magnanimity by introducing these yokels to a truly skilled floral arrangement. With a wave of her hand, she gestured to her staff to follow suit.
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