 elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿
Maddie had her jar held securely under the oozing flower, watching as the resin slid into it slowly. She wondered how badly it would burn her if she got it on her skin and whether or not the fairies experienced said burning when the flower encased them. Rather than asking, she made a mental not to stop by the library later for some independent research.
The brunette set her jar and swab aside when Professor Bentley spoke again, brown eyes resting on the older woman intently. She glanced at the fairy orchid and found the spot where the dripping resin had hardened, noting she'd need to be careful with the scalpel in order not to harm the plant. Good thing she had steady hands. Years of being forced to help her mum paint her nails would pay off now, apparently.
Carefully placing her free hand at the back of the flower, as if cradling it, the first year leaned in and very slowly began to put pressure on the dried resin with the scalpel. She moved the instrument downward, making an incision along the length of it as Bentley had instructed. She only let out a breath she hadn't even realized she'd been holding in when she set the scalpel down. There, it was done.
She hadn't harmed the plant, right?
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