 Constant Vigilance! O_O AWAKE!
Variety of clean, crunchy, and yummy veggies. Check. Dragon hide gloves, check. Books about Africa to read to Adisa so he doesn't get bored? Biiiig check mark!
Juniper plopped herself in front of Adisa the streeler's cage for a second time. "Gooood afternoon, Adisa my friend," she chirped at the snail-like creature. No response. Well, she would just have to change that.
Slipping her dragon hide gloves on--streeler trails were acidic and Juniper wanted to stay safe, just in case--the fourth year fished a slice of cucumber from her bag of veggies. She stared at the juiciness of it, remembering that she was still rather hungry. Surely it couldn't hurt to take just a teeeensy bite? Or... Juniper popped the cucumber slice in her mouth and pulled another out, quickly setting it in front of Adisa before she could be tempted again. Yum.
"So, Adisa. You're from Africa." Juniper continued putting a variety of small pieces of vegetables inside Adisa's cage as she murmured to him. "I've been to Africa. It's very pretty there. There's lots of plants--you'd find them absolutely delicious, I'm sure." Oooh, a turnip. Juniper hoped Adisa would like turnips. Someone needed to, otherwise there would be no point in growing them. "Maybe I'll try to get you some sunflower seeds next time I come, Adisa. Do you think you'd like those? Or marigolds..."
Hands resting on top of Adisa's cage, Juniper stared raptly into the streeler's eyes thin air. What else had she read about streelers liking? It was a plant, she remembered... OH!
"Oh, I know! I'll bring dandelion leaves!" Juniper snapped out of her reverie and grinned into Adisa's cage, bending her head so she could peer at him. "I bet Professor Bunbury would be glad to let me weed her gardens and get rid of those." Not to mention that the herbology professor's plants would like it, too!
Oh. All the vegetables were in the cage with Adisa. Remembering that the streeler liked to eat in private, Juniper closed the cage and removed her dragon hide gloves, sticking them promptly in her bag. "I'll let you be, then, Adisa," Juniper said. She glanced at the two heavy tomes she had brought with her, the ones about Africa. Hmm. They would store nicely right next to his cage, wouldn't they? Yes. Perfect.
Scrambling to her feet, Juniper wiggled her fingers in a sort of wave at Adisa and skipped out of the Nursery, making sure to close the door behind her. Hmm. Maybe she'd go find some dandelion leaves now, and then she could add those to Adisa's feast. Lovely. |