Rootbound — An Invitation to Autumn, Page 12
By Suha · Published
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Fern and Wren walk through the dim brick-and-glass Spine Corridor. The lower panel focuses on the closed door to Room Seven and a dark irregular line extending across the floor from near the doorway. Visible text, in reading order: Wren: One promise left to grow. Fern: Room Seven. Fern: Something in there wants to leave.
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Fern and Wren walk through the dim brick-and-glass Spine Corridor. The lower panel focuses on the closed door to Room Seven and a dark irregular line extending across the floor from near the doorway.
About this chapter
White petals lead Fern and Wren into Room Six, where an apple tree flowers without fruit for a dead gardener's promise to Ida. Fern finds a compatible neighbour and hand-pollinates the blossoms, but refuses to promise a harvest she cannot control. Ida's willingness to wait releases the keeper. Days later a fruitlet forms, while soil creeps beneath Room Seven.