Calamitous Intervention

Sundew Serenade / Civil Wart

Previously on Calamitous Intervention

Time had passed since the incident with the toads. Sasha had learned about the existence of Luz, thinking it was likely either Anne or Marcy.

Meanwhile, in Wartwood, Luz had decided to introduce the Azura series to Maddie, who was intrigued and was allowed to borrow the second book of the series from the human, who had her mother on her mind, greatly missing her and not knowing if she would ever see her again, which was obvious when Luz went home to make quesadillas to cope with her troubles. Hop Pop found out the reason for her behavior and decided to reveal what happened to Anura and Jeremiah—Sprig and Polly's parents. Luz decided to also tell them what happened to her father.

Later that night, Luz snuck in to Hop Pop's study room, took the book containing info about the Calamity Box, and took it to Maddie, who was shocked to learn that her friend had something she thought only to be a myth. After entrusting Maddie with the box, Luz headed home, where she had a heart-to-heart discussion with Sprig about their mothers and learned more about each other on a personal level.

Chapter Twenty-Three - Sundew Serenade / Civil Wart

Quite a lot of time had passed since Luz first arrived in this world. She kind of lost track, but she felt it had been at least two months. However, that wasn't important to her at the moment, as Luz was at Felicia's tea shop, sitting at a table and conversing with one of her best friends, Ivy. The two had been conversing about their day so far, and Luz decided to bring up a certain book series she had loved so dearly.

"I'm telling you, Ivy, you should at least give Azura a try," Luz said. "It's sooo good!"

The young frog looked unsure about this idea. "Eh, maybe, but I'm not really a book fanatic. I'm more about adventure, y'know?"

"Azura has a lot of adventure in it. Most of the book is about going on adventures. I showed it to Maddie, and she liked it. You never know," Luz teased with a cheeky grin.

Before Ivy could make up her mind, the two of them heard the door chime and turned to see an elderly female frog with light green skin, white hair, large glasses, lipstick, and a pink dress walk into the tea shop with a bounce in her step. Luz had never seen her before, though she noticed that Ivy seemed to frown.

Ivy was surprised to see the old frog, but when she noticed Luz staring at her, she looked down and felt her cheeks flush in embarrassment. Before the human could ask what was wrong, the elderly frog approached their table with a happy expression.

"Oh, why, hello there, Ivy!" she greeted, pulling Ivy into a hug, much to the young frog's chagrin and Luz's amusement. "My, how you've grown since we last met!"

"Err... Hi, grandma," Ivy awkwardly replied, patting her shoulder to try to signal for her to let go, which took a moment longer to work than Ivy would've been comfortable with.

Shortly after they broke the hug, Felicia walked into the dining room, surprised to see her mother in Wartwood again. It had been many months since the elderly frog went on another voyage.

"I didn't know you were coming over, Mother," Felicia said, but she smiled regardless and hugged the old frog. "If you would at least send me a letter beforehand, I'd have prepared us a meal."

"Oh, sweetie, that isn't necessary," the elderly frog assured her daughter. She then turned toward Luz, just having noticed her. "Oh? Who might this be?"

"Her name's Luz," Ivy cut in. "She's my best friend. Long story."

"Luz, huh?" The elderly frog rubbed her chin, feeling like she had heard that name somewhere. "I've heard rumors of this town having an interestin' creature with gangly limbs. I suppose those stories are true then." She paused before blinking herself out of her thoughts. "Goodness, where are my manners? Name's Sylvia Sundew. It's a pleasure to meet you, Luz."