"Much appreciated, my dear friend," Gen said, smiling a little smugly now. It might be fair of Nico to wonder, with that kind of expression, just what exactly he agreed to.

He carefully picked one of the nightshade blooms and tucked it into a fold of his yukata. "We seem to have digressed, just a little bit, from our original topic - what is your favorite flower, if nightshade blossoms don't catch your eye?"