"I am very glad to hear that you do no think nerdy is bad," he said stepping over a log. "I mean... I am a Sonnier," he grinned.

"That is true. Your brothers probably try to take care of you too much, my brothers just make a bad reputation for me and ignore me," he shrugged it off, smiling at the way she skipped beside him. She was a sprite of a girl, wasn't she? "Me too! I like to get into messes," he laughed.

"Ooo!" he bounced over to a brightly colored yellow flower, bending down he took out the shorter, rounder jar and flipped the lid open. Carefully, gently, he plucked two petals from the flower and put them into the jar. "Look at those," he marveled holding the jar up to Colby from his squatted position on the ground.

The petals glowed in the jar, casting a gentle golden light. "Beautiful," he said, marveling at the petals.