The city is beautiful in the dark, with all the walkways and platforms bordered with soft, variously-colored lights.

Yeah, lovely. 

And when he gets back, Nidela is curled up on the couch with one of the books.

The guide elves'll probably be by any minute with plans for the day.

Well, she doesn't seem inclined to move, regardless.

Kenozì and Defiyi do arrive in short order, with breakfast and suggestions for the day. "I'd like to... go... seed shopping, this afternoon," Nidela brings up. "Someplace quiet."

"I know a place," Defiyi offers. "Will the rest of you be coming too?"

Some of them will! Some will check out some of the other attractions.

And they finalize their plans, and Nidela goes to bed while the rest of the group heads out into the city.

The morning proceeds mostly as usual - they're not going to run out of gardens to tour - except that some of the elves are avoiding the group, now, hesitating to get close to them or leaving when they notice them coming; it seems that the rumor about Tyelkormo being a mage hasn't been completely neutralized.

When they return to the suite after lunch, it's obvious that Nidela has just woken up, but she's ready to go after a few minutes.

And several Quendi are eager to go seed-buying with her.

Defiyi leads the group to an out-of-the-way seed market that is, as promised, quiet this time of day. Nidela starts with the medicinal plants, getting some of everything, and then moves on to food - focusing on high-yield, nutritious, easy-to-care-for staples, but with a few treats added in - and utility - plants specialized for producing cloth, paper, ink, dyes, bug repellent, rubber, and so on; there's quite a variety, and most of them are strictly better than what the Quendi already have, if they have sources of them at all.

As the coin collection dwindles, she checks with the Quendi to make sure there's nothing else they should be buying on this trip.

Nope, that sounds about everything they might need.

Good. She finishes up the shopping, packs up the seeds, and arranges for the live plants to be delivered to the suite at the end of the day. There's just a little bit of money left over - they could pick out a few decorative plants or save it for something else.

Save it, definitely.

Sure.

She'll head back, then; the Quendi shouldn't have much trouble catching up with the other group if they want to, but she needs a nap.

The Quendi catch up with the other group.

The plants are waiting for them when they get back from dinner; Nidela is curled up on the couch with a book again, taking notes.

There are no further repercussions from Tyelcormo's unusual display. They stay in the city a little longer for the meet-and-greets. Then they go home.

Nidela takes the afternoon to translate the care instructions for the seeds and plants, and then informs the stable manager that she's going to need a day or two to unwind and lets Ila herd her home.

The kobolds are still holed up in the original's room, with a sign on the door warning that it shouldn't be knocked on or opened.

The Quendi are delighted to have the seeds, and plant them at once.

And after a day or so it gets back to the kobold that the group has returned. Hey, Tyelkormo?

Yeah?

Pretty sure I know the answer, but did you enspell the other kobold directly, or did you manage to get them to use a spell somehow?

How would I have done that, I take it this isn't a talking one.

Osanwë might've worked, or something. Probably not, though, if you didn't try it.

I also didn't have time.

I know; I didn't think it was very likely.