Lily would like to go home. She really, really would. She has been away for a very long time, longer than she ever thought she would be. But home is a very odd place for a Blossom, a thing made to harness the elements of the world around them, often to destructive ends. She has followed leads, crossed paths with The Guild of Intrepid Spirits, The Order of the Blast Wave, other Blossoms, traversed the world several times over, always to come up empty and frustrated with the lack of results. She has been almost everywhere, but she would very much like to go home. That is all she ever wanted.
Others are off on their own journeys, some with great ends and great means, but most of small tasks designed to make ends meet. Guild members scour the world to find lost secrets and do the jobs most others won’t do. Order officers enforce order and peace as a constant revolt against the chaos of the universe. Pilgrims wander from settlement completing their holy work. People settle down and carve their lives in whatever niche best suits them.
The world will keep spinning, no matter what happens on its surface. Lily knows that. The people in the towns and cities know that. The pilgrims and the farmers and the officers and the guild member and even the other Blossoms know that. Lily will keep wandering until she finds home, no matter how long it takes.
Part 1 – Up the Garden Path
- Chapter 1 – The Grove
- Chapter 2 – The Cave on the Hill
- Chapter 3 – The Heist & The Botanist
- Chapter 4 – The Mountainside Hotel
- Chapter 5 – The Town
- Chapter 6 – The Other Bloom
- Chapter 7 – The Infiltration
- Chapter 8 – The Punishment
- Chapter 9 – The Home
- Chapter 10 – The Blossoming
- Chapter 11 – The Cave-in
- Chapter 12 – The Separation
- Chapter 13 – The Office & The Room
- Chapter 14 – The Good Day
- Chapter 15 – The Companion
- Chapter 16 – The Gift
- Chapter 17 – The Illness
- Chapter 18 – The Ritual
- Chapter 19 – The Undertaker
- Chapter 20 – The Tests
- Chapter 21 – The Lumber Yard
- Chapter 22 – The Crash
- Chapter 23 – The Repairs
- Chapter 24 – The Talking To
- Chapter 25 – The Job
- Chapter 26 – The Questions
- Chapter 27 – The Drawings
- Chapter 28 – The Names
- Chapter 29 – The Hunt
- Chapter 30 – The Car Ride
- Chapter 31 – The Hook
- Chapter 32 – The Call
- Chapter 33 – The Answer
- Chapter 34 – The Game
- Chapter 35 – The Cheat
- Chapter 36 – The Meal
- Chapter 37 – The Report
- Chapter 38 – The Meeting
- Chapter 39 – The Alert
- Chapter 40 – The Toast
- Chapter 41 – The Funeral
- Chapter 42 – The Quiet Evening
- Chapter 43 – The Lick
- Chapter 44 – The Set-up
- Chapter 45 – The Infiltration
- Chapter 46 – The Commander
- Chapter 47 – The Assembly
- Chapter 48 – The Negotiation
- Chapter 49 – The Stall
- Chapter 50 – The Arrest
- Chapter 51 – The Jailbirds
- Chapter 52 – The Window & The Mirror
- Epilogue – The Garden Path
Part 2 – Salt of the Earth
- Chapter 1 – The Metal Box
- Chapter 2 – The Alarm Clock
- Chapter 3 – The Stone Box
- Chapter 4 – The Percussion Section
- Chapter 5 – The Monster
- Chapter 6 – The Hospital Bed
- Chapter 7 – The Ambush
- Chapter 8 – The Bedside Manner
- Chapter 9 – The Name
- Chapter 10 – The Blanket
- Chapter 11 – The Beach
- Chapter 12 – The Rest Stop
- Chapter 13 – The Scene
- Chapter 14 – The Card Game
- Chapter 15 – The First Steps
- Chapter 16 – The Musician
- Chapter 17 – The Hobo Life
- Chapter 18 – The Marshland Inn
- Chapter 19 – The Locked Door
- Chapter 20 – The Plan
- Chapter 21 – The Squad
- Chapter 22 – The Old Man’s House
- Chapter 23 – The Shapes in the Clouds
- Chapter 24 – The Halt
- Chapter 25 – The Swamp
- Chapter 26 – The Void Left Behind
- Chapter 27 – The Road Trip
- Chapter 28 – The Captives
- Chapter 29 – The Escape
- Chapter 30 – The River
- Chapter 31 – The Reminiscing
- Chapter 32 – The Fine Mist
- Chapter 33 – The Voices in the Mist
- Chapter 34 – The Ladies of the Lake
- Chapter 35 – The Trial by Fire
- Chapter 36 – The First Talk
- Chapter 37 – The Second Talk
- Chapter 38 – The Traffic Jam
- Chapter 39 – The Entertainment
- Chapter 40 – The Brake Check
- Chapter 41 – The Misty Morning
- Chapter 42 – The Move
- Chapter 43 – The End of the World
- Chapter 44 – The Passenger
- Chapter 45 – The New Uniform
- Chapter 46 – The Deserters
- Chapter 47 – The Noodles
- Chapter 48 – The Medic
- Chapter 49 – The Fruits of the Investigation
- Chapter 50 – The Mission
- Chapter 51 – The Lights in the Sky
Part 3 – Late Bloomer
- Chapter 1 – The Last Good Day
- Chapter 2 – The First Bad Day
- Chapter 3 – The Preparations
- Chapter 4 – The Question
- Chapter 5 – The Drop
- Chapter 6 – The Weight
- Chapter 7 – The Walk
- Chapter 8 – The Scenery
- Chapter 9 – The Screeching Halt
- Chapter 10 – The Silent Night
- Chapter 11 – The Equalizer
- Chapter 12 – The Chief Stoker
- Chapter 13 – The Last DJ
- Chapter 14 – The Weeds
- Chapter 15 – The Tangled Knot
- Chapter 16 – The Carton of Cigarettes
- Chapter 17 – The Ghost in The Halls
- Chapter 18 – The Green Room
- Chapter 19 – The Security Guards
- Chapter 20 – The Reverb
- Chapter 21 – The Negative Feedback
- Chapter 22 – The Five Minute Break
- Chapter 23 – The Negotiations
- Chapter 24 – The Chain of Command
- Chapter 25 – The Ties that Bind
- Chapter 26 – The Rendezvous
- Chapter 27 – The Hell
- Chapter 28 – The Blossom Talk
- Chapter 29 – The Comet Drop
- Chapter 30 – The Zerbert
- Chapter 31 – The Afterglow
- Chapter 32 – The Corner
- Chapter 33 – The Gremlin
- Chapter 34 – The Starting Line
- Chapter 35 – The Fixer Upper
- Chapter 36 – The Sleep Talker
- Chapter 37 – The Sleep Walker
- Chapter 38 – The Burning Sensation
- Chapter 39 – The Rule Breaker
- Chapter 40 – The Band Leader
- Chapter 41 – The Long Road Ahead
- Chapter 42 – The Deescalation
- Chapter 43 – The Animals
- Chapter 44 – The Deal
- Chapter 45 – The Back Breaker
- Chapter 46 – The Scrambler
- Chapter 47 – The Rise & Shine
- Chapter 48 – The Lost Ones
- Chapter 49 – The Run
- Chapter 50 – The Exiles
- Chapter 51 – The Million Knives
- Chapter 52 – The Cave’s Mouth
- Chapter 53 – The Next Step
- Epilogues – The Soldier, The Couple, The Blossoms