Summary

In Chapter 9, Mack was surprised when Sarayu took him to a chaotic garden full of color but lacking in order. Sarayu described the garden as a fractal, which she said she loved, but Mack muttered under his breath that it looked like a mess to him. Sarayu took the statement as a compliment. Mack followed Sarayu as she moved haphazardly through the garden cutting flowers, clipping herbs and handing them to Mack. When they had collected a large bouquet that Sarayu put inside a garden shop nearby, she told him they had one more task to complete.

Back in the garden, Sarayu stopped at a patch of ground with yellow and purple flowers growing in it. She asked him to help in clearing that plot. Mack was surprised she was asking him to help clear out such a beautiful spot but she said...