Bab 73: Teasing You

She pointed to the cluster of identical yellow flowers to their right. 

"Sunflowers," Margaret replied. 

They walked over to see the neat rows of fully bloomed sunflowers. Its bright yellow petals brought a smile to Margaret's face. She reached out her hand and gently touched the petals. 

"Why sunflowers?" He asked, curious to know what they meant to her. 

She turned to face him as she explained, "Because they represent loyalty. See the way they always face towards the sun? Absorbing its light for nutrients, they admire the sun. That's what I like about them."

With their first question out of the way, it was time to move on to the next. Having won the first round, she was feeling a little confident. If Marius got this question wrong, he would lose to her. 

She could not wait to order him around as her personal slave. 

"The second question shall be… what is my favorite weapon?"