A Gifted Rose: Prickly as Thorns

A Gifted Rose: Prickly as Thorns is the first part of the World Quest Series A Gifted Rose.
==Start Location==
Start the quest by talking to Affan, who is located north of Aaru Village. It can be started immediately after completing the requisite The Exile: Blooming World Quest and then talking to Sabbah at least once.
NPC Location Affan.png|Starting Location
NPC Location Affan Context.png|Additional context
==Steps== 
# Go to Affan's nursery
# Clean Affan's nursery up
#* Destroy the Withering Zone
# Talk to Affan
==Dialogue ==
;(Talk to Affan)
:Affan: What are you kids doing? Come to laugh at this old man "growing rocks," have you?
:Affan: I'm fine! I don't need the other villagers to worry about me.
:Paimon: Whoa, no need to be so hostile from the get-go.
:Paimon: You're mistaken. We're not from Aaru Village, and we're not here to laugh at you.
: We're just passing by.
::Affan: Passers-by? Uh...
: I heard that someone's growing flowers here.
::Affan: Yeah, I'm growing flowers, not some dumb rocks.
::Affan: I thought... Ugh. Never mind, what am I even supposed to say now...
:Affan: Normally, only some old friends of mine would come over to tell me to give up on the nursery and move back to the village.
:Affan: And a few bad kids too. They keep coming over here to cause trouble.
:Affan: It's my first time seeing children dressed up like this. What is it that you do?
: I'm a traveler looking for my family.
::Paimon: Yes, we've traveled a long way for this, and gone through many adventures together.
::Paimon: 's a righteous soul through and through.
: I'm an adventurer exploring the world.
::Paimon: Yep! We've climbed many, many mountains, and crossed lakes and seas to get to Sumeru.
::Paimon: What do you call it? Uh, we're... big-hearted adventurers.
:Paimon: We don't do things like bullying lonely old folks.
:Paimon: So there's no need to worry, gramps. We're not bad guys.
:Affan: Ahem. How embarrassing, to have to apologize to two children. But I am sorry. I shouldn't have made assumptions.
:Affan: Children, please accept my — Affan's — most sincere apologies.
:Affan: You children are very capable to be supporting yourselves at such a young age. Quite impressive. Much better than me at your age.
:Affan: So based on what you just said, I can request your help when I have a problem that I can't solve, yes?
:Paimon: Oh? Do you mean you have a commission for us?
: What's the problem?
:Affan: I originally had two nurseries. One is here, and the other is to the west of the village.
:Affan: I've gotten quite old, so it's getting harder for me to tend to both places. I didn't check on the other nursery for just a few days, and it was destroyed by some strange black stuff.
:Affan: It's terribly dangerous. Once I went in, I thought I wouldn't be able to come back out. I know better than to try to go in there again.
:Affan: My greatest hope now is to restore that nursery so that I can grow flowers there again.
:Paimon: It doesn't sound too complicated. What do you think? Should we accept this commission, ?
: Sure.
:Affan: The nursery is to the west of the village. Don't get lost!
:Paimon: No problem! Don't worry about it.
;(Talk to Affan again, optional)
:Affan: The nursery is to the west of the village. Give it a try, and see if you can save it.
;(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Affan, optional)
:Affan: (The dream he never got to fulfill when he was alive... Allow me to realize it for him.)
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;(Approach the nursery)
:Paimon: No wonder Grandpa Affan mentioned some strange black stuff — there's a Withering Zone here! But this isn't our first time dealing with one, so let's just take care of it!
;(After clearing the Withering Zone)
:Paimon: Aaaand the soil's back to normal! Hooray! Piece of cake! Let's go tell Grandpa Affan.
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;(Talk to Affan)
:Affan: You two are back? How is the nursery? Do you think it can be saved?
: We've taken care of it.
:You explain the Withering to Affan.
:Affan: I see. So that's why. I knew something was off when so much black stuff just appeared out of the ground.
:Affan: Good, good. Now I can finally plant some seeds without worries.
:Affan: When these three seeds sprout, bloom and produce seeds again, I'll plant them in the ground there. Then the land will be covered with these flowers.
:Paimon: Eh? These strangely-shaped rocks...? Can flowers grow out of them?
:Paimon: Where did you buy these from, Grandpa Affan? Did you get scammed or something?
:Affan: You have good hearts. But don't worry, children. Mora can't buy these flower seeds.
:Affan: The old... I mean, a friend of mine gave me these three precious seeds. So of course they are different from normal seedlings.
:Paimon: The more Paimon hears about it, the weirder it sounds. Grandpa Affan, just what are you growing?
:Affan: Hehe, what I'm planting is a friend's wish.
:Paimon: What a strange answer. Can you really plant that sort of thing?
:Affan: Child, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Come visit me again when you get the chance.
:Affan: This field might look empty now, but these three seeds will one day sprout and bloom in this nursery.
:Affan: There will be more and more of them in the future. Haha, and they will surely create a beautiful scene.
:Affan: Alright, alright. Since I asked for your help, I will be sure to compensate you.
:Affan: Take this, children. I can't give you much, so this is all.
:Paimon: Phew, commission complete! Paimon's a little hungry after all that running around.
: I was the one running though...
:Paimon: Well, Paimon was providing running commentary. That takes energy too!
:Paimon: Don't sweat the small stuff! How about we use our payment to buy ourselves a treat, hmm?
:Paimon: C'mon, let's see how much we got and how many meals we can buy.
: Let's see...
:Paimon: Ah, most of the stuff here is food instead of Mora... Shawarma, Tahchin, and lots of vegetables.
:Paimon: This is way too much. Did we take a whole day's rations away from Grandpa Affan?
:Paimon: But he lives alone outside the village. It can't be easy for him, right?
:Paimon: Never mind the Mora. If he gave us all his rations, then... It just feels wrong.
:Paimon: And he was planting seeds that looked like stones, saying that he was planting... a wish?
:Paimon: Is it possible that he's been living on his own for so long that he's started to imagine things?
:Paimon: This is worrying. Let's pay him a visit when we can find the time.
;(Quest ends)
;(Talk to Affan again, optional)
:Affan: Ah, I haven't had time to cook yet, so I'm afraid I have nothing with which to receive you as guests.
: No need.
: Don't worry, I'm not hungry.
:Affan: So, this other kid is your friend, huh? She's pretty cute.
:Affan: Do you want to come see the flowers when they bloom?
: No problem.
:Affan: They will most likely bloom in a few days. Come back later to see the flowers you helped to plant.
: Okay.
:Affan: Alright, I understand.
:Affan: ♪...
==Other Languages==
==Change History==
es:Una rosa a modo de obsequio: tan espinosa como peligrosa