At the end of July, Golden Bay is both warm and pleasant like spring and dry and clear like autumn. The surrounding poppies blossom brilliantly, spreading fields of orange-yellow or golden-red flowers, like clusters of plumes dropped by the sunbird, their beauty mesmerizing.
In the hearts of the tribes along the Western Sea Coast, these splendid flowers possess a special divinity, used in all aspects of tribal life!
The priests, warriors, and tribespeople alike enjoy chewing these fragrant flowers, relishing the rare sweetness. The pollen of the poppy can be used as tattoo ink, and it helps wounds to heal more easily. Its stems serve as a soothing herb that can relieve pain and offer some antibacterial effects. As for its stronger roots and seeds, they are an essential sedative in sacrificial rites...
In later generations, the poppy is known by another, more resonant name, "California Poppy."
