Blue Catalpa held the spider silk bag, hiding in the Starship Passage.
Snakebark Maple poked his head out from behind a clump of bushes on the hill, peering downward.
At the base of the hill, Natsumi, who had been watching the hilltop all along, immediately noticed.
"Seven-Leaf, Snakebark Maple's here!"
"Mm. Let's go!"
Seven-Leaf stood up, informed the Aconite Spider King not far away, and strode quickly toward the hill.
Up on the hill, Snakebark Maple saw this and ran straight back to the Starship Passage.
...
"Seven-Leaf Mountain Lord. Natsumi."
"Blue Catalpa. Snakebark Maple."
They greeted each other.
Blue Catalpa stepped forward and handed the spider silk bag to Natsumi. "Not many trades this year, only 100 Divine-Given Fruit-Scented Orchid Seeds."
Snakebark Maple: "But there'll be more next year. Azure and Southern Gorgon's Divine-Given Seeds ripen and are harvested together."
"Great!"
"1000 Source Stones."
