The Blacksmith's Spiky Plants

- rlee287

The blacksmith often wondered why the flowers by his shop grew thorns and sprouted blood red petals. However, they merely absorbed the spiteful hate of the warriors who delighted in slaughter and bought their weapons there.

A weed covered with sharp thorns grows at the top of a hill in a field of yellowed grass. Although it is not particularly tall, it towers menacingly in the photograph due to the camera's perspective.

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