In the hush between frost and flower, a pulse of old knowledge rises. Dream sets out to unearth the seeds of springtime stories.

• Speak to the Gardener-Scholar at the Grove of Renewal to learn of the Vernal Codices.
• Find the scattered texts buried beneath blossom-laden roots and mossy alcoves.

With books in hand, Dream reads into each one’s unfolding. The themes of birth, return, and vulnerability echo across chapters.

• Book I: Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Book II: The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
• Book III: Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston
• Book IV: The Vegetarian - Han Kang
• Book V: Roadside Picnic - Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
• Book VI: Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle
• Book VII: The Tale of the Heike (平家物語)
• Book VIII: Collected Works of Immanuel Kant
• Book IX: Percy Jackson and The Olympians Series - Rick Riordan (The Lighting Theif )
• Book X: Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
• Book XI:

With each petal turned, Dream reflects on spring’s promise: renewal of spirit, cycles of grief and hope, and new truths in old growth.

• Collective Reflection: Insights and emotions awakened by the spring readings.
• Publish Reviews: Share floral-tinged reflections in the Library of Han newsletter.