Terlu illegally uses magic to grant her spider plant Caz sentience, driven by unbearable loneliness.

A judge sentences Terlu to be transformed into a statue and displayed in the Great Library as a warning.

The petrification spell breaks and Terlu awakens alone in a snowy forest on the island of Belde.

Terlu finds the enchanted greenhouse and meets its lone gardener, Yarrow Verdane.

Yarrow explains the greenhouse's magic is failing and 191 of its 365 rooms are already lost.

Terlu discovers a sorcerer's tower on the island and awakens a long-dormant sentient rose named Lotti.

Terlu cracks the dead sorcerer's secret code and learns he intentionally cast the sentient plants into an enchanted sleep.

Terlu casts a waking spell and accidentally revives all of the dormant sentient plants at once.

A greenhouse collapses despite everyone's efforts, and Terlu promises Yarrow she will try to restore the magic.

Yarrow's entire family unexpectedly arrives on Belde, having fled the revolution devastating Alyssium.

Terlu, Yarrow, and Birch contact Laiken's ghost and discover a flawed final spell is destroying the greenhouses.

Yarrow enlists his relatives to help search the island for the hidden magical ingredients of Laiken's spell.

Deep in the caves, Yarrow declares he loves Terlu and would rather lose the greenhouse than risk her life.

Terlu and Yarrow destroy the magical ingredients and toss the final tortoise shell into the sea together.

Marin returns with news that the law that condemned Terlu has been struck down and a book co-authored by Caz.

Terlu Perna is a librarian turned into a statue as punishment for granting her spider plant sentience, and six years later she awakens on the isolated island of Belde. She finds a magnificent but deteriorating enchanted greenhouse and its sole caretaker, the gardener Yarrow Verdane, who needs a sorcerer she is not. Working with Yarrow and a newly awakened sentient rose named Lotti, Terlu decodes a dead sorcerer's secret notes, revives dozens of dormant magical plants, and takes on the enormous task of restoring the greenhouse's failing magic. When a revolution drives Yarrow's entire family to the island, Terlu helps unite them to contact the sorcerer's ghost and uncover the flaw that has been destroying his creation. Terlu and Yarrow descend into the island's caves to destroy the magical ingredients of the sorcerer's ruinous final spell, saving the greenhouse together. In the aftermath, Terlu learns the law that condemned her has been struck down and receives a book co-authored by Caz, proving she was right all along.

The main story of Terlu's awakening and the race to save the greenhouse.

A sorcerer transforms Terlu into a statue; she enters a dreamlike state filled with longing for music and laughter.

Terlu discovers five greenhouses full of dead plants and realizes the complex is deteriorating far worse than she knew.

Yarrow reveals that Laiken gradually dismissed all the gardeners, and his ailing father left the island alone two years ago.

Lotti is devastated to learn Laiken has been dead for years and that none of the dormant plants respond to her.

Terlu, Yarrow, and Lotti gain entry to the maze greenhouse by solving an enormous chrysanthemum-shaped puzzle door.

Tiny fire-breathing dragons chase Lotti off the path and then descend on Terlu; Yarrow shields her with his body.

Terlu and Yarrow win the dragons' cooperation with honeycomb and retrieve Laiken's codebook from the creatures' hoard.

Dendy the rhododendron reveals that Laiken built the greenhouse as a gift for his beloved ill daughter, Ria.

Another greenhouse collapses and Dendy nearly withers and dies; Terlu weeps as the trapped plants catch fire.

Terlu raises a flag on the dock and gives sailor Marin the letter intended for Yarrow's family in Alyssium.

Terlu attempts the wall-sealing spell in a test greenhouse and accidentally turns its glass walls and ceiling to water.

Yarrow's relatives settle on Belde and Terlu serves as an uneasy intermediary between the gardener and his estranged family.

Birch teams up with Terlu and Yarrow to search for spell ingredients, but Yarrow storms out after an insufficient apology.

The sentient plants complete their repairs to the greenhouse's cracked walls, and Laiken's ghost peacefully passes on.

All of Belde's human and plant inhabitants gather in the rose greenhouse for the joyful Winter Feast celebration.

The story begins with Terlu frozen in a dreamlike state as a statue before she awakens to discover a magical world in slow collapse. After meeting Yarrow and seeing the extent of the destruction firsthand, Terlu explores the greenhouse's extraordinary wonders — including a labyrinth guarded by fire-breathing dragons — while hunting for the knowledge needed to revive the dormant sentient plants. Hard revelations about the greenhouse's creator emerge, and another catastrophic collapse nearly kills a beloved plant companion named Dendy. Even as the greenhouse crumbles, small but vital steps forward accumulate: a desperate letter is sent to Alyssium, a dangerous spell is attempted, and Yarrow's estranged family returns to reluctantly reunite. In the end, the sentient plants complete their repairs to the greenhouse walls, the sorcerer's ghost finds peace, and the entire community of Belde gathers in joyful celebration at the Winter Feast.

The greenhouse's wonders, its gravest dangers, and the community that saves it.

Head librarian Rijes Velk pleads for mercy at Terlu's trial, but the judge sentences her to make an example.

Yarrow offers Terlu transportation off Belde; feeling she has nowhere to go, she decides to stay on the island.

Yarrow shows Terlu a letter from Rijes, and she realizes she was sent to Belde to awaken the dormant plants.

Lotti begs Terlu to awaken the other sleeping sentient plants, saying they are all the family she has left.

Terlu defies her fear of punishment and agrees to try casting the waking spell on the dormant plants.

Terlu and Yarrow share their favorite childhood memories late at night, drawing closer to one another.

Yarrow takes Terlu's hand before her first attempt at the wall-sealing spell and vows he will not leave her side.

All of the sentient plants eagerly volunteer to help magically repair the greenhouse's cracked glass walls despite the risks.

Terlu accidentally climbs into Yarrow's bed; the two wake up cuddled together and share their first kiss.

Yarrow kisses Terlu while they work on the bubble spell; she asks them both to focus on saving the greenhouse first.

The bubble spell traps Terlu and Yarrow without air; terrified she has endangered the person she loves, Terlu burns the ingredients to free them.

Rowan takes Terlu to the dream flower greenhouse, but Terlu refuses to pick a blossom, realizing she wants only Yarrow.

Marin reveals that a revolution has overthrown the emperor and that delivering Terlu's letter to Alyssium will be difficult.

The sentient plants inadvertently reveal Terlu has been casting spells, but Yarrow's entire family rallies to defend her completely.

Birch meets Yarrow at the cave exit and tells his son he should never have given up on their home or on him.

From the moment a judge condemns Terlu to be turned into a statue, this pool traces the pivotal choices and discoveries that shape her journey from convicted criminal to the heart of a new community. Terlu's decision to stay on Belde and awaken the dormant plants marks her first courageous step toward reclaiming purpose, despite her deep fear of further punishment. Milestones in Terlu and Yarrow's romance — shared childhood memories, a first kiss, and a frightening spell accident that forces Terlu to admit her love — reveal how profoundly they have changed each other. Key revelations about the true cause of the greenhouse's decline and the revolution overthrowing the empire reshape the stakes for everyone on the island. When Yarrow's family rallies to protect Terlu and Birch confronts his son at the cave exit with a heartfelt apology, long-standing wounds begin to heal. This pool follows the turning points that carry Terlu from fearful isolation to belonging, purpose, and love.