[ iris is silent for a moment. for those handful of seconds, he and finn suddenly don't seem that very different after all. ]

I don't know.

[ there were your typical reasons, he supposes. ]

Fear? Envy?

[ sometimes demiflora parts were collected and sold to the highest bidder to be displayed like some kind or trophy — or worse, to be used for the very powers the demiflora was persecuted for in the first place.

whatever the reason, it doesn't really matter to iris. he didn't get it either.

(though he supposes the worst reason is not having much of a reason at all.) ]

Either way, those that can hide they're demiflora do it to stay safe. And those that can't... just hide.