Freya and Bri

The story of Freya and Bri is told by Bonnie O'Donogan in Episode 5 as the group rests in a clearing full of pink chrysanthemums.

Legend of Bri and Freya
There is a young florist named Freya (she/they), who is a caretaker of the flowers in a clearing near her village. She watches over them carefully, tending them at all hours of the day. The legend says that she knew each and every flower down to the last petal and the length of their stems. One day, she noticed some new flowers springing up at the edge of the field - pink chrysanthemums. She followed the path of flowers to a clearing where she saw a figure. When they were spotted, the figure fled into the forest and Freya followed, curiosity getting the best of her when she noticed that the pink chrysanthemums sprang up at the figure's feet as they ran.

The figure was revealed to be a faerie by the name of Bri (she/they). Bri says that they had been watching Freya tend to the flowers, and they were taken by the beauty of one particular flower. She then asked Freya if she could take the most beautiful flower home with her. Freya agreed, and picked the flower that she believed to be the most beautiful. When she handed it to Bri, Bri smiled but said it was not the flower she was thinking of. Day after day they got to know each other, dancing and singing songs with each other. At each visit, Freya would gift Bri a flower, but Bri would say it is not the one.

Over time, the flower field grew smaller and smaller until no more flowers remained, but the path of chrysanthemums grew larger and larger. Bri still requested the most beautiful flower, and Freya responds sadly that there are no flowers to give - what did she mean? Bri takes Freya by her hand and says, "This one." And with that, it is said that Bri led Freya down the trail of chrysanthemums back to her home in the Feywild, and because of this pink chrysanthemums are seen as symbols of love and good fortune in Vandric communities. They are a symbol of where our world and the Feywild overlap, and where Freya and Bri are dancing.