In the Second Book of Ambril’s Tale, Ambril discovers the means of getting around the universe only to discover that monsters don’t just exist in Trelawnyd, her home town. They are everywhere. She ramps up her investigation into her father’s death and trys to ferret out who really was behind the attacks on the town that her father was blamed for.
A three headed dog, a vicious flower, a fairy and a walking house. They swirl around the top of Ambril’s Ashera and bedevil her in life. Ambril makes friends with some of the locals as she tangles with ornery garden gnomes, angry bicycles, and a magical garden that she comes around to calling home. Along the way, she also manages to learn about the magic that will become her destiny.
Floriography was often used during the Victorian era during a courtship to express emotions secretly. Courting couples were rarely allowed to be alone together, so a secret language was devised to allow heartfelt emotions to be expressed without censure.