When the Queen's Bloom Went Rogue

Previously

…And then she was gone, leaving me alone in the echoing silence of the conservatory, the scent of exotic flowers suddenly feeling heavy and cloying. She hadn’t confessed, not in so many words, but her reaction, her evasiveness, the chilling finality of her parting words… they spoke volumes. The ‘rogue’ bloom wasn’t cursed. It had been deliberately, meticulously, and tragically undermined by a rival gardener’s desperate ambition. My investigation had taken a sharp turn, and the path ahead, though still shrouded in mystery, was now illuminated by a faint, but undeniable, glint of truth. The question now was, how did she remove the moonpetal, and more importantly, could it still be found?