Vacant Star Mana-Herb Cutting

Vacant Star's mana-herb grows pale, almost translucent leaves from black glass grit inside a matte evidence-gray tube. Cut foliage smells of anise and cold ozone. Keep the root screen barely wet, provide ten hours of shielded violet light, and operate recessed controls with ceramic tools. Security contractors and crews carrying awkward cargo buy it because the housing does not advertise a ritual garden. Families usually choose something less funereal. The plant's low glow makes charge irregularities easy to spot—unless someone has dusted it with conductive powder. Root mites appear as dark moving commas. Harvest only when every vein brightens together. A contaminated dose can flatten concentration instead of sharpening it; a severe flare burns the mouth, records a visible arc, and may tell investigators exactly where the supposedly discreet plant was kept.