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Ghost of Yotei

A Flower For Your Thoughts Walkthrough and Rewards

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A Flower For Your Thoughts

A Flower For Your Thoughts is a Tale you can complete in in Ghost of Yotei. Learn how to clear this tale by finding all of the blue flowers of forgiveness, how to unlock the tale, and what rewards you receive from it!

A Flower For Your Thoughts Walkthrough

Quest Objectives
1. Reach the Amber Respite Shrine and Read the Note
2. Climb the Amber Respite Shrine
3. Collect the Three Blue Flowers of Forgiveness
4. Place the Flowers in the Basket

1. Reach the Amber Respite Shrine and Read the Note

1.1
Go to the Amber Respite Shrine near Ohara Plains in the Tokachi Range region. It's to the southwest of Master Yoshida's Dojo.
1.2
There is an arrow that's stuck to a tree by the Amber Respite Shrine entrance. Interact with the note to read it and start the quest.

2. Climb the Amber Respite Shrine

2.1
Traverse the Amber Respite Shrine and climb at the very top to reach the shrine. Don't forget to bow in order to receive the Charm of Masakado.
2.2
While facing the shrine, turn to your left to find a slope. Slide down from it to reach a pool of water from a waterfall nearby.

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3. Collect the Three Blue Flowers of Forgiveness

3.1
Facing away from the slope, turn to your right and continue moving forward, then turn right again to find the waterfall. Collect the first blue flower nearby.
3.2
Facing away from the slope again, move forward towards the single tree. The blue flower is just below it by the waterfall's edge.
3.3
From the slope again, turn left towards the trees, and at the end of it is the last blue flower in the area.

4. Place the Flowers in the Basket

Ghost of Yotei Place the Flowers in the Basket

Return to the basket either by jumping off of the wooden ledge near the second blue flower, or by teleporting to the Amber Respite Shrine from the map. Place the blue flowers in the basket to trigger a cutscene, which ends the tale afterwards.

A Flower For Your Thoughts Rewards

Quest Rewards

Rewards:

These are the list of rewards you can obtain upon completing the A Flower For Your Thoughts.

How to Unlock A Flower For Your Thoughts

Read the Note by the Amber Respite Shrine Entrance

This side tale starts after reading the note by the on an arrow that's stuck to a tree by the Amber Respite Shrine entrance. It's right next to the basket where you'll place the flowers later in the quest.

Ghost of Yotei Related Guides

Ghost of Yotei Side Quests
List of Side Quests

List of Mythic Tales

All Mythic Tales
Crimson Kimono Undying Samurai Spider Lily General The Storm Blade
Takezo the Unrivaled The Legend of Opusnupuri The Five Teachings

List of All Sensei Tales

All Sensei Tales
Odachi Master Quests
The Path of the Odachi The Odachi’s Redemption
Master Yoshida’s Final Lesson
Yari Master and Bomb Maker Quests
The Way of the Yari The Path of the Yari
The Yari’s Fury Sensei Takahashi’s Persimmon Tree
The Bomb Maker Fighting Fire With Fire
The Burning of Castle Ishikari
Kusarigama Master Quests
The Way of the Kusarigama The Path of the Kusarigama
The Kusarigama's Shame The Winter Farms
A Land Reforged
Other Sensei Quests
Master of the Shamisen Secrets of the Heart
Guns and Consequences The Blind Stranger
Pride Before Tea

List of Side Quests

Yotei Grasslands
Old Trails Building Bridges A Fleeting Thought
The Worth of a Man Lost in Reflection The Loss We Carry
A Normal Life Sleight of Hand A Drink with a Stranger
Memories of Home The Ainu Kotan The Ainu Heirloom
Ishikari Plain
Oni's Breath Inn The Sentinel Bold Kaji Forge
Broken Horn Garrison Cursed Ground The Lost Scouts
The Weight of Coin Shelter from the Storm A Life to Be
Artisanal Treasures - -
Tokachi Range
A Flower For Your Thoughts Marshland Homestead Desperate Remedy
The Dragonfly Armour Those Who Leave The Soul of an Instrument
Easy Coin Protecting the Peace A Matter of Honor
Every Man for Himself - -
Nayoro Wilds
The Heart of an Ainu The Load We Bear The Face of a Master
A Melody of Thoughts The Face of a Demon -
Teshio Ridge
Encounters of the Wild That Which We Know No Brother Left Behind
Soya Port The Worth of a Blade The Enemy Within
A Fox in Monk’s Clothing Sorrow in Snow -

List of Unfinished Business Quests

Unfinished Business Quests
(Post-Game Quests)
Duel the Unrivaled Burning Plains A Haunted Land

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