A note can be found on the trail of the Amber Respite Shrine that asks travelers to leave their regrets in a basket through blue flowers, and Atsu treats this task as a healing process. If players want to help Atsu find three blue flowers in “A Flower For Your Thoughts”, then we’ve covered all the locations that you need to know about so you don’t get lost in the woods. Below is a full walkthrough of the Side Tale in Ghost of Yotei, along with how to successfully climb the Amber Respite Shrine, collect the three flowers, and claim the Minor Utility Charm granted from a successful mission.
How to Start A Flower For Your Thoughts in Ghost of Yotei
To begin, players will need to head north west of Ohara Plains, where they can cross into a valley within the Tokachi Range. Towards the end of this ridge, is a torii gate that players can cross through, and simply by following the torii gates, you’ll find a note attached to a dead tree that reads:
Petals blue with tears
Flowers of forgiveness bloom on this trail
Leave flowers here along with all regrets.
Upon reading the note, players will have started the A Flower For Your Thoughts tale.
How to Climb the Amber Respite Shrine in Ghost of Yotei
In order to actually find the flowers, you must first climb to the top of Amber Respite Shrine, so continue on the path ahead. We’ve attached a video above to help you climb to the top of the Amber Respite Shrine.
How to Collect Blue Flowers of Forgiveness in Ghost of Yotei
Now that you’ve reached the top of the Amber Respite Shrine, you’ll want to take a left and slide down the mountain. Keep sliding until you reach a pond, where you’ll find a waterfall on the right. All the blue flowers are within this area, so be mindful not to jump down or leave the area until you have what you need. Once you land after sliding down the rocks, you’ll want to visit three locations:
Blue Flower #1 Location
From the rock slide, head immediately to the left to find a blue flower between two trees among the autumn leaves.
Blue Flower #2 Location
From the rock slide, head immediately to the right and swim to the waterfall, where you’ll find the blue flower sitting on a rock path just before the water stream.
Blue Flower #3 Location
From the rock slide, head forward and follow the stream of water that will take you to a blue flower growing among the grass just to the left.
How to Place Flowers in the Basket in Ghost of Yotei
With all three blue flowers acquired, you can now head forward from the rock slide to climb a rock, where you will see a wooden plank hanging off the ledge of the cliff. Mantle the wooden board and jump off of it to safely get down to the ground below, where you can then swim towards the shrine entrance where you first picked up the note. Interact with the settler here to place the flowers and complete the quest. Completing “A Flower For Your Thoughts” provides players with the Charm of Lingering Affliction, which has the following effect: All harmful status effects on enemies last moderately longer and deal a moderate amount of additional damage.