Swiftcurrent Creek castles crumbling

”If I break them off, won't they grow more later? So if that's the case, wouldn't it make sense to be a little more gentle with it?” Arric asked hesitantly. "I mean, I'm probably wrong, but I thought." Eshe was impressed. Had he learned that from Arlette—or did he know more about herbology than he let off?

"Now you stop that nonsense of second-guessing my friend," she chided light-heartedly with a grin. "You're absolutely correct—I was just trying to save you the effort since you're already being so helpful." Truthfully, when he left and she was alone, she needed something to distract her from her loneliness. "I was going to comb through the dirt later to save you the trouble."