The Sentinels beauty means the scent of roses, and then the death of roses

deirdre was rapt as he spoke, and though his answer was succinct she found herself intrigued. and what is 'bad'? she asked, not at all mocking in her question; it was laced with true wonder, as many had their own definition of the word. what was his own? the duo continued to swim all the while, slowly and easily in the still lake that only moved by their actions. she noted the flattening of his ears, and moved to nose him. do not be ashamed of yourself, rannoch; your heart is a noble one, and that is no cause for humiliation!