[SE] the portals of the night

Feeling his shoulders relax to hear that the stargazers will be a suitable celestial offering, Amhran smiles cheerfully over his shoulder to Noah and follows the other man's lead in unbuttoning his jacket. He hooks it and his scarf and mittens onto a nearby rack before returning to the lilies, already sinking readily to his knees to inspect the flowers. By the time the Sentinel returns, in fact, he's already donned a pair of gloves and has delicately clipped away a lily or two that doesn't seem as if it's doing so well. Perfect for petal pressing, he thinks.  "Oh, I think those should work fine," he says upon turning to inspect the pots, nodding approvingly. "We'll put one plant per pot to make sure they don't overcrowd, and that way they should also have enough room to grow and acclimatise," he says, putting the deadheaded flowers carefully aside and rising to his feet. "There is a trowel there if you want to start unearthing them. I will go and get some more potting soil." amhran amhran