Harm had been done, on both sides and in different ways, but Ianto knew better than to dig any further into the matter. Luckily, there was digging a'plenty to do outside his own mind, and claws replaced his hands so he might burrow through the snow to the earth within. Hearing Remi out, the fox hummed out a thoughtful sigh. "He hasn't just made roses bloom," he said, sounding a touch defensive, before giving a self-deprecating grin.
"Sorry. Too much listening to Arduinna, probably. She is under the impression that wherever these roses are planted, they will be able to cleanse the blight. A prick from the thorns might even soothe the blighted, for a time." He shrugged. "Though I imagine you have an inkling of that already. I felt the pull of it all, when I reached the shrine..." Rubbing his forehead with the back of his hand and leaving a smudge of dirt, Ianto reached for his rose.
"The reason it needed to wait until Deepfrost is because the cold will slow the spread of the blight. It gives the roses a chance to... catch up, I suppose."
"Sorry. Too much listening to Arduinna, probably. She is under the impression that wherever these roses are planted, they will be able to cleanse the blight. A prick from the thorns might even soothe the blighted, for a time." He shrugged. "Though I imagine you have an inkling of that already. I felt the pull of it all, when I reached the shrine..." Rubbing his forehead with the back of his hand and leaving a smudge of dirt, Ianto reached for his rose.
"The reason it needed to wait until Deepfrost is because the cold will slow the spread of the blight. It gives the roses a chance to... catch up, I suppose."
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