"I think it's been made clear she wouldn't have." Something hard slipped into his tone again - even just thinking about Demeter right now was enough to get his blood boiling again. But he tried to set it aside.

He breathed out.

"That's what I was trying to build, with this," he gestured at the tree. "The one I found dying. But if you think you could regrow it here-- yes. I would very much like to see it."