[ He's been trying. There are plenty of flaws, as there would be with someone who learns from books and from doing his best. But he keeps them safe and warm and fed.
Still, actually hearing that gives him a soft and cool sense of relief. He sees them grow - it will never stop astonishing him, the way a pure-green leaf can unfurl, how the colors of the flowers can show up in such stunning, bold splashes - but that's the only source of feedback that he has.
It will never stop being new to him. He could live his whole life here, and green would still be strange.
Re: Spam
Still, actually hearing that gives him a soft and cool sense of relief. He sees them grow - it will never stop astonishing him, the way a pure-green leaf can unfurl, how the colors of the flowers can show up in such stunning, bold splashes - but that's the only source of feedback that he has.
It will never stop being new to him. He could live his whole life here, and green would still be strange.
He follows her inside, not speaking. ]