I can leave some cuttings later today. I was about to go to the kitchen for the foraging basket.

[There is something else here though, something that's much deeper. Perhaps unintentional. But it is worth clarifying, because if it's intentional then the vampire might actually break.]

Managing a garden like this requires constant attention, you know. Is this a declaration of intent?

[He asks it softly. Mildly. Almost unsure if he should put the question out there.

There is also a stray hair of Trevor's hair out of place, undone by the breeze. Alucard fixes that quickly, tucking it back into place.]