Even if there were more bite to Bijou's words, Hawthorne isn't much of a sleuth when it comes to sarcasm. "You're welcome?" He says, more of a question than a proper response the way it tips up high at the end.

Still, he thinks he should probably try to reiterate that he wasn't launching a seed-based offensive. "I was just helping to clear the path and I—there were some difficulties with my charmwork." There are always difficulties with Hawthorne's charmwork.