[ He turns his head away from the stranger, looking at one of the pale, yellow lilies. ]

I would wish them to compliment the woman for whom these are all for. Her kindness is second to none; however, [ He reaches for one of the flowers, plucking it out of its bouquet with one hand. With his other, Somnus presses a petal between his index finger and thumb, as if feeling its texture and then withdraws his touch. The petal falls. ]

Such fragility is an undesirable trait of flora.

[ Ideally these gotta last more than a week! At the very least!! ]