[ Wow, he needs to get back into being difficult to read, this isn't fair—

He laughs softly at those words, exhaustion layered underneath it. He's tired in a way he hasn't felt in a long while. ]

Mm, that it does. This is meant to horrify us, to turn us against one another.

[ His fingers let go of that rose petal. ]

And it's meant to complete a spell, too. The tension that brews between everyone is only a benefit, I'm certain.