Odilia puts a hand to her cheek and smiles humbly when Isidor compliments her garden. Before she can say anything in reply, though, Isidor says something that leaves her laughing breathlessly like a woman who's just heard an insult leveled personally at her.

"W-well," she starts, uncertain and uncomfortable. "Everybody's here today. I think Peter's still in the back helping remove an old tree. I'll go tell him you're here. He wouldn't want you to see him looking like he is."

She uncertainly pats Isidor's wrist to assure her that she'll do as she said, then hurries off to the other side of the castle. In the absence of anyone to keep her company the little piglet, having finished his tomato, scurries back to Isidor's side. He grunts comfortingly and looks up to her now and then while they're alone.

As soon as he sees Harrowheart rounding the castle he gives Isidor a final sing-song trill goodbye and bounds off elsewhere to 'help' the humans working on the property. For his part Harrowheart, dressed in dirty clothes in the rural style of his family, looks tired and disheartened by something... At least until he's close enough to Isidor to smile faintly for her.

"Didn't expect to see you here today," he says, a hint of hopefulness in his voice. "I see Lil' Buddy was lookin' after you. He's sweet, ain't he? Just don't pet him, under all that fur I swear he's made outta dirt."