[Magnolia. If Kratos had had the desire to create an argument, that would have silenced him. It does now anyway, for a few moments. Magnolias were -- are -- special. Kratos doesn't often remember floral scents well, but he knows flower language. And he remembers magnolias.

[But after a moment, he does rouse a response, if slightly lazier than he meant. He'd forgotten how nice it was, to be tended like this; and gentleness is rare enough in Yuan that every instance is to be remembered.]

I don't need luxurious hair, Yuan. You're the one with luxurious hair. We don't need two of us concerned for the state of our hair.