"Well initially it was as an apology, of sorts," Zagreus admits, reaching out for a moment as if to touch the edge of one tiny green leaf, then thinking better of it and retracting his hand. "The way I first spoke to them was... inexcusable, looking back, although I thought I could justify it at the time."

He finally draws his gaze away from the little sapling, finally looking at Alice with his mis-matched eyes. "Surely you've met someone, who you thought you had figured out, and then they turned out to be different than what you'd expected. Other than the reference I had from my world, back home, I didn't know much about her." He realizes his mistake and corrects himself, quickly. "Them. And the more I learn, the more I realize what I don't know."