Not entirely. If that was all it took, things under Kelesis wouldn't have become so dire. Though difficult to know precisely, [Patho-Gen didn't keep to a strict timetable while holding them prisoner,] it took three days or thereabouts for this to grow back. [He wiggles the fingers of his plant arm.] And it's hardly spring when growth for most of my flora is at its peak.

[Which brings him around to...] Have you thought more about my suggestion? I'd like to do it as soon as possible, before winter arrives. [There's a tiny bit of untruth to that. He would have no problem doing it in mid-winter, but he suspects Dedue might, and that would leave him down a finger for even longer.]