Alanna eyes flashed for a moment, bristling some at the stranger's tone, but she clamped down on the angry retort that came to her unbidden. Years of training had taught her discipline at least.

"I have no hand in the plants, Lady Rosethorn. I am a knight, not a gardener," she told Rosethorn in a clipped tone, trying to hold to her best court manners until she got a better feel for the situation.