Why aren't you on the coast? he said, making it sound like an accusation. Because I have new mulch for the garden to help us all grow. He snorted in disbelief. Doubtful. You are a dormant seed. I'd been prepared to allow him a thorny word or two because he lost his nephew at the Seeking,but my sympathy evaporated at such a stark insult. I told him he had no nuts in his shell and swung up beyond his voice.