Fuu laughed. "You're right, I don't want to do that. We'll consider ourselves very tiny arborists."

She stepped closer to the mirror, tracing the glowing letters with one finger. "If we're solving riddles to help it, I don't think the normal means apply--no pruning and pesticides. Crystal growths aren't a problem I've ever seen in the garden. I do know that crystals can be used as power or conduits in magic, though." Through fantasy stories, granted. But might that be the same here? And how else would a tree sprout such an abundant formation without some kind of magic?