"But it says, 'One day he tired of food, desisted eating.' Wouldn't that mean that he was unhappy?" asked the blonde?

"No. It's a seed. It's the natural life cycle of a plant. They stop absorbing nutrients from the soil after the bloom has gone to seed.Then the seed drops or is blown away, and the plant dies."

"Well this is the seed itself though--"

"Same thing. Once the seed's ready, it's ready."

"But what about the mate? And was the mate necessary?"

"If it was a flower or plant that had to be cross-pollinated."