Carlisle tucks away a mental note regarding his use of his own energies for his garden for later, focusing on the latter half of what Glacius says.

"There is, but your energies are so much... stronger than mine. Abundant. They're harder for me to grasp as they flow from the Mote. Perhaps if I had a more controlled source of them, like a— oh!"

He pulls back just a hair to look his partner in the eyes, a rare hint of enthusiasm shining in them. "The Tears!"