He raised his hand back. The Hollow Knight nodded to show it had understood, then reached out with a slender claw to point at the tree. It tilted its head at him, then pointed to itself and mimed walked with two fingers. Hopefully, he could understand from that.

If not, then it would have to type a message to him, and it really did just want to rest in the gardens. They reminded it of the Root, especially when it smelled as sweet as it did now, all rising sap and blooming nectar.