Ethan continued watching Minerva carefully, waiting to see if Minerva would help with the task. He knew she was very strong and would be able to do this, especially with him nearby helping her, but she also looked like she was ready to dart out of the greenhouse any second. He nodded in understanding as she spoke. "I know.. but I know you can do the spell. You don't even have to come any closer." She was already at a cautious distance, but the spell would work fine from where she was standing.

He gave her a reassuring smile as she agreed to try the charm and he stood back a little to allow her room to work. Green eyes looked between Minerva and the tree as she hesitantly cast Tergeo, nodding as he observed her progress. "Good.." He moved back to the tree and crouched down in front of the roots. "Most of the bigger clump of soil is gone, I'll get some of the more stubborn parts." He gently ran his fingers down the roots were Minerva had already removed most of the soil and he pulled off what of the soil that was remaining in that area.

He continued in this way, gently sliding his fingers through the roots, until they were free of soil on that side of the tree. Most of the roots were now clean, but there was still a larger clump of soil at the back of the root system. "Okay, almost done.." he said, turning back to her with a smile. "Can you come around to the back and get the rest of the soil with the spell?" He stood up and moved around to the back, watching her and waiting expectantly.