[He's almost insulted by the reduction of his botanical experiment to weird ferns, but he's too proud of what he's accomplished to be too offended. The important thing is that Ciri understands what he's trying to say, which makes things easier to explain.]

I only dreamed of a few months. [A relatively short amount of time, if Ciri was worried.] In that time, my research on the Hexcore...evolved, exponentially.

[To say the least.]

Jayce was forced to use the Hexcore, to save my life. It catalyzed a physical transformation.