[He stands, lumbering up and climbing out of the creek bed before reaching a big hand down to help him.

Walking in silence a good long while Alec stops walking and pauses]

...Oh. An apple tree. There.

[He gestures.] someone must have dropped seeds in the loam here. Do you see?

[It's a relatively large tree and Alec reaches up to pull down a branch with those pale white flowers.] It's blossoming. Remember where this is and you'll have apples.