If your sweet mood is capable of causing such a reaction from them, then perhaps a sour mood is needed for the opposite effect.

[ Although, the thought of the flowers wilting and dying is a rather sad one and so the Warrior drops down to his knees next to Firion and begins to help with pulling the roots out. ]

Though your sweetness brings such life and colour to the world around us here. Perhaps a different approach so as not to become too sour.