"Well the apples will at least be harder to reach." Eventually. Sooner if they cheated with some Dryad assisting them.

She snorted out a laugh. "Or both, to be safe." A shrug. She dropped some more seeds into the dirt, covered them, and then held her hand out toward Zevlor as if awaiting the arrival of the 'carrots' sign in her palm. "It could not hurt. Maybe he knows some secret to keep our crops safe that we do not."