Ah, trust issues. Not that Steven doesn't have reason, given what happened the first time he tried to commune with the Rose.

After a moment he lets out a breath, deciding the bleak honesty is best for Steven's safety. "It likely will try to encompass you, because it desires to grow insatiably. Its will is... simple, but strong."

When he has the room, he lifts his forearm, slowly flexing his fingers. "It listens to the Rose Queen because she knows how to coax its actions very well. But that takes a strong mind and an understanding of the Blue Rose as an entity."

Something the Rose Queen has had eons to grasp over the both of them. "I'm sure, like we continue to feel its connection despite the difference, she can too. But we cannot feel each other without being nearby."

Degrees of separation, or something. "Is it causing you trouble?"