Seeing that he wasn't about to be chased across the lawn over a plant, Francis relaxed though he looked slightly insulted. 

"I wasn't thinking of it as stealing. I mean there were do many plants out, I figured no one would care if one was gone. "Sure that wasn't true, but he liked making an excuse. And he certainly would steal if an opportunity arose , day or night. 

He seemed to think over his words again though. "You think I should wear a mask even if it's just for something like this?"