She considered the question, making a face like she was thinking it over for a second before smirking a little and shrugging. "I don't know. I haven't really had the chance to sit around without the need to fight something in a long, long time." And that was true enough. Carol hadn't really had the opportunity to process a lot of what she'd seen or been through. Most of her life had been going from one fire to another with moments of respite in between.
She drank during most of those moments. Or found other means to escape her own head.
"Hey! I told you what it was doing- that tree is anything but innocent."
She smirked at him, clearly interested in the potential challenge. "Maybe, huh?" She nodded a little towards the tree. "You saw the tree, right?"