Zaertlich translates to ‘delicate’ in German, implying care and softness. Zaertlich therefore is an armoury including weapons that nurture these qualities, and are to be used as part of an offensive emotional self defence strategy - weapons, in this case, meaning tools to level power dynamics. The plant kingdom uses spikes as a silent offensive defence strategy. They shift the responsibility of teaching how to care from the attacked to the attacker, to redistribute the cargo of care.