[ Laios snickers quietly to himself at the pun. As the tracker, he's moved slightly ahead of the group, too focused on following the right scent to pay much mind to the entire conversation at first. But, when his ears twitch at the shift in tone, he looks back with some concern. ]

Alright. Let's just focus on this quest. [ Okay, a decent start. He's really channeling his inner diplomat for this one. ] Luckily, Shoka made it through here successfully before, so we have an advantage for dealing with the mushrooms and plants! [ Laios, no. ]