[ There's a lot happening here, and most of it is going right over his head. The tension at least is obvious enough for even Laios to pick up on, though the cause has yet to make itself known. At least Ren appears to be in the right headspace, which he quickly latches onto instead of trying to mediate whatever is happening with the other two. ]

Got it. Let's make a small detour, then. The silver powder shouldn't be too far, but I'd rather not risk it. [ He pauses, taking a few sniffs. The smell definitely is strong enough to make him shudder. ] Let's keep straight for now, but then loop back around once we're far enough. The Gloom, I should be able to alert us on, but the plants... if they're just plants, it might be hard to distinguish from normal foliage.