Alright. I'm fine with that. [ Despite his seniority by age, Laios knows when to take a backseat when it comes to experience. All but him travelled through here and made it out before — for better or worse, from the sound of it. He watches Akechi fly up above before looking over at Shoka, still silent even during the back and forth. He's still curious about the plants; she did bring them up first, after all. ] Shoka, do you remember what the plants might've looked—oh.

[ Turning to Ren again, he doesn't quite catch the impatience, but he does nod affirmatively in response. ] Yeah. Very close, actually. [ With that, he pauses, sniffing at the ground before making a hard right. The new path is a lot more dense with foliage, but he's certain it's not too deep into the thick of it. ] Without a detour, we'll need to cut through this way, then. No sign of Gloom yet, so we should be in the clear for now. [ He motions with his head for them all to follow. ]