The burrowing owl wasted no time in accepting the rose from the vulture. His taloned foot extended to take it, wrapping around the stem delicately so as not to puncture his limb. The last thing he needed was to injure himself so soon after recovering from the last injury he'd sustained at the jaws of the mad wolf.

With it clutched in his foot and so close he was free to examine it more freely and easily, which he did in the glow of the mushrooms. This, he would take it back to Canis and study it more closely. Perhaps it could be put to some use and if not, well, it was still a specimen and deserved to be learned around all the same. Carefully he threaded it loosely between a couple of his feathers on his left wing before returning his attention to Gigatsuhali. "A noble cause that would be but no. I intend to use these mushrooms to make it easier to see during my studies. Granted, I see better than most in the darkness but it never hurts to have a little bit of light to help." Going about the entire caves to leave these glowing mushrooms would help others but he was not out to help everyone see by the light. He was out to help himself with his research, nothing more, nothing less.

As he watched the vulture he saw that mushrooms began to sprout from her body, mirroring what he had already grown on the ground. This older gembound never ceased to amaze him. "Incredible! Just as you grew the rose from your body you can also grow mushrooms? How did you do it?" He looked at his own self and thought about willing mushrooms into existence... but nothing happened. Perhaps he hadn't developed the talent yet but soon... He would learn all about those things so he could perform the same tricks as well. "Perhaps you should be the one laying glowing mushrooms about to help others see in the darkness." His words were spoken lightly, part joke and part seriousness. She seemed a kindly spirit so why not take up the mantel and help others see? Especially if she possessed some of the same abilities that he did.