For his part, the footing's not so unfamiliar as all that, and even if he gets ahead of himself a bit and occasionally slips... Well, he's not unfamiliar with that either, and the worst that happens is a bit of shale gets knocked awry as he quickly manages to regain his footing, rather than falling and going arse over kilt instead. (Which is probably lucky, all things considered.)

And as it so happens, getting explanations that don't really explain much have happened a time or two before in his life, which means he's willing to accept what Morrigan says at face value - for the most part.

"How long you do expect us to be here, then? I mean, if this flower's got to grow before you can get cuttings and seeds, seems to me that unless we get lucky and find something already mature enough we'll be here for ages. Unless you've got some sort of trick up your sleeve, that is."