[Quentin cant stifle the faint amused smile that rises at the flower's contribution. Okay, fair question. "Rose goblin" doesn't answer much in the way of details if one is unfamiliar with them.]

Spike's... well. It's sort of a rosebush. But also kind of an animal. [Still mostly plant. He moves to pet the little rose goblin carefully -- like petting a particularly thorny hedgehog, the trick is to pet with spines instead of against them.]

Spike's not like those vines. It's from my world.