Well... there'd been something gold-colored, at least. Elsewhere. In a sense. "If you'd like." Humanishly-shaped face or not, that totally was a little bit of a smile starting to form on his beakless mouth. "...And I apologize, should I be short; my patience is starting to wear thinner with this place."

The little tree seemed to think it might be a fine idea to step around him while he spoke with her, moving to stand close behind him. Who knew just where it was looking, or how it did so, right?