He shakes some roots from where they cling to him now that they are cut. She was cute, so he gives her another muttered thank you before she continues.

"We might have to get to the root of the problem," he grins at his own awful pun but nods and gestures for her to go first, following after her. "Whatever Silver thought it would be smart to take the school over with pumpkins will be thinking twice about that again next year." Or he hopes so.