Still the Funfrond considers him, little eyes blinding. What an interesting thing, that gaze might be seen as saying. Like he’s something behaving outside of expectations.

[Speaking well for animal are you. But no read {…}? Lack {…} receiver? Not taste spores?]

There it is the barrier in language perhaps. Dustin cannot sense the spores the Funfrond is putting out that are part of the language their people use.