"The tree?" Twitch's attention was suddenly drawn to Marisa at the mention of that. "You mean the tree back in the castle?" Twitch had only caught a fleeting glimpse of it beforehand, presumably while he was careening around the place looking for some room or other, and he now suspected there had been some change in it since he had last seen it.

The parrot flew over towards Sally and perched on her shoulder for a moment, examining the beetles. Marisa thought they were seeking rift energy, but to him they just looked like...well, beetles. He flicked his tail feathers a little with a faint metallic clink, reached into his bag of holding, and pulled out the strange conch shell he had come across. He glanced up at the witches, both of whom appeared slightly confused. "I found it when I got hit by the postcard guy," he explained. Still, they looked just as confused. Twitch's brow furrowed a little. "Okay, what's your plan, then?" he asked, slightly indignantly. With not many other ideas, the macaw pointed the conch shell at the beetles and......just waited to see what would happen, if anything.