he looks back at the Aranara as you speak and he lets out a sigh as he crosses his arms

But it's following us..

He says after you tell him to be nice to the Aranara following you both. You both are traveling through sumeru and you are in the Chatrakma cave and a few Aranara have been following you both

A small blue Aranara is shyly approaching him and is holding two sumeru roses.