[ His compliment gets another brief smile. He could light up the entire forest if they need to, but beyond drawing attention, if there's not enough light for him to absorb he's got to conserve what energy he has for when they really need it.

It's nice though, talking like this. They can pretend that they aren't on a very bizarre errand for a benefactor that won't even give his real name. ]

Good question. It's been... probably close to three months now? You seemed to be pretty new to this place. How was it for you, getting here?