[A bit too grim or not, the nameless skeleton brightens at the reassurance, and only somewhat exaggeratedly.]

Hey, that's true! Maybe none of them will talk at all. I don't think I've heard of any plants in human places talking, aside from some magical trees...

[And those, from what he hazily recalls, were pretty much all make-believe stories rather than actual historical accounts. If most of the people of their group are human, maybe most of the scenery will be inspired by the things they expect to find, too?]