[His pen stilled, and lifted off the paper so as to not create a dark spot of ink where it would have been resting. Head tilted to look towards the other, and there was a faint friendly smile offered.]

No words to speak, but there is likely much to say without them. They make for a very beautiful sight, and I can imagine even more so when the sun's light is just right.

[Whether they were water proof or not would be found soon enough whenever enough samples were brought in. Was it only the bark, or the rest of the wood so imbued with crystals- well, perhaps that was part of what caused that.]