The flesh golem pauses thanks to Kit's warning, but soon proceeds forward with a little more care for the others, not for itself. The golem feels no pain, and has no need to shy away from the oozing vines. It's the puffed-up vines that concern Trahearne the most, and he tries to avoid stepping on those, worried that the damage could trigger an unpleasant defense mechanism.

"Stairs it is, then," Trahearne agrees. He can't see anything down the dark passage whatsoever, though he does briefly look in that direction before turning to regard what little they can see of the stairs. "Let's be cautious. I don't know if this overgrowth has damaged the structure of the building, but we'd best not find out the hard way." With a wave of his hand, the flesh golem droops forward, like a mannequin with its strings cut, a moment before rapidly dissolving into a pile of dust.