I'm not sure if our typical ways of negotiation would work on them. They're plants.

[ she's done her time dealing with beings that exist outside of human values. they can't be convinced with money (unless you're Yojimbo), status, anything like that.. it's what made it so difficult. it was a puzzle of sorts. ]

I wonder.. they seem simple enough to occupy. If I get them to relax, maybe you could use your magic to get them to retract? We've seen they can repair almost instantaneously, but they won't be able to regrow quickly enough. You can jump through to the next area.