"We're probably in this really dark area for a reason, aren't we, professor?" why else would they have to be in the darkness if it wasn't to protect the plants/seeds/whatnot? "Maybee... to be planted and grow well, the seed needs the opposite of what "regular" plants need. Like, instead of a warm soil, a cold one, instead of the sunshine, the darkness, instead of water... she stopped to think a little. "um... I don't think it's fire... I don't know what it could be, though." that was all Sophie could guess for now.