"Bushroot!" he says with an note of amused surprise. She has the right opinion about him. He's not really a villain technically. Could... she also not really be a villain, technically? ...That is what makes that possibility enter his mind. "A fine choice. And very - very sound reasoning."

She may have tentatively earned his approval. So at her request, he perks up and nods. "Of course I can. Hi-ya!"

With that, he leaps up into the air and does that kick! He just stumbles a little on the landing.