 By accessing the Memoryplace using yellow flowers, it is possible for humans to learn about both the past and the possible futures of the world.Because of the extreme accuracy of the Memoryplace, quetzal are natural mimics.They cannot generally speak human languages except while mimicking, but under Frazhin's control Night Plume and his flock learned to speak, as well as how to produce bows and arrows fletched with their own feathers.