A ship. On land. 'Is that where the space part comes in?' he wondered. A million different questions whizzed through his mind, but he knew he couldn't spend too long looking totally confused. He decided to say something before she clued in on how perplexed he was.

"Ah... I walked here. It wasn't very far from the outskirts of Maplesweet. I don't usually even leave town but curiosity overwhelmed me! The forest seems much more dense than when I came in."

A beat passed and suddenly he exclaimed, "Demons! Do you suppose it's demons? They are capable of all sorts of trickery. I have run afoul of them before."