[There's a quiet smirk at the branch slap, but he won't say anything. That's kindness, right.]

The deeper you go, the worse it gets. There are mythological creatures, like harpies, but even the normal animals of the forest are twisted. As if their mutations weren't enough, like birds with three sets of wings or four feet, they can sometimes do out of the norm things like breathe fire.

It can play with your mind, too. Mazes out of nowhere, spirits or demons appearing to test your resolve... Almost everyone has had their own experience in here.

But if you stay shallow like this, it's not such a bad thing.