From what I can tell so far, this place seems less intent on driving you off or killing you and more likely to try and... [ ugh ] integrate you?

[ he frowns ] I found one of my friends - she was turned into some kind of weird cat creature. [ not that nott doesn't normally seem a touch feline, but between the blood on her teeth and the kill she hid with her hands, it seemed far more advanced than usual. ] Not sure why, but seems as good a bet as any that the forest's behind it.