You can now see that there is an end to the shore, and you can see a short mountain to your left. Perhaps that is the Mountain Forest that some of the other creatures have mentioned. As you approach the apparent fork in your journey, a black something swoops down out of thin air.
"Halt," he says. "And tell me who you are." He growls.
Cautiously, you explain who you are and your mission. You throw in a few bits of conversation with other creatures, just to make yourself look more pleasant.
After a bit of consideration, he straightens up and says, "I am Morning Dove, a Hawke. I am here to guard the Mountain Forest. You do not look terribly evil and you seem to have done no harm. I suppose you can travel further into the Wood."
You look over his head and see, in the distance, almost a wall. Except, it is translucent and rounded, almost like a bubble. "What is...?" you begin, but he seems to have realized that you were bound to ask.
"That's the Wood's end. We are surrounded by a protective wall." He gives you a grin, "Some of the old legends say that this entire Wood is contained inside of a marble that lies at the bottom of an ocean, or the belly of a great fish, or even on a cloud."
