Ellie would very much like to forget about magic and alternate worlds, but...well, that's not possible here. Maybe she'll always remember it now, if they survive this place, if they get out of here.

"Yeah. I mean, there's that creepy ass message on the board that says he is coming. There was that freaky fucking shadow dude. The things with the lanterns. Something happened. Were they people before? I guess I don't know."

She's quiet for just a moment.

"No. No animals anywhere. Not in the forest. No rats in the walls. No birds."