"No," he replied forcefully, much to his own chagrin.  He could rarely control his emotions at this height of anxiety.<br/>"The walls themselves hold pain for me, and I shan't wish to see them again.  They were home to me before the forest was.  I will stay here, or failing that head away from the forest and find a village to aid."<br/>He kept his head down, taking the odd mouthful of food, he did not want to make eye contact with Goliath, his only friend, as it would surely break him.<br/>"I shan't wish to see you go, but I cannot stop you.  Your path and your way are your own and I can do little to intervene."