"You'll have to excuse my friend," Alabaster said quickly.  "If her behavior seems odd, it's because she's never been welcome before - anywhere."<br/><br/>"That's not true, Alabaster," Myri protested shyly.  "I was always welcome in the forest."<br/><br/>"Only because there was no one there to chase you away!" he said heatedly.  He regained his composure.  "But I'm digressing.  Does anyone here have a plan?  Do we have a destination of any sort?"