...[Squinting at him. Like legit she's staring because she has no idea what the fuck.]

Okay. Then. That's convenient.

[Gesturing, as she picks up her bow. Curiously, she doesn't seem to be carrying arrows but, well. She's a forest spirit she probably doesn't have to?]

Look, this is how this is going to go. I'm coming with you, because this forest changes paths and shapes as it likes and if I'm not with you, you're going to get hopelessly lost and starve to death, if the predators here don't eat you first. And before you ask, it's unlikely the kids have already been eaten, most things won't eat humans if they have other options.

But you don't really smell like a human, so you're...probably a bigger target.