[ She'd be lying if she said that her question about what they had been up to hadn't been an attempt to see if their paths had crossed at all. Unfortunately it did little to actually narrow down her pool of possibilities; she had done all three of those things albeit with varying levels of enthusiasm.

Maybe it'd be best to start with that one first since she had only been hunting with two people. But before she can pursue her own line of questioning a question is asked about the tree. ]

The whispering one, you mean?

[ There's a pause as she recalls her hesitation leading up to entering the tree and then her less than relaxing experience. ]

I did. It wasn't quite as soothing as I had hoped. Although I can't fault the tree - there were other factors involved that contributed to my less than relaxing experience.