He runs a stony finger over one of the fresh carvings. Maybe he'll give the kid the benefit of the doubt, for now. Nothing too suspicious is happening here, after all.

"I don't think there's a soul alive that hasn't gotten the message by this point. But if you think this will make a difference..." While he trails off, he looks at all the trees around them, this impossibly large-seeming forest. "Well, it looks like you've got your work cut out for you."