David finds himself inside a tree trunk within a half-lit forest. He rolls out of the way as the tree spits out the burning German plane. David takes in his surroundings. He notices strange flowers that have childlike faces, along with unpleasant smells in the forest. He comes upon a decapitated animal wearing clothes, and the shocking sight of the corpse causes David to turn back to the tree he came from. However, the gap back to the sunken garden closes before his eyes. As David attempts to reopen the passage using a rock to chip away at the tree, a tall man with an ax approaches. He introduces himself as the Woodsman and asks David how he came to the forest world. The Woodsman marks David’s tree with a piece of twine and an odorous substance to keep animals from chewing the twine. He warns David that dangerous creatures living in the woods are drawing near, puts David on his back, and begins to run for safety as a distant howl fills the air.