Lost Creek Hollow and as I set to face it, I'm unsure should I embrace it, should I run?

The chiding was ridiculously familiar to what he remembered of the healer but unlike before, he didn’t snap back to her. The boy stood instead, twitching with uncertainty, eye darting over his shoulder to check that the coast was clear from lunging jaws and skittering, laughing spiders.

He twitched back towards the woman, slowly maneuvering himself to be able to look at Faun, but in a way face them both. The eagleson twitched an ear.

Right. 

He paused, before turning to the dark coated man.

Thank you. For bringing me here. Now he would have to go back out there, where he wasn’t sure where to go next. Back to Kvarshiem, and bring his curse upon them again? Out into the wilderness? Unconsciously, his breathing hitched, and he stiffened up all over again.