The forest is actually very creepy even during the day. The trees are so tall that they block the sunlight. There is always fog in the forest which makes it very hard to see. There are a lot of mushrooms near the trees and none of them are edible
unsettling forest area, Forest
hunter
monkey
I am but one of a horde of monkeys. I live on the outside of the kingdom. We swing from the branches and eat many bananas.
A hunter? Get away! I'd like to! I'm a little lost and it's too dark to even see my own tracks out of this place. You have nothing to fear from me, though. I'd hardly take a monkey of all thing's to his majesty's kitchens. Well... that does make sense. Why are you here then? I was tracking an elusive doe, and it lead me here. Or, near here, I suppose, and I found myself here trying to get out. I can't imagine why she would want to be here anyway, none of these mushrooms are edible. Oh, I see. Well I really don't know how I ended up here. Not at all? Do you remember where you're from? Yes, I am from a jungle in the eastern end of a certain village... I don't remember the name. Well, perhaps when I make my way out of here you can accompany me. The king is sure to have a map of the kingdom somewhere, or at least a census, and I can read the village names aloud to see if it jogs your memory.  Hmm if I am as lost as I seem to be, then I think that offer would be fair. Here, you are quite a small fellow, you can ride in the hood of my cloak if you don't want to tire yourself. I will dig a little hole in the ground at the foot of your tree with my dagger so that I know I've been here, and I'm sure we'll find our way to the castle walls by nightfall.  Do you think you can carry me for that long? That would be greatly appreciated, sir. I am used to carrying a great deal of weight out of these forests. You look much lighter than a bag of rabbits, so it is really no trouble at all.