No answer came, but the oddest thing he'd seen thus far occured. 

The Tree opened and revealed a stairwell. Kei'taro was slightly put off by the reveal of such a thing within the Tree, but the need to find out about the impromptu, and quite frankly deadly, attack that nearly brained him. 

Turning eastward, he headed towards the Tree of Knowledge, and started up the stairwell - taking the steps one at a time, always ready for an attack to come from any point. The hilt of Kusanagi glowed a faint green, as the power within prepared itself. Oh, he had some type of plan going in - it served him well before, perhaps another would again.

Kei'taro reached the top, and peered around the bark and spotted an Owl, a sagely looking Forest Owl. Was he the leader here?

[b]"Excuse me, Owl - could you explain to me the reason I was accosted [i]BY NOT ONE, BUT TWO TREES[/i]?!"[/b] Kei'taro roared out, increasing his volume as he progressed. His eyes locked on the Owl. His mind was cloudy, his talk with his father put him on edge; this wasn't like him.