Looking at it from here, this small town of Gashok looks thoroughly romantic. Obviously, looks can be deceiving.
The path winds farther and farther into the forest. If it weren’t for the occasional spot where new grass fights to grow, you’d have thought long ago you had lost your way entirely. But now you seem to have done it after all: You’re in the middle of the woods, and there is nothing to be seen anywhere except in the direction you’ve come from. Do you want to
* march on regardless, trusting your luck
* or turn around and look for the path?
Though [NAME] thinks, that you’re not marching in the same direction any longer, you stay close behind [NAME], to stay in sight within this jungle.
This crossing looks quite familiar! It seems like you had a nice “circular” journey then.