Is he going to say that Groot part every time? It's fair confusing. Then again, it's also getting easier for her to ignore that part and pay closer attention to the higher-pitched stuff. Which is just as well, because he's asking an awful lot of questions.

This is a dream, she explains patiently. We're both dreaming, so I expect this place doesn't really exist at all. But the animals out there are Earth animals, far as I can tell. For whatever that's worth. Daine heaves her furry shoulders in a very un-raccoon-like shrug, then cants her head a little to one side. Are you from Earth? I've never seen a talking tree-person before.