While Derek wasn't happy that his suggestion was ignored he knew that the forest was of course the best way to go, so he went along with the others without complaining. For the rest of the day he made no more attempts to be the center of attention, knowing that if he it too often he would considered untrustworthy by the others which all things considered could be dangerous.

After the group had made their so called but before Derek could fall asleep on the cold ground they were suddenly attacked. He immateriality began climbing the closest tree, hoping these strange mushroom creatures would either ignore or be unable to follow him. Syakomon meanwhile  tried to reason with their attackers. "We don't want to fight, we're just travelers."