Well, yes, but whomever it is would have made themselves known... [He stops there and trails off, shaking his head and holding a hand to his temple.]

I'm sorry. All my years of research on the realms of Oblivion-- it was foolish to assume that alone would provide me with enough knowledge to properly identify one, much less know how to leave.

[It doesn't make sense, though. It seems like so much work to trap him here when they could have just killed him off and ended the bloodline entirely. After much more thought, he focuses on the cat once more.]

I know that you are unfamiliar with these woods, but have you found a way out of them or do they simply go on forever?