They're the children of your Heimr... I know he knows that they're dying. He's a sweet, impulsive man, as I'm sure you've already discovered — I fear telling him you plan to rescue the kids might make him do something impulsive and dangerous. I'd rather surprise him with a victory.

[Beiwe really doesn't want to prompt anything from him. Sweet man! Very reckless man. Local man who was seconds from charging into the woods to go find Renard when it was brought up that the guy was a Tree.]

The circle should work. It was carved into Sehul's skull, and they were my mount back in the days before the world ended. The Guardians know of it, and have been maintaining it too, but it will bear greater strain. If you can come up with an alternate solution, do it after you rescue the children.