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Tried uploading this several times now, it's just a huge pain.
In short, this part of the story has gone through the most revisions because it steps away from the main plot in a major way. Hopefully it does what it's supposed to do, and it's not too offputting to have a sudden style change. Hopefully the reasons for the change are made clear through this segment, but I'll be making it more obvious before we return to the forest clearing.