We were lost in the woods. We were trying to find someone who could help us find our way back home when we got dragged here. A-And those woods are kind of dangerous? We keep getting told about this Beast that's roaming the Unknown, and he-- he sounds like bad news. It's not a great place for a six-year-old to be by himself.

[In which case, he really hopes everyone's right about how timelines work, and that Greg is going to wind up alone. Not that being with Wirt is that big of a step above being alone, but it's something at least.]