Smoothie of magical herb

"Where is his cottage?" Seeing that Oriya had stopped moving, she asked when she couldn't spot it herself. 

"In there," She gestured towards the tree trunk and Claudia frowned.

Stepping ahead, Oriya knocked on a specific part of the trunk and a few moments later, the surface moved and a hole started appearing inside it. When it fully opened, Claudia realized that it was a door that was carved in such a way that no one could realize its presence in there unless they knew about it already. She couldn't help but be impressed by it. 

Oriskany was peeking at them from behind the door and surprise was apparent on his features. "What are you two doing here? Come in, hurry!" He stepped aside soon after saying that. 

As they were in, he closed the door behind them and then turned around towards them. "Is everything alright? Did the Queen wake up?"