I really need to explore more of this place when I have the chance, but as it is I've mostly been visiting the Near Shore. Even that's a little different to what I'm familiar with, so it's not just here that's strange.

[Following the path up to what appears to be the door, Maria opens it to reveal a spiral staircase going up the centre of the tree.]

It's not too complicated once you remember that everything goes back to the trunk. As long as you're on the right level of the tree, you'll find what you're looking for eventually.

[As she says that, she points out the ringed platforms that go up the tree trunk, serving as meeting points for all the outward bridges on a certain level.]