That was weird.

Continue west-by-southwest along the path until you approach its next branch to the right.

Is the branched path the way to go?

Perhaps the tree’s pebble door is the key.

The pebble door had branches too,

Odd or even, only one is true.

Get it right and your path is pure,

Get it wrong and you’ll go on a detour.

Did the door have an odd or even number of branches?