"My name's Cerrit, and I'm eisfuura, not aarakocra. But the question means you're from a world more similar to mine than most people here. I think most people have just been thinking of me as a bird-man. Silly humans." Alright, it's not just the humans erring in that manner, but he sees Ylva's ears. He figures she'll understand the sentiment.

"Where do you stay? The woods are unsafe."

This is a different thing from the woods not being safe. The Pine Devil has returned, after all.