Doodlebird.

>Might've gone a tiny bit overboard, there.
>I don't suppose you could, uh. Hork up a few pages? One of the later ones that we were trying to get to? Maybe?
>...
>...Or, uh. Failing that, try using the key on the... book, you, uh. hm.
>hm.
>...
>Yeah, I dunno... well. Maybe?
>Try using the key on yourself. You ate the book, so uh. That's close enough to using it on the book right?
>Maybe that's good enough to let you go places?

**Doodlebird does not like the idea of turning themself into an interdimensional portal. It sounds very painful.**

Binding that gives our world shape? That gives you a good idea... let's tear at these very pages.

**Doodlebird's INKTHIRST is too low for such a violent feat! They're surprised enough that they managed to consume the BOOK.**

the way out is now inside of you, no no, dont look now, you have to do that later when its morally imperative you reflect deeply upon yourself to find out the power was inside of you all along. In the meantime, you need to find an elder to give you your quest, search birdbrain search

looks like you got a key held to me. try walking to the left and right.

Walk to the left, possibly attempting to nudge the stool with you using your beak for Shortness Reduction.

**Doodlebird isn't sure why they didn't consider this first. Confident that the stool won't vanish, they head first to the RIGHT.**

**...Interesting.**

**Unperturbed, they go left.**

**This route is more scenic, for whatever that matters, but seems similarly vacant otherwise. They're inclined to just keep walking, unless you have other suggestions.**