You had slight acquaintance with Toby before he left 3 years ago. But after he disappeared you moved out of that village somewhere in the woods for some reason. Now the forest is quiet and faint sounds of a flute can be heard. But you know better than to go snooping in the woods at night.

From the village where you used to live nothing is heard of. Your animals got turned into living puppets but for some reason you remember Toby muttering to a cat about turning you into a toy instead of a puppet and turning you back later. After being made to dance by Lord Kuruku you're turned back into a human but Toby leaves before you can do anything.