"Oh, another one from the portal, huh?" Radley mused. "We don't get it either, but it brings people over a lot. And I'm sorry to say, it doesn't seem to work in reverse. Once you're here, you can't leave."

Scotch nodded. "It's some kind of spooky force! None of us get it. It's all around the town and the mountains! When we hit the invisible wall, that's it, we have to turn back."

"I can offer you a meal and tell you more about the town if you wanna come inside the diner," Radley offered.