There are rather a lot of rivers and ponds to avoid, but eventually she'll get back to familiar forest and after some of that arrive back at her house in the early evening.

"Did you have fun?"

"You could say that, I guess." Now what-all questions did she accumulate on her journey... "What's with the red place, why are cactuses the only thing that makes non-randomized fruit, what's up with bamboo?"

"The red place is called the Crimson. It's likely the most dangerous biome because you won't heal over time there like you will in the other biomes. It's also home to some unpleasant monsters. As for the other questions I don't know. Guide?"

"Only trees with leaves spawn randomized items creatures and monsters when shaken. Cactuses are almost trees but they definitely don't have leaves. Bamboo grows on underwater grass in the jungle. You can use it to make houses and furniture."

"And pine needles count as leaves for this purpose? Fair enough, I guess."

"They do, the true rule is that it only happens places you can't see."

"Then why can't cactuses spit random fruits out their far sides?"

He looks surprised. "You know nobody's ever asked that before. I don't really know. For whatever it's worth the cactuses growing pears came first. Trees doing things when shaken came later. If you really push I'd say it's about plausibility. Different types of trees drop different things and people don't usually think about cactuses dropping fruit or having animals hiding inside."

"Sure, I guess that's as good a reason as any."

"Do you have any other questions?"

"Not that my brain or my notes can rememb...oh right the pyramid! The pyramid: what."

"Oddly enough, unlike most structures Pyramids are quite safe. They have treasure inside though the usefulness varies. They're also a good way to get fairly deep underground without much danger."

"Oh cool! ...define 'much'."

"Right now there's a slight danger of the sand flowing in behind you if the entrance is buried but it's pretty low, after you touch the pillars there's a chance a monster will spawn near one of the entrances and come into the pyramid."

"I'll keep it in mind for after I touch the pillar, then, maybe. For now I'm gonna go to sleep and keep exploring in the morning. Don't, like, wander creepily into my house while I'm sleeping or anything. —I can build you guys a house too if you want."

"We'll be fine, though we can also put up houses for ourselves if you tell us where to put them."

"Who am I to tell you where to put your house? Anywhere nearbyish seems fine to me."

"We'll build while you're out exploring then. A nice spacious place with room for at least one more person. Never know when someone new will show up if there's free housing around."

"...'kay. Anyway I should sleep. Good, uh, night. ...do you want beds or... are you good."

"We only sleep occasionally. Thank you for asking though."

"Great, see you tomorrow." Off she goes to her bark nest.

Nothing bothers her during the night. Depending on her senses and how well she sleeps she'll either be woken by the dawning light or by the smell of food.

Ooh, food. She investigates.

The two people she met yesterday are sitting around a table with bacon, eggs, fruit juices, sashimi and pumpkin pie. There's an extra chair set out for her.