no , he thought , as he maneuvered around one large trunk that jutted out into the air shaft , not untended ... once he realized it , sebastian could see hand of the wind-people in every aspect of the forest : vines that spanned the massive open spaces , purposefully twined together , windows kept meticulously clear of foliage , letting light in where it should have been blotted out , and the openings in the canopy , forest-hollows where the four-legged brothers and sisters prowled .