It's an island. [ The answer's short, not because Ib refuses to tell her more, but because she simply doesn't know much more. ] There's a witch here, and she brought us here. This is the Tanabata festival... It was here when I walked out of my room.

[ She focuses her attention back on the bamboo branch, hanging infuriatingly above her head, just out of her reach. ] ...I was trying to make my wish come true, but...