"Later, if at all," he agrees with a nod. "The stars themselves are so far that it sounds like you might never reach them, but maybe the space between. I'm not sure it's safe, though. Probably the sort of thing you shouldn't just do without asking the people here who have been out there before."

And ultimately it seems kind of frivolous anyway, for now. It would take a long time, a lot of energy, probably would require packing some food and water, and what would it achieve? He's curious, for sure, but flying out over the forest would probably be more practical right now.