Comment by JPANIME on cassandra

@cassandra That was my first assumption, but them jumping from species to species was just weird to me. Let's say it was generations, then what happened to the evolved wolves. It took them 300yrs to find a clan to return with? A bunch of fantastics tried to steal the tree, because they're certain that it's a World Tree. And the Merchant owns that land, I doubt any number of generation would forget something that significant, especially during a harsh winter. And long enough for a group of goblins to settle down.

Hopefully it explains the plot hole later in story..