It would, unfortunately. But it's certainly a nice thought, anyway, if only in that they'd have some idea of which direction they might need to go to get back to the village. But they've dealt with worse; surely they can manage this, for all that it's likely to be highly irritating.

(Later, perhaps, they can look into the idea of starting to create some sort of map. Right now, however, there are more immediately pressing concerns.)

"There is that," he agrees with a nod. It's perhaps a small mercy, but it is something all the same. And as long as they don't happen to get too lost it shouldn't take too long to figure out how to get back to the village. It might require finding a suitable vantage point from which to look for familiar terrain, yes. But that's not any considerable trouble, and as long as they do their best to steer clear of anything obviously harmful they should manage well enough.

"I'll keep an eye out. Ah, and there's a species of bird whose call appears to have an effect on the emotions of the listener. I can point them out, if I see them."

Of course, by then it might already be too late, but at least it's a lesser sort of inconvenience than being paralyzed, even temporarily.