But wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the Forest a little boy and his Bear will always be playing.

The passage imagines a boy and his Bear always playing in one enchanted place, regardless of where they go or what happens elsewhere. That contrast gives the scene a lasting quality. Childhood companionship is pictured as something preserved beyond the changes of a journey.

Context reviewed 20 September 2026