Meanwhile, let's keep in mind that Arthur's mention about the release being a few more weeks yet, was posted only about 10 days ago.
Don't get me wrong... I'm very very excited about the game coming out too! Like many of you, I regularly check the Previews Page, study the screenshot, and tell all my friends about it!

As for the hole in the tree, maybe it's a different kind of secret passage... lol (inserts plug for fan fic. ) jk, but I sure am curious!!!