[The Fairy]

"I believe you find that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, little girl," the beast sneers, apparently not at all worried about Gwen's threats. "And if you wish to pass by the thorns without losing anything? Hehehe... The thorns take what they will. If you want to evade their touch, then your will must be stronger than theirs."

Huh...

Maybe Gwen can kind of just...

Dream them out of the way?

People from the waking world rarely consider the fact that places like the Fairy can by changed simply by wishing it hard enough.