"Then we must find him soon. If you are on the trail of the bandits now, you must be following some type of signs they have left, or perhaps you are simply going to the most logical place to which they might have taken him?"

He wishes he could interact with Kate and Youki, but it seems Oscar is the only one who can perceive Curufin's presence.

Still, maybe this is not a blanket rule in this dream. Curufin is hoping to make himself useful to Oscar in some way.