After Orpheus, together with Lily, joined Illya and Hellion, the four-headed toward the forest where the ruin they would be exploring was located.
The forest was endless, gloomy, and diverse. Its canopy was contested by pine, cypress, and cedar, and ample openings let enough dancing beams of light through for a hodgepodge of mushrooms to grow in the rich grounds below.
Silent vines embraced many a tree, and a potpourri of flowers, which desperately tried to claim the last remnants of light, added some color to the otherwise jade backdrop.
A tumult of beastly noises, belonging mostly to birds and vermin, filled the air and formed a chaotic orchestra with the barrage of noise coming from a waterfall in the distance.
They moved deeper into the gloomy forest before finally stopping at the entrance of the ruin.