"Why is this off-limits to everyone?" Iris couldn't help but question her mate. She could sense warding spells around the vicinity, keeping either humans and darklings from going inside.
They stood a couple of feet away from the banks of the Lake of Sorrows. Iris gazed upon the strange, opalescent surface of its still waters. The atmosphere around the lake was peaceful as it was and she noticed that unlike any lakes or body of water she had seen before, neither birds nor insects could be seen nor heard singing nearby.
