"Why is there a ruined town in the middle of the creepy forest?"
It was more and more apparent that the two outsiders in this case were bothered by the atmosphere. Mist and fog roamed freely, the trees gnarled crooked with appropriate amounts of vines and deadly looking little flowers.
"It was here for several years before Garret's war. It was occupied for a short time before they failed to siege Dyne Castle, after which mom used advance mechanics to push them back to the area around Mare Wood and used long range artillery to make the cost too high to pursue fighting. If the stewards hadn't gotten involved the conflict would have only lasted a few months at best." Tiffaney began having learned more about the land's history during her stay here.