"The palace is a magnificent place, but I only had the honor of seeing it once. Unless the Lord invites you personally, it is impossible to find. Anyone searching for it will continue walking for eternity without finding a thing."
That was the last sentence Charon said before leaving Atlas at the shore. It was concerning to hear, but necessary nonetheless.
Atlas knew he didn't necessarily have a meeting scheduled with the Lord of the Underworld, but he didn't have any other options.
He'd heard from Charon before. If he wanted to peruse the Underworld carelessly, he'd only ever find the parts meant for torturing the most demonic souls. A living soul could not exist in these places without being either captured or turned into a victim.
The places in the Underworld where a living soul could survive, the various meadows and fields where life could be supported among death, were guarded heavily and impossible to access by outsiders.
