The search for the source of the new darkness led them to the heart of the Whispering Woods, a place that held a special significance for Lysander, a place where he had faced his own inner demons and emerged victorious.
Deep within the woods, they discovered an ancient well, its waters dark and swirling, its depths shrouded in an eerie mist. The well, they discovered, was the source of the darkness, a conduit for a malevolent force from another dimension.