Solution

On the left path, after the first boss, break the fence and defeat the Will of the Wind in the nest.

Description

The merchant pressed on toward the timeworn palace, the wind against his face bearing the rich scent of nature.

The Merchant's Tale is a well-known fable passed down in Corvos, located in southern Ilsabard. Though attributed to no single author, it has for centuries been a beloved favorite of children in the Near East. Due to its long history, particulars of the story vary greatly depending on who is telling it and when.

Prior to our most recent journey into the book's pages, I perused several editions of The Merchant's Tale housed in the archives of Noumenon and found multiple variations of the narrative's development and conclusion. Yet despite their differences, they all shared several connecting threads. Namely, the main plot is driven by a young merchant's search for a treasure to win the heart of his beloved. Moreover, they all describe the setting─Corvos itself─as a breathtaking locale where emerald greenery stretches as far as the eye can see. This is not far from reality, as Corvos is renowned even now for its warm, pleasant clime and rich soil which bestows plentiful harvests.

Indeed, the palace we encountered on this foray was surrounded by abundance, yet the structure itself was seemingly forgotten by time. Ruins oft make an appearance in various editions of the story in the form of abandoned palaces, villages razed by wild beasts, and so on. Perhaps the aim of such elements is to impress upon readers the inexorable power of nature and its creatures.