--- the well of souls

This is by far the most dangerous -- and the most breathtakingly beautiful -- stop on your journey through Ciel territory. This is the very center of their lands, and therefore the very core of the world of Ash. It seems simple enough from a distance; a small mountain, dusky brown in coloration. However, it's not at all overrated. This mountain was formed by fire. From its unfathomably deep belly, flames have been known to flare forth, calling lightning from the clouds and roars from the earth. It hasn't erupted since ancient times, but there is always a possibility for its re-awakening. But where does the beauty come in, you might wonder? To discover this, one must travel to the very lip of the crater and peer within, to see a still lake with a surface like glass. Golden vines of ivy trail along the water's edge, taking nutrients from the volcanic soil and collected rainwater, and if you look close enough, a pale, unexplainable glow of white filters from the bottom toward the surface. It's far too deep for one to swim to the bottom and discover what causes such a glow, not to mention too murky and disorienting to really see what lies beneath. Even despite the dangers, however, it is perhaps one of the most sacred places known to the wolves.