Kratos and Atreus will eventually come to a brand new area in God of War, the Lake of Light. Continue ahead, and after Atreus has had his scene continue following the river downstream. Get into the boat now that it’s free, and head straight ahead once you’re in the water, to find a light orb dangling from a tree branch, that turns out to be Yggdrasil’s Dew of Cooldown, which increases your cooldown rate for abilities by two seconds. Now head down the slope from the other side of the door, and head towards the shop, turning left when you get there to find an angle from which you can slice all three tendons around the boat with a single throw of the axe. Sever the two tendons blocking your path with one throw of your Leviathan Axe, and turn to the right to see a chest that you can open, which will reward you with a Muspelheim Cipher Piece. To take them out quickly, you’ll want to use Atreus’ arrows to knock them down to the ground whenever they hover in mid air, giving Kratos an opening to finish them off. These are the elves of God of War, and it’s the dark ones that are hunting both Kratos, Atreus, and all the light elves of the region. Head forward and get Atreus to read out the brief lore passage from the runes on your left, and then continue down the path for you first combat encounter with some different enemies.