About 80% of Dark Souls 2 consists of a detour to get around this bit of rubble.
I’ve finally figured out this logic!! The developer must be a wheelchair user. Most wheelchair users would find that impossible to pass without help.
If you cast identity tree, you wood discover that this is the species jumpus tutorialis, which (strangely enough) only grows in this valley.
I cast fireball ☄️
Pokemon Firered vibes ^^