Several minutes later…
Upon leaving the Elven Commonplace, Vasati led Kieran and Agatha deeper into the Forest of Gardenia, where the light dew gravitated toward the trees, filling the trees with moisture that contained overflowing vitality.
These droplets acted as a sort of battery for elves if they ever needed to draw upon their surroundings to defend their home. In fact, this was a feature unique to this depth of the Forest of Gardenia as it was where the race's warriors were born.
〈System: You have entered the «Gardenia Pass: Elven Royal Grounds»!〉
〈System: You have completed the objective: Enter the «Forest of Gardenia». 1/1〉
'As I suspected, that's why the notification never appeared. It's truly a quest that's weighted towards the royal areas. Though it's considered the Gardenia Pass, it's still a part of the Forest of Gardenia as a whole,' Kieran thought.