The Woods Have Ears

What to prepare

Nothing to buy: plan for the Soft Oak Clearing dungeon and a fight against The Schemer, doable in a group.

Quest Resources, obtained along the way

• 1 × Enchanted Stoneentrusted by Silvosse, returned after the fight

The 9 quest steps

1. 1Talk to Silvosse

   Dialogue[-11,-13] · Silvosse

   Plants and trees no longer talk to Flovor's protector like they used to. He thinks they will open up more easily to a stranger and grants you the Shrubbish enchantment to talk to them.

   If you enter combat, you lose the Shrubbish: go back to Silvosse so he gives it back to you.

   

2. 2Question the plants of the Dark Forest

   Dialogue

   Talk to the five plants. You learn that the Soft Oak, once Silvosse's friend, has turned his coat and warned all the plants to distrust him.

   • [-9,-12] the Dark Forest Bramble doesn't want to talk, only to prick you
   • [-10,-15] ask the Dark Forest Mushroom what he is up to: Rasuman the Green is dealing with the Rac Queen
   • [-12,-15] introduce yourself to the Dark Forest Bulb: he no longer likes Silvosse, and the Soft Oak has a new friend
   • [-13,-13] first apologize to the Dark Forest Bush: Silvosse is said to be planning something nasty
   • [-14,-12] talk to the Dark Forest Tree Stump: the Soft Oak warned the plants against Silvosse

   

   

   

   

   

3. 3Report back to Silvosse

   [-11,-13] · Silvosse

   Sum up everything you have learned. Silvosse wonders why the Soft Oak holds such a grudge against him and sends you to question him.

4. 4Defeat the Soft Oak

   Combat[-14,-13]

   Do the Soft Oak Clearing dungeon and defeat the Soft Oak on his map, in a single fight.

   • Soft Oakfight · level 140 · 7,800 to 11,000 HP · 15 AP · 2 MP

   

5. 5Talk to the Soft Oak

   Dialogue[-14,-13] · Soft Oak

   Talk to him before leaving the dungeon. Pretend to doubt Silvosse: he was told that Silvosse had made a pact with the Bontarians so that they would exploit the forest. That advice came from a doll sent by the Leafy God.

6. 6Go back to see Silvosse

   Dialogue[-11,-13] · Silvosse

   Tell him what you have learned: the Soft Oak was fooled. Silvosse gives you an Enchanted Stone to drop into a very old well, to multiply its power tenfold and attract the doll.

   • Enchanted Stonereceived

   

7. 7Set a trap at the well

   [-11,-11]

   Go down to the forest well and click it to drop the stone into the bucket. Then change maps to let the doll come, then come back.

   

8. 8Defeat The Schemer

   Combat[-11,-11] · The Schemer

   You catch The Schemer off guard, and she attacks you right away with her summons. At the end of the fight, you get your Enchanted Stone back.

   The fight can be done in a group: the quest advances for everyone, provided those who do not start the fight have first answered “Run away”.

   • The Schemerfight · level 140 · 4,600 HP · 9 AP · 5 MP

9. 9Bring the stone back to Silvosse

   Items[-11,-13] · Silvosse

   Tell him you fought the doll. Thanks to the stone, Silvosse identifies his adversary, much more powerful than he thought. He will keep you posted and gives you a Fertile Ruby Fragment. The quest ends.

   • 1 × Enchanted Stoneto hand over
   • Fertile Ruby Fragmentreceived

   

The fights

The rewards

The Fertile Ruby Fragment is used to craft the Soft Oak Staff.

• XP4,311,804 experience points
• 44,760 kamas
• 1 × Fertile Ruby Fragment

Related quests

The quest follows Munster Makes the Mystery Less Mysterious and unlocks The Last of Us. It is part of the achievement Tree Hiding the Forest, which groups seven Silvosse quests.

Achievement · Kingdom of Amakna

Tree Hiding the Forest

Quest 4 of 7 · 20 achievement points

Complete the following quests:

Counts toward the Sylvan Dofus

1. A Bad Case of the SimplesLvl. 90
2. Arak-HavocLvl. 90
3. Munster Makes the Mystery Less MysteriousLvl. 90
4. The Woods Have EarsLvl. 140
5. The Last of UsLvl. 180
6. Of Crops and CrueltyLvl. 200
7. Protect Us From the ProtectorLvl. 200

← Munster Makes the Mystery Less MysteriousNext quest: The Last of Us →

Where does the quest The Woods Have Ears begin?

With Silvosse, in the Dark Forest, at [-11,-13]. You must be at least level 120 and have completed Munster Makes the Mystery Less Mysterious.

Where are the plants to question?

In [-9,-12], [-10,-15], [-12,-15], [-13,-13] and [-14,-12]. Bramble, Mushroom, Bulb, Bush and Tree Stump of the Dark Forest.

The plants no longer talk to me, why?

You lost the Shrubbish by entering combat. Go back to Silvosse so he gives it back to you.

Do I have to talk to the Soft Oak after the fight?

Yes, before leaving the dungeon. He is the one who tells you about the doll sent by the Leafy God.

How do I make The Schemer appear?

Drop the Enchanted Stone into the well bucket at [-11,-11], change maps, then come back: she attacks you right away.

Which quest follows The Woods Have Ears?

The Last of Us, the continuation of Silvosse's quests and of the achievement Tree Hiding the Forest.