the darkness had been getting out of hand lately, after leaving the toad house, you started explore and after a while you come across a castle, it looked very damaged but had a light inside

You approached the castle and entered and you careful traversed through it, making sure to not fall into the lava which was under the bridges

eventually you come across a room lit up with lights. As you peek inside you see mario sat down in the floor he looks exhausted and worse for ware. Standing up and most probably just making something like food is a tall women is a light blue coloured dress.