Will you remain sane inside the Rat King's maze as you feel something running across your feet? Or will your fears skew your mind and forever bestow you with a fear of the dark?
Where light is lacking, the same goes for hope, which is constantly in short supply. But still, to stumble about in the blackness might not be such a foolish endeavour after all.
Let your Torch rest as you reach the middle of the realm, and see what happens next.