They say that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, but this is actually not true at all. Good intentions always point one to Heaven and really do count for something.
The road to Hell is paved with crumbled bones that have been softened into sand - and it is not really a road, or even a pavement, but more of a path that is very difficult to walk upon.
The distance travelled is not so long for the sorry fellows who travel its course. But it can feel tedious and frightening as there are visions along the way that are hugely terrifying, and occasions of assault where men and women are jumped upon and beaten hard - if this is what they themselves have done to others in their lifetime just passed.
It is often known as the 'walk of grief' or the path of Cinnabar.
Puck enjoyed his power walking down that path.
It wasn't so much that misery made him cheerful, it was more that this exercise renewed his enthusiasm to work hard for Humanity. He actually felt partially human himself the closer he got to their pain. He identified with their stories, he felt their disappointments, and he wanted more for the mortals enveloped in tragedy.
-Gabriel Brunsdon, Puck in Hell, Azlander Series
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