Though you have reached the Barrens, your journey is not complete. You must continue on to the Crossroads, where you are needed most.$B$BFollow the road as you were, and turn left where the path gives you the choice. Follow it North until you see the walls of the Crossroads.$B$BJust before you enter, you should see the Ancestral Sage, he will have words of wisdom for you.

Continue down the road from Camp Taurajo.$B$BTurn left at the T intersection and continue North.$B$BFollow the path to the Ancestral Sage outside the Crossroads.