Stuck at beginning

i just completed HoL1 and I'm stuck at the beginning of HoL2. I can't get past the bone wall in ascetic cave and I'm stuck in the other cave. I've killed all the moles and picked the thistle flowers for Father F* but I can't figure out what else to do. Never really been stuck like this before. When I try to exit the second cave I'm trapped by a tree requiring a sharper weapon to cut it down. No worries; I can recall to the port. I've tapped all the walls and noticed a hole on the second floor of the cave but I don't know what else to do.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
graves
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
graves