Christian's Castle by michaelrayholt PG

You pass through the "Reason" door, only to find yourself back outside, or so it would seem. As it turns out, you are in a vast courtyard, completely surrounded by 20-foot-high stone walls, the likes of which are not easily scaled.

It hardly seems necessary, however, for this seems to be the kind of place that you'd never want to leave - it's lush and grassy, with sweet-smelling lilacs and honeysuckles and fragrant flowers in abundance. Fruit trees of every sort line the walls and you figure there must be an acre or two set apart for this wonderful orchard wonderland, judging from its vastness. The sun also surely didn't seem to shine quite so brightly only minutes ago before you had entered the castle, but now rivals the brightest of summer days.

Wafting on the fresh breeze, you can even detect a soft, lilting voice singing gayly, yet peacefully above the already melodious songs of the birds that inhabit this certainly enchanted place.

There is a path before you which leads down the center of the orchard, but you are also curious to see what (or who) might be the origin of that mystical singing. Also, you could still pass through the door back to the gilded ballroom-foyer, as the door still appears to be accessible. Needless to say, with so many trees about, there is also the slightest chance that one might provide you a glimpse over the wall, or even your escape (as you are beginning to lose hope of finding your friends in such a place).