text: > Look around
  You stand beside the dogtower in the centre of the bailey. Ser Leonhart is struggling to free himself from beneath the dragon. Tuck is more affected than usual.
  
  > go to the west
  Tuck follows you to the western end of the bailey. You can continue northeast towards the inner keep's entrance or southeast towards the drawbridge.
  
  A red pail lies on its side.
  
  > look at the pail
  It's painted red. The words "IN CASE OF FIRE" are written across its side.
  
  > drop the ball
  Dropped.
  
  > Go northeast
  Tuck follows you across the bailey, arriving at the double doors of the inner keep. The dogtower stands behind you to the south, with the rest of the bailey to the southeast and southwest.
  
  > look at the doors
  Massive and ominous, they stand guard over the inner keep to the north. Inset in the bottom of one of the doors is a doggy door.
  
  To be more specific, someone cut a jagged shape in the bottom of the door, reached a point best described as "good enough" and nailed a scrap of leather over the hole to call it a day. But, for all intents and purposes, you may call it a doggy door, and simply moving in its direction will allow you to pass through it.
  
  > go to the southeast
  Tuck follows you to the eastern end of the bailey. You can continue west towards the dogtower or southwest towards the drawbridge.
  
  > go north
  You squeeze through the doggy door into the foyer of the inner keep. Tales woven by the commonfolk have always described the wizard's keep as naught more than a drab and dreary labyrinth. Yet instead of rough stone floors and draughty corridors, the keep is brimming with warm rooms full of lavish furnishings, vibrant purple alpaca carpeting, traditional fleuret-patterned wallpaper in silver and gold and stepped cornices sculpted into dancing putti.
  
  The foyer itself is grand indeed, stretching three storeys high and lit from a skylight at the very top. To the north is an outdoor courtyard, to the west a darkened hallway and to the east a well-lit hallway. A circular staircase curves upwards around a clockwork lift, two options for reaching the balconies above.
  
  You notice the decorations have yet to be removed. Great swathes of white fabric are draped from the balconies, and bouquets of baby's breath still run along the walls. A wooden crate sits unmoved in the centre of the room. A poster on an easel reads: "Welcome to the most assuredly legal wedding of Master Tristain Girard and Her Royal Highness, Joyanna Marianna Novellanna Montcabernet Savignon (Princess Joy). The ceremony will be held in the ballroom beyond the courtyard." Beneath the text, an arrow points to the north.
  
  > Examine poster
  It reads: "Welcome to the most assuredly legal wedding of Master Tristain Girard and Her Royal Highness, Joyanna Marianna Novellanna Montcabernet Savignon (Princess Joy). The ceremony will be held in the ballroom beyond the courtyard." Beneath the text, an arrow points to the north.
  
  > examine the lift
  Upon the advent of the clockwork engine a few decades ago, clockwork gadgets became an instant trend. Only the rich could afford these mechanical marvels, and even fewer could afford something as grand as a lift.
  
  This one is closed.
  
  > look at the wallpaper
  So lavish.
  
  > Go east
  You head down a long hallway lined with portraits. Ahead to the east is a closed door.
  
  > examine the door
  A solid wooden door. The doors of the keep used to contain puzzles to solve in order to open them. It appears they have all been removed.
  
  > examine portraits
  The row of portraits features men and women radiating wealth and nobility. Each possesses the same upturned noses and downturned frowns. They scowl at you disdainfully from their perches with rich, violet eyes.
  
  Beneath each portrait is a gold plate engraved with a single name. From left to right, they read: Adelstain, Morgaine, Rogaine, Gawain, Romaine, Elaine, Queklain. The end of the row, bearing the name Tristain, is an empty frame.
  
  > look at Queklain
  The evil wizard Queklain. From up close, he resembles little of a wizard, except for being a bit grumpy. His robes are fairly pedestrian compared to the rest, and the painting itself is inferior in quality, which might have given him something to be grumpy about.
  
  > examine Elaine
  Elaine forwent the family tradition of wearing finery to her sitting, instead choosing a simple workman's outfit and knotting her hair in a silk handkerchief. Her only piece of jewellery is a pendant in the shape of a jigsaw puzzle piece about her neck.
  
  > examine Gawain
  This was painted when an excess of beard-curls and ribbons was all the rage at court. Gawain was a victim of the times in the worst sort of way.
  
  > Go north
  The cold rain greets you once more as you proceed to the outdoor courtyard, the way forward continuing beyond a colonnade to the north. High stone walls constrict the courtyard on all sides, but a collection of elegant rose bushes and the gentle murmuring of water from the central fountain soften the edges of the enclosed space. Stairs descend below the wall to the west.
  
  A goblin engineer, seemingly unbothered by the rain, is busy repairing the dislocated leg of a suit of mechanical armour. She frowns as you waddle across the cobblestones.
  
  "Oy, piggy! What sort of magicks saw piggy free from the sty? Tis Robbit's problem, Rhoda thinks. His Lordship must needs his keep protected from more heroes. Rhoda will burn them all crispy crispy, Rhoda will!" She proudly pats the armour before returning to the task at hand.
  
  > examine Rhoda
  The goblin engineer looks like goblins in any other line of work, except this one dons a pair of goggles. She stands nary four hands high, her skin only slightly green and her ears decidedly droopy. She attempted to tame her wild red hair in two buns on either side of her head, achieving little success.
  
  > look at the suit
  Security only nobility can afford. Even the Royal Palace only maintains a dozen of them. This one is a equipped with a flamethrower.
  
  > look at the roses
  The thorny branches bear red roses in full bloom.
  
  > examine the fountain
  The fountain is a large pool of water encased by stone. The statue in its centre depicts a cockatrice hen feeding her chicks in the manner of most birds, the act represented by the water pouring out of her mouth. At the hen's feet are the remains of a human, ravaged, with their ribs exposed through torn meat.
  
  You think the artist may have been making a statement about the lengths one must go to provide for one's children. Or perhaps they simply enjoy monsters and gore.
  
  Stairs descend below the wall to the west.
  
  > Go north
  You pass beneath the colonnade into a magnificent ballroom decorated for a wedding.
  
  At one end stands the altar, framed by a wooden arbour painted white and entwined with roses from the garden. Standing below the arbour is a full-sized statue of Cupido, god of love, music, romance fiction and scented candles. A simple table is bare, but you know it was to hold a glass mug, from which the bride and groom both drink a bitter craft beer to symbolise the strength of their union in even the worst of times. A few dozen chairs are arranged for optimal viewing.
  
  All together the wedding looks like it could have been quite lovely. Not that you would have enjoyed it, of course. Not at all.
  
  > examine Cupido
  According to myth, love is born between two souls when Cupido plays his guitar at them. The myth has since evolved into a tradition where men serenade women at their windows late at night in an attempt to woo them.
  
  You take the opportunity to renew your commitment to atheism.
  
  > look at the altar
  A simple table is the focal point of the altar.
  
  > look at the arbour
  The red roses and green vinery contrast prettily with the white wood beneath.
  
  > look at the chairs
  The chairs are in various shapes and sizes to accommodate rear-ends of various shapes and sizes.