text: [Themes: Science Fiction]
  
  > Go downward
  You carefully climb down to the darkness of the tunnel and wait for your friend to lock the trapdoor and light her torch. You walk for a short while until you reach an exit opening up to the fresh night air. You catch a glimpse of Nivanen's cat running off as you climb out of the tunnel.
  
  Cargo terrace (Royal Nest)
  The cargo terrace is a moderately sized platform for temporarily storing all kinds of shipments that arrive or are waiting to be sent by air. Chariots and wheels and strapped packs line the wall, used to load or unload heavy stuff.
  
  There's a trapdoor on the floor, and a path to the southeast.
  
  Nivanen extinguishes her torch and closes the trapdoor behind you.
  
  > go to the southeast
  You walk on until you reach a bridge, in the middle of which you pause to catch your breath. The old brick bridge overlooks a small market. Behind you, on a pedestal made out of the same clay bricks as the bridge, a flame burns steadily in a big metal bowl.
  
  The path continues to the east, and the cargo terrace is to the northwest.
  
  "I'll go and put the keys back from where I took them. Goodnight... see you tomorrow." Nivanen says, yawning, and walks away.
  
  > examine the flame
  Half asleep, you continue along the road to your home. You finally open the door and stumble in. You can't tell how long you've been walking, but it doesn't matter now. Shortly after, you get into your bed and instantly drift into a heavy sleep...
  
  You rest soundly in your warm bed all through the night, until the light of the late morning awakens you.
  
  Bedroom (on the bed)
  Sitting on your bed, you stretch your limbs and yawn, inhaling the fresh mountain air which is entering your sunny room from the window which you left open last night. The breeze is cool, tempting you to crawl back under your warm bedsheet, but the sunlight's warmth on your skin is equally inviting.
  
  Your room is cozy and comfortable with meticulously selected furniture and decoration. A mirrored dresser is placed near the open window, with a small marble basin and a pitcher next to it. And at the foot of your bed there is a chest.
  
  The only exit is to the north.
  
  You can't see any such thing.
  
  > look at the flame
  An odorless oil burns neatly in the massive metal bowl. You watch with pleasure as the flame casts a warm light on your surroundings. Although more difficult to maintain, in Arg Varkana people prefer flames to glow orbs. You're no exception.
  
  As you watch you notice a feather on the floor, glittering in the warm light.
  
  > take the feather
  Taken.
  
  > examine it
  A nice red feather with a firm shaft. It's likely from a goknous, the rare exquisite courier bird.
  
  > look
  The old brick bridge overlooks a small market. Behind you, on a pedestal made out of the same clay bricks as the bridge, a flame burns steadily in a big metal bowl.
  
  The path continues to the east, and the cargo terrace is to the northwest.
  
  > look at the pedestal
  It's made out of the bridge itself; a round platform of brick. It supports a fire bowl in which a flame burns at night.
  
  > get the bowl
  The heat is intense - you can tell without burning your hands.
  
  > check your inventory
  You are carrying:
  a feather
  an outfit (being worn)
  
  > Go east
  Half asleep, you continue along the road to your home. You finally open the door and stumble in. You can't tell how long you've been walking, but it doesn't matter now. Shortly after, you get into your bed and instantly drift into a heavy sleep...
  
  You rest soundly in your warm bed all through the night, until the light of the late morning awakens you.
  
  Bedroom (on the bed)
  Sitting on your bed, you stretch your limbs and yawn, inhaling the fresh mountain air which is entering your sunny room from the window which you left open last night. The breeze is cool, tempting you to crawl back under your warm bedsheet, but the sunlight's warmth on your skin is equally inviting.
  
  Your room is cozy and comfortable with meticulously selected furniture and decoration. A mirrored dresser is placed near the open window, with a small marble basin and a pitcher next to it. And at the foot of your bed there is a chest.
  
  The only exit is to the north.
  
  > examine the chest
  It's a dark rusty metal chest containing your treasured clothes.
  
  > open it
  You lazily get out of your bed.
  
  The chest contains some clean clothes. You rummage a bit until you select an outfit. Once you have changed your clothes, you close the chest.
  
  You're now wearing a maroon leather top and pants. A nice gift from Bastovaan, the old beast tamer.
  
  > open the drawer
  You open the drawer, revealing a comb and some jewelry.
  
  > take all from the drawer
  comb: You comb your hair a bit. When satisfied, you put it back in place.
  jewelry: Taken.
  
  > wash hands
  You tilt the heavy pitcher a bit and wash your face and hands with the sparkling water. You feel refreshed. The water slowly drains from the basin.
  
  > examine the jewelry
  Your jewelry include armbands, a torc, hairpins and earrings that usually accompany you during the day.
  
  Unless given to someone else before death, a person and their jewelry are usually buried together. Wearing them is more a custom than a personal choice. Gladly, you have nothing against it.
  
  > Oops jewelry
  You put on the jewelry.
  
  > look at Rasha
  Rasha is the cat of your friend Nivanen. He's fat with thick yellow fur.
  
  > look in the mirror
  It's a nice mirror with a wooden frame.
  
  Chiselled face, wavy hair, a bit suntanned... yes, that's you. You are wearing a maroon leather top and pants. A nice gift from Bastovaan, the old beast tamer.
  
  > About yourself
  You are Farahnaaz; a slender, long-haired bookcrafter who is almost at the end of her apprenticeship course.
  
  > look at the window
  The large window opens to a quiet section of the vineyard below, lined by a stone sidewalk and flanked by a wall. The mountains can be seen under the deep blue sky, shining with an almost unearthly splendor under the sun. Among the vines you see Rasha, your friend's cat.
  
  > look at the mountains
  The peaks are snow-capped for all four seasons. The rocks change color from gray-blue and purple-violet to amber depending on the weather and sunlight.
  
  > examine the vines
  It's a small section of the semi-famous vineyards of Arg Varkana, a source of tiny ruby grapes, wine, vinegar, raisins and sweet syrup all to consume as well as to export and exchange.
  
  > examine the sky
  It's a sunny day, and the sky is a clear deep blue.
  
  > North
  You find and pick up your backpack from a corner and leave your room.
  
  You are on the open terrace by your room. The way to the north is blocked by the high walls of a private estate surrounded by tall trees.
  
  Some stairs lead downward, to a shady park to the east and eventually to the vineyard in the southeast. More stairs lead upward to the west. Your room is to the south.
  
  > look at the trees
  It's the house of an old surgeon and his wife. You see them often, but you have never seen much of their house due to the walls and the ancient trees that surround it.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  some jewelry (being worn)
  an outfit (being worn)
  a feather