"Sadly I haven't perfected creating things out of nothing," he said, laughing. "The bridge is always there but its covered in all sorts of charms and hexes. Unless the bridge is visible then it is impossible to cross it. I wasn't the one who put the charms there so I'm not 100% sure how the spells work."<br/><br/>He took her hand and led her across the bridge, Muroe remaining perched on his shoulder as they walked. At the far end of the bridge was an unusual sight. Two statues of knights leaning on swords stood to either side of the bridge and sat at the centre, blocking the entrance to the island was a fearsome looking lion, which snarled at their approach, but calmed after a cry from Muroe.<br/><br/>"See, getting onto this island when I don't want you too is next to impossible," Barkeley said, letting the lion nuzzle rub its head against his hand in welcome. "It could be worse, those statues are designed to spring to life at one command from me. No-one's managed to get past my defences so far." Laid out in front of them was a grassy clearing surrounded by a large forest, at the centre of which was a two story stone building covered in ivy. "This is where I call home," he said with a slightly embarrassed smile. "What do you think?