As the three adventurors made their way down the meandering stone pathway, they couldn't help but notice the lush vegetation and beautifully landscaped garden surrounding them. They continued in silence, as they observed the magnificent sanctuary and at the same time reflected on the events of the last few weeks. What a lot had happened in such a short space of time! And now, here they were, on their way to the foreboding castle ahead of them, ready to enter the gates and face whatever it was that lay inside. Waiting.

Up ahead they could see the dim outline of two figures lying on a checkered blanket on the grass. A few notes of the melody being sung by the figures made their way to the trio, and held them rapt as their worries of what was to come momentarily drifted away, only to fade out of existance again. When they had caught their bearings again, they looked up to find the distant figures growing more and more distant, with only a faint hum now evidence to the haunting melody they had just heard.

They continued upwards, all the while not saying a word, as each knew what the others were thinking. Silently they kept their pace, never stopping, admiring the tranquility of their surroundings, and somewhere in the back of their minds always thinking on all that was troubling them.