Stone Walkway                                          -      N      - 
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A short walkway leads in from the portcullis.  It is made from large
slabs of a dark gray stone, making the area dismal and dreary.  The walls of
the palace seem to press upon you as you walk between them.  Couriers and
messengers run in from the courtyard holding sealed documents and
scriptures.  Guards eye you from either end of the walkway, giving you an
eerie feeling.  The north leads to a large, open courtyard.  To the south is
the open portcullis into the city.