A Narrow Pathway                                       -      N      - 
(-------------------------------------------------)     W <---(M)---> E
                                                        -      -      -

The central entry way to your north leads to the famous Arasta
Marketplace, in which goods of all kinds are bought and sold.  A number of
palace residents enter and exit as you stand here, each with baskets of
fruits and bread.  The marketplace also houses a number of useful
conveniences, such as a bank and locker storage.  The smoothly paved walkway
extends east and west.  
A sparrow flutters around the crowd, trying not to be trampled.