The Black Citadel

You pull out the silver dagger from your backpack and try and insert it into the lock once again. You give the dagger a twist and the throne that you're sitting in, moves backwards to reveal a narrow staircase leading down.

Your curiosity has given you only one choice, and that is to head down. The short staircase leads to a small weakly lit room. The wall in front of you has a large painting of a snake eating its own tail.