Inside the Garden

You start wriggling forwards and make a little bit of progress but it is slow going. After a couple of minutes you're covered in sweat and shaking from the exertion. You stop to rest for a little while, trying to garner your strength.

As you rest you become aware of a sound that you hadn't been able to hear during your efforts. Tap. Tap. Tap.

Someone is walking towards your cell. You frantically begin to thrust yourself forwards and pop out of the window. You scrabble to your feet and out of sight of the window.

You hear the door of your cell open and someone sighs with exasperation. Then the footsteps hurry away. You sink to the ground in relief. You didn't see what it was that came into the room but it had an aura of evil that chilled you.

Your ankles and wrists are sore from the exertion so you tear a strip from your shirt and wrap them up. They start feeling better almost immediately.

In front of you is a path leading away into the forest.