The thick moat is filled with murky dark water. It is very wide and surrounds the entire castle. Alligators and other dangerous creatures roam the moat, ready to warn away intruders.
Moat, Outside Palace
creature
gator
I am an animal in swamps.  I can eat people. I can be furious and a threat to others.
I'm so hungry. I need to eat a horse. I saw one on the side of the moat. He's getting a drink out of this very water Let's flank him from both sides and surprise the heck out of it. We must make sure he makes no sound at all. Only the sound of my jaws snapping shut and the thrashing of his dying corpse. We do not want anyone to see it happen. Or they will probably take care of us in the same way I'm too hungry to care. My instincts are kicking in and I have a furious blood list for any meat right now. Just warning you, if we do this I want to live after Pipe down! Let's just do this. Let's get it over with! What you gonna do with that stuff? Oh, active camouflage, Perfect! I'm going to stuff it in the horses mouth