It is a grand room, with two ornate staircases leading up either side to a second floor balcony where there is a doorway at the very center.  Other doorways occupy the sides of the second floor landing.
Foyer, Inside Palace
subject
jester
I am a jester. I am playful and silly, as is required to keep my royal subjects happy. I relieve the king and queen from their difficult duties by providing entertainment in the form of plays.
Hello there, commoner I see.  What bring you here, to me!   Well I did not come here specifically for you, but you may be able to prove useful I come here to practice my rhyme, when I have time.  What I can I do you?  Perhaps see your future in my magical sphere? If you would like to do so, why not. It could not hurt afterall. Hold this crystal ball hence and blow on it, so that it may capture the scent of your essence to fine tune the reading. -holds the ball and blows on it- then what? Pass it here, and I'll hold it to my ear. Alright here you go. Hm... Yes... oh my, really?  Are you sure?...  What did you see? You are destined firstly, for greatness!  You will come across a pile of gold, but! You must immediately give away half to the first person you see, or else your life will be forfeit.  If you do that, you will live a long, contented life.  Also... apparently you need to watch out for mini unicorns?  But it was getting a little crackly at the end there... What a strange fortune...I was hoping for some way to get out of paying taxes.