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
rabid wolf
horseflies
I'm a nasty horsefly. Bzzzz. Kill me. Bzz...
I am a horsefly buzz, buzz, buzz!  I take a chunk out of you when I bite! Get out of here you annoying fly!!! You need to be quicker of stinky one! Here's some poison ivy for you stupid fly How fortunate that I have an exoskeleton and am immune to its oil . . . but you put it in your mouth?  I'm pretty sure you are going to regret that later. Let us find out if you're really immune to it or not Yup, pretty immune.  I sit on it to relax in the sun sometimes. Ah well maybe my lizard friends here need a snack He might find it tasty, you never know.  Lizards can be weird sometimes.  Or am I thinking wizards? Those little lizards over there. You know, the ones that eat flies Oh, well that's why I'm staying over here. Hello little lizards. I think this stupid fly needs to be eaten. I am tired of how annoying you are, fly