The bright path is lined with roses, lavender, daisies, and lilies. Apple trees sit on a pristinely-manicured lawn. Hedges in geometric shapes sit just beyond the path. The path leads away from the castle and down to a pond full of fish and swans.
Bright Path, Inside Castle
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queen
I need a new cushion for this throne! All this chatter in court is giving me a headache!  That Lord that just walked past offended my nose with his odor.  I need to find my chambermaid.
Oh! Is that a fish?!  Please help..I need to be tossed back into the water. A bird tried to catch me and I wriggled free onto the path. Oh! Yes yes! I will bring you back. I've never met a talking fish before! Thank you!  You are most kind.  We try to never talk to humans.  We learn to swim away.   That is so cool! All the chatter in the court has been driving me nuts - humans tend to talk about such unimportant things. What do fish like to talk about? Not to offend you, but we often talk about how silly human talk is.  So many things don't make sense and everybody thinks something else is important.  We fish always move as one group together That's what I think, too! Fish seem to have it better! There's such pointless arguing, and everyone is always talking over each other. I feel sad for you, Your Highness, because I fear you hear even more talking and arguing than usual, being Queen. Yes, that is very true! It is very tiring. And not to sound spoiled, but I need a new cushion for my throne with how long I have to sit there! So what do fish do for fun? We like to swim, of course, and jump and blow bubbles.  We also play games...even checkers with the stones in the pond.  You should come down and play wiht me sometime. Oh! I would love to! It must be so refreshing to get to be in the water all day..although, I guess you don't know much different!  But water is much better than land. It has its fun moments until the fishermen come our way.  The king used to forbid fishing in the pond but now they come all the time and sometimes we get confused and bite down. I have lost so many loved ones.