Your senses are met with the dank moisture of a secret tunnel. The stony walls are full of lichen and cave moss. Stalactites and stalagmites pepper the small channel, which bleeds in a pinpoint light from a far off point. The chill air of the King's forest whistles through the tunnel interior.
Secret tunnel, Cave
a pelican
guard
I am a guard at the royal castle.  I am brave and strong.  It is my duty to protect the king.
A talking pelican! My, what on Earth are you doing in the King's Secret Tunnel? I fell asleep and I woke up in this secret tunnel. Nothing makes sense at the moment. Were you a pelican before you fell asleep? Wait... I really am a pelican?! What in the world is going on?!?!? I was a human when I went to sleep. Quite peculiar! I too found myself asleep. I was just doing my routine patrol of the Secret Tunnel. When came to, my other shoe was gone. It looks like this one, have you seen it perchance? Sadly I have not. Maybe someone put a spell on us? Nothing makes sense thinking about this, but there has to be a deeper meaning maybe? And for the life of me... I don’t want to stay a pelican! I don't want to stay a barefoot guard! Do you remember how you found your way down here?  Well I vaguely remember before falling asleep... I was outside walkng with my family. Wa...wai... then I vaguely remember someone grasping my shoulder. Then I was in a loosely tied together dream state.  This tunnel opens out into the King's forest, you can feel the chill air blowing in. I suggest walk, or hop in my case, towards that pinpoint of light. Perhaps, you family will know more? Good idea. My family maybe knows who did this. I hope they’re okay. Do you have a family? Oh aye, I do! I have a wife and a wee bairn on the way. She's back at the Royal Castle, where I work. Want to go together to check on both our families? Something is fishy about this whole situation and being alone might not be a good situation. Who knows what could happen next time. 