The courtyard is a huge pavilion of stone patio outside of the palace. It is in the shape of a large rectangle and boarders the west end of the palace. It is bordered in luscious hedges dotted with colorful flowers, particularly roses. Throughout the courtyard there are potted flowers, stone benches, statues and bird baths and fenced garden plots, and also a central atrium, that all evoke the feeling on an Arcadian garden.
Courtyard, Outside Palace
ancient king
cardinal
I am a cardinal who is trusted in the church. I have done terrible things that I will never tell anyone. I have personally lied to the king.
What is it that is troubling you? As you can see, I have grown old and very tired. I fear that it will be my time to depart this world very soon. Has it been a good life? It has been a long one, full of conquest and progress, defeat and misery alike. I have brought you here to answer if you think I should be judged good in the next life. I cannot see a reason why you would be judged any other way, the lord shows mercy to those who make the effort to follow their path. It troubles me so, that I may have fallen short...only to realize it too late. What makes you feel that you have fallen short? Not any one thing in particular. It just troubles me in the back of my mind. Why is this happening? I cannot say, do you have a sin to confess? No, only a mind that doubts itself. I had always thought that I could make peace with Death, but now I am not so certain. I can imagine it can be a looming thing were it not dealt with early in life. Have you managed to make peace with knowing that your time too will end, Cardinal?