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
fish
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.
I am the queen. Since when can fish talk? I cannot talk, but you can hear me in your head. I don't need to hear you in my head. I am getting a headache from all the chatter in the court. That is why I came to the Bright Path to the pond, to be alone. Are you a fisherman? No. No. I already told you, I am the Queen. The Queen does not stoop to that level. We have servants who do such things. Your servants are bad at catching fishies, then! When they cast their lines we all run away! Ha Ha!  That's why we send them to the market to purchase fish. I really do need to find my chambermaid, have you seen them? Does she wear heavy iron armor? If so, I have seen her!! No, she cleans the bedrooms in the castle. She hasn't cleaned them yet today, and I would really like to lay down in a bed with fresh sheets can't you sleep in the water with your eyes open like we do? That is absurd. I would drown! You humans are weird!