You gratefully exit the maze, and are immediately presented with the view of a huge fountain, situated in front of the kings stables.
Raidly turns to you and says, "Congratulations. You've made it through the maze. Someday I'll have to show you the back route. Well, come on! Now that we're here, we'd need to go talk to the Head Groom."
Raidly promptly sets off through the wide doors of the stable. You hurriedly follow. You have a moment of panic when you walk through the doors and don't see Raidly. Then you notice an office immediately to your right. You peek through the door, and sure enough, there's Raidly. With him is a rather gnarled-looking man. The man stands up and slowly walks up to you. "This is Head Groom Withala," Raidly tells you.
Head Groom Withala stares at you so long that you begin to feel uncomfortable. Finally he grunts. "So, you made it through the maze. You'll do, I guess."
"I'm not sure I know what you mean, sir," you say.
Withala looks put-upon. "We had more foals this year than expected, and the stables are too crowded. We need to find new homes for some of the horses. But, the king's horses can't be given to just anyone. So, the king decreed that anyone who makes it through the maze to the stables can adopt up to five horses, provided that they meet the usual adoption conditions."
"Really," you say, starting to feel a bit excited. "What are the usual conditions?" you ask.
"Well," replies Withala, "you have to have a child-safe webpage, you must upload the images to your own server, you must provide a link back to Gavania, that kind of thing."
"So where are the horses to choose from?" you ask.
"Some of 'em are over in the East Wing and some are over in the West Wing. There's also a few over in the North Wing.
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