You press the engraved stone and a secret door in the stone wall gradually slides to one side and reveals a hidden passage way. Congratulations, you've escaped your cell! That wasn't too difficult was it?


As you follow the empty passage way, you seem to be circling the dungeon and walking deeper and deeper into pitch darkness. Eventually you see a light at the end of the passage and find yourself in a room dimly lit by torches that hang from the wall. The room is small with only a spinning wheel and an old rocking chair to decorate it, both of which are coated in cob webs. There is a door on the other side of the room.


Having nowhere else to go, you head towards the door when suddenly you hear the creaking of the rocking chair behind you. For a brief moment you hold your breath and try to reassure yourself that it's just the breeze rocking the chair, but there is no breeze in the room. Eventually you force yourself to turn around and see the ghostly figure of an old woman sitting in the chair.


Before you can run or scream, the old lady speaks up in a gentle yet eerie voice. "No need to be afraid of me child." She tells you as she slowly rocks in her chair, stroking a small, ghostly cat on her lap. "You've nothing to fear from poor old Nana. I'm just here, pondering the old riddle to myself. Are you good at riddles child? I do hope so. They're the only way to get out of this tower you see, ever since the old master went mad and cursed the place. Oh and that reminds me, I'm supposed to ask you the riddle aren't I? Now let's see if I can remember.


 

What does man love more than life,


Fear more than death and mortal strife,


What the poor have and the rich require,


And what contented men desire,


What the miser spends and the spendthrift saves,


And all men carry to their graves?"

You answer "Nothing"

The old woman seems to think about your answer for a moment. "Nothing." She says to herself before a ghostly smile twists her lips. "Nothing, yes I think that sounds right. Very good child. Thank you for answering poor Old Nana's riddle. Now I can finally get some rest. You go on through the door now." And with that, the rocking chair stops rocking and the ghost of the woman and her cat fade away into nothingness.


Opening the door leads you to a staircase. As you descend these stairs you can hear all sorts of strange noises. Scuffling, squeaking, flapping of wings, hooting and howling, you expect to find a collection of animals caged at the bottom of the stairs. Instead you find a circular room with ten doors all the way around, each with a picture of a different animal engraved on the door.


The noises begin to quiet down and the ghost of a dark haired, rather scruffy looking man appears in the centre of the room with a hawk perched on his arm. "So, you made it past Nana did you? Poor old bat's been trying to solve that riddle for damn near fifty years now. Well I suppose it's my turn then. Glad to meet you kid. I'm the games keeper here abouts. Master told me we had new company and he sent me down here with a riddle for you, to help you choose which door to go through. Give it a good think before you open one, alright?


Wings as black as a moonless night.


Only ventures in the light.


Long tail, sharp teeth, legs of eight.


Find my name or meet your fate."

You open the door engraved with an Owl

You open the door to see nothing but darkness before you and the sounds of several different creatures fill the air once again, only now they sound louder, and angrier. "Sorry kid." The games keeper says to you as the sounds draw nearer. "Even I can't stop them now. They're just so hungry."


Suddenly you feel a sharp pain in your foot and you look down to see that a rat has come in through the door and bitten your toe. You manage to kick it away but more rats appear and you stumble backwards trying to keep them away from your feet. An owl flies at you out of the darkness and it's talons scratch at you eyes. You try to shoo it away but see that your arms are covered in tiny black spiders which you frantically try to shake off. The spiders are the least of your worries though, since standing it the doorway is a great black bear which rises onto its hind legs and lets out the most terrifying roar. You are so distracted by the bear that you don't even notice the wolf that is circling you until it sinks its teeth into your throat.