The Painting

Once the three had recovered from the shock, Fred said: "I don't see the point of having a door that doesn't go anywhere."

"It seems that someone wanted opening the door to give one a nasty surprise," Exotica replied. "But that does seem rather childish. Whoever was responsible clearly put an enormous amount of effort into the painting, as well as being a very gifted artist."

"They were probably completely insane," Fred said. "At least, that's the only explanation that I can think of."

1. The skeleton warriors emerged from the painting!
2. Fred closed the useless door and they tried another one.
3. Fred closed the useless door. Then Exotica said: "If drinking that water really released my intrinsic magical ability, then I wonder if I could conjure up some clothes for myself.
4. "I think I recognise the helmets that the warriors are wearing," Exotica said. "Back in Griffyd's time, the members of the royal guard wore that style. Maybe I'm supposed to use my magic to conjure them out of the painting, so they can help me in my quest

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