You enter the garden but before you have a chance to admire the flowers a gardener stops you. "Sorry to bother you, but we have a small problem. It seems that while Celina was at the Shrine, little Drake (her dragon) ran away. Have you seen him? He is about foot and a half tall, red, long...? Celina can't leave in the middle of the service and is dreadfully worried."

You shake your head having recalled no dragon of such a description.

"Well if you do see him, please get him to Celina right away. The shrine is right through the shrubbery over there." The gardener points to a large hedge, much taller then you. Without another word the Gardener leaves.

You walk down rows and rows of beautiful flowers, smelling their pollen when you notice a small whine. You glance down and find a small dragon matching Drake's description and crying. A quick glance at his nameplate confirms his identity.

Having found the dragon, you look around for the gardener but he has left. Drake paws at the dirt anxiously, as though trying to get through the shrubs to his owner on the other side.

You pick up the small dragon and carry him to the entrance. To your surprise the dragon doesn't struggle, but just cries for his missing owner. You are about the enter the shrubs when you notice a small sign Warning: beware of moving shrubs. No one is allowed entrance without the detector.

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You glance down to find a small silvery object. It looks more like a large charm then a magical detector. Still, not wishing to upset anyone at Narra, and especially not anyone with the command of an army, you take the detector and dragon into the shrubs with you.

You look back just in time to see the leaves and branches quickly closing the gap and ceiling you in. This is clearly what is meant my moving shrubs. You glance down at the detector and notice a small bulge representing where you are and a gap in the perimeter, no doubt the exit. Trapped in the maze of living plants there's only one thing left to do.

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