> > Naturally, as soon as I post, I finally make progress... I will never doubt the necessity of mapping again. By mapping the enchanted forest, I hooked up with the sorcerer, cleared some voices, and am now in the white tower. I can get to the Second Floor, but I don't seem to be able to get anywhere else! So far this tower seems useless, which really just means that I haven't figured something out.
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> > But my big, BIG problem is this: I CAN NOT GET INTO THE ROYAL GARDENS. Yes, I've fed and ridden the unicorn and I've stood at the gate. However, that gosh-darn guard demands a toll and doesn't want the various things I have the choice of offering him. I must be missing something painfully obvious, since nobody else has posted about having any trouble getting in, but I really can't fight the kitty, get the gold for the soothsayer, or do much else until I get into that place. I realize that once I get into the gardens, my problem at the tower (and everywhere else I've hit roadblocks) will probably clear up. ARGH! Please help!
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> You'll need to go back almost to where you started -- there's a small item that you can easily miss somewhere around there.
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> mac "also eventually useful in the tower" rinus7

I had the same problem. There is part close to the begining where you need to try all the options they give you including the weird ones and you will get something out of it for the guard.