> wait
Time passes...
Shyly, a unicorn peeks out of the hedges. It notices the princess and seems captivated.
It approaches her and bows its head as though curtseying to her. Around its neck is a
red satin ribbon on which is strung a delicate gold key. The princess takes the ribbon
and uses it to tie up her hair. She looks at you and then, smiling, hands you the key
and a fresh rose which she plucks from the arbor. "You may have use of such a thing,"
she says. "It is the least I can do for one who rescued me from a fate I dare not
contemplate." With that, she mounts the unicorn (side-saddle, of course) and rides off
into the gloom.
Your sword is no longer glowing.
> i
You are carrying:
A delicate gold key
A perfect rose
A blue crystal sphere
A brick
A newspaper
A matchbook
A black string
A sword
A lamp (providing light)
> examine the rose
A rose is a rose is a rose....