Kragg and Hex remain outside the garden gate while the others decide to proceed inside. Entering the garden, the group sees that it is completely overgrown. Shrubs and trees that once were shaped into fantastical pieces of topiary now grow without restraint, their limbs and roots spreading as they will. The few fruit trees, edible plants, and herbs that remain now compete with weeds, briars, and thorns for space and sunlight.
Wil recognizes some of the species of ornamental trees and shrubs, for they are of the same variety that were cultivated back at his own monastery. Yon, Aric, and Luna identify some of the flowers and herbs as having medicinal properties. They see: Maiden Cap, Starflower, Shade Tongue, and an orange, trumpet-shaped flower that they are unfamiliar with.
Although the garden is now unkempt and choked with foliage, the party can still make out the remains of a covered walkway that meanders through the trees and bushes. It ends in front of the cat statue, which the group can now see is actually a fountain carved to resemble a large sitting cat. One of its ears has been broken off.
A small ramshackle shed sits off in the northwestern portion of the garden.
