Northward and southward the path of natural stone stretches. To either side of it, high, thick trees surrounded by lush green shrubs send shade from their thick canopy of leaves above. To the east is a running stream of water heading toward the north. Several low-hanging branches promise trouble to those who do not duck low to pass beneath them. A lone leaf flutters downward and lands upon the rushing waters, floating swiftly northward like a flatbottom boat.