Immediately beyond the portal, encountered a fat toad who politely offered her aid. The unexpected guide direc

Immediately beyond the portal, encountered a fat toad who politely offered her aid. The unexpected guide directed our heroine to the next portal... at least, that's what she pretended she was doing! In reality, the toad lured the king into an impassible tangle of extremely tall nettles, then vanished into thin air, laughing all the while. Once finally found the right path and made it to the portal — muttering curses and scratching at nettle stings — almost half the day had gone by.