There's a slight chill in the air in the room, yet it also seems warm and inviting. The walls are painted in a light mocha color, and the floors are carpeted in cream. A fire crackles and pops in the fireplace, and there's a cat curled up on the hearth. The sunlight is streaming in through the bay window on the opposite end of the room. There's a huge, high four poster bed, done in a dark cherry, with a featherbed, and dressed with cool cotton sheets in a lilac, and a down comforter in plum. There's an armchair in one corner, nicely padded, and looking like it needs someone to just sink into it. An end table and a lamp are nearby, along with a pile of books that look well-read. Several outdoor paintings, and a few botanical prints line the walls.
The forest is huge, with various varieties of trees: oak, maple, sycamore, elm, birch, dogwood, walnut, and crabapple. The trees are thick, but dappled sunlight still shines through.
The path is circuitous, with a lot of twists and turns, and it isn't entirely visible from where I stand. Despite that, it's mostly clear, aside from a grassy strip in the middle. It's just wide enough for two to walk abreast, but just barely. For a minute I didn't notice it, but I found it after a minute or two.
There isn't enough water to be a proper river, but calling it a creek wouldn't be right either... maybe stream would work. There's an obvious current in the water, and it's obvious this isn't some placid little plodding stream. Nor is it a fast rushing one either. The water is deep, but I can still see the bottom, and there are fish swimming in it. There are a few waterbugs as well.
The cup is fairly big, and colored a gorgeous translucent cobalt blue. Actually, it's more of a goblet than a cup, with a base wide enough it'll stay upright instead of being easily upset, though it somehow retains a graceful, delicate look.
The key is a big silver one. It's a skeleton key, that looks like it should unlock a castle door somewhere. Perhaps one a gorgeous princess is trapped behind. Though it looks like it hasn't been touched in ages, it's still shiny, as if it was dropped yesterday.