The room has high ceilings, walls painted a mid green and tall windows at one end. There are wooden bookcases crammed with books and curios, and a chaise longue under the window. The room is comfortably warm, and has a fireplace but no fire. The furnishings are old and a little shabby, but good quality, with floral curtains.
The forest is bright and open, with lots of birds and small animals. There is a variety of trees, mostly broad-leaf deciduous trees with a herb understory.
The path is wide enough for two people to walk side by side, flat and even, of worn earth. It appears well travelled and is clearly marked. It is easily navigated.
The water is a swift moving stream interspersed with deep quiet pools under willow trees. The water is cold and very clear, refreshing and clean-tasting. The stream is mid-thigh deep over rounded rocks. Reeds and other water plants grow along the edge, some in flower, and I can see fish hiding along the banks or flitting between the rocks.
The flask is beaten metal, like a canteen, with a wooden stopper. It is practical but well made and elegant. A pattern is incised into one side, a complex filigree of flowers and feathers.
The key is the size of a regular door key, but old fashioned brass with a complicated decorative knot at one end, and a simple arrangement of teeth at the other. I imagine it unlocks a chest or storage cupboard.