Jack stepped through the doorway, and the air changed immediately.
Not temperature, though that shifted too.
The atmosphere itself felt different here, charged with magic that made his skin prickle and Oscar hum faintly.
Malakai's Garden spread before him.
The space was large. Easily the size of a first-floor family home, maybe larger.
The ceiling rose perhaps twenty feet overhead, and set into it was a massive skylight that let in the eternal sunset from Floor 25's impossible sky.
Golden and orange light streamed through, casting everything in warm light that should have made the space feel welcoming.
But there was something else here. Something that went beyond simple gardening.
'This is incredible,' Jack thought, his eyes tracking across the layout.
The garden was divided into sections, each one clearly marked for different elements. Earth to the left, water flowing through channels that fed into various plots.
