The tall hedges still towered over either side of the path until they were almost at the door. It only opened out when they came to an ornate courtyard with large stone columns leading up to a shaded porch. She stood and stared at it with wide eyes. It was almost exactly the same, the only difference was that they were now clean, whereas before they had seemed dank and infected. She still distinctly remembered the smell of mould and the green sludge that clung to their edges. At the time it had seemed fitting.