The fifth tunnel houses the insane.  In your Shadow, they would be treated more kindly.  Here, they are merely kept alive.  One of the insane is fascinating.  He claims to be an author, and he insists that Amber is his subject.  So mad is he that he says he - and not Corwin - composed the tale of Corwin's fight against the black road and the Courts of Chaos.  But the best part is his demand to see Prince Corwin.  The prince, he says, knows him by name.  We've had many insanes, but he is the most amusing.  Gerard thinks we should release him, but Random is unsure.  If Corwin returns, we will certainly ask his advice.

The sixth tunnel is the home of loathsome creatures from Shadow.  They are terrifying, and we will not visit them.  Some have the power of absolute hypnosis.  They are fed only by the blind.

The seventh tunnel leads to the Pattern of Amber.  A great, dark, metal-bound door blocks its opening, but all Amberian royals have a key.  When it opens, all lamps can be extinguished.  The glow is from the Pattern itself.  When eyes adjust, they see it in the center of the room.  It appears as a shining, shimmering mass of curved lines, inscribed into the stone floor, lines that fool the eye as it tries to trace them.  To a Amberian non-royal the lines are almost blinding; to anyone not from Amber they are hypnotic as well.  This room is not for casual visitors.

The Pattern begins in the far corner.  From there, the walker places one foot down carefully after the other, until after expending great energy the Pattern's center comes into sight.  Upon reaching the center, the walker, by an act of will, can go to any desired location.  Only those whose veins bear the blood of Amber may walk the Pattern and live.

We return now, to the main hallway.  I have taken a trump from my pocket.  Concentrating on it, I see the face of Martin, complete with Mohawk haircut.  Now, his hand has appeared.  One by one, you will touch his hand.  For a brief second you will feel disoriented, but when everything settles down you will find yourself at the bottom of the stairway that leads up to the second floor.  When we are all gathered there, I will show you more of the castle.