i made it down the wide steps leading up to the castle , my eyes on the sun glinting diamonds off the big , beautiful , circular , gushing fountain in the middle of the courtyard in front of the castle and as i hit the bottom , a vivid flock of small birds swooped low , flying around me so close , they blew the flimsy pale pink skirts of my gown forward , my hair flew too as the wind from their wings caused a light breeze to surround me .