An Enchanted Evening

In Courting Trouble a young warrior is eager to prove himself. He goes in search of conquest. Along the way, he is directed to an enchanted castle. His experience there foreshadows the way the rest of his quest will go. Here's the way his evening starts:

Then [my host] sent me off to my chamber with one of the beautiful maidens, saying it was the custom among his people, and I must not insult the girl by refusing her. The girl was beautiful, as they all were there, and I wouldn’t have insulted her for a king’s ransom.

At the Enchanted Castle

In Scene 14 of "Courting Trouble" Egbert tells of an adventure he had long ago. In search of a conquest worthy of his youthful vision of his ability, he goes to an enchanted castle. I'll let him tell you what he first encounters:

I entered a garden that was unlike any garden I had ever seen. Its herbs produced leaves big enough to hide a man and giant flowers that glowed white in the dark. They were as fragrant as honeysuckle on a summer’s night. In the distance I saw the largest and grandest palace I have ever seen. It gleamed golden in the black night as if its walls were on fire. When I knocked at the door it was opened by a beautiful maiden, and when I went inside I saw nineteen more. . . . 

I think Egbert is in trouble already; what do you think?