You are in the western gatehouse

• a drawbridge to the west   beyond this you see a moat to the
  with a player called Sillyman beside it
  with two swords by it
  
• a portcullis to the east   beyond this you see the western courtyard
  
• a dark knight
  with a longsword by it
  
• a lever pointing down
  
• a reinforced door to the north   beyond this you see the guard room