Great memory or sheer dumb luck?

Whatever it was, keep it. You’ll need it again.

Ignore the branch and continue along your current path.

You’ll soon encounter two more branches off to your right on each side of a bench. Stop there.

Once again, the tree’s pebble door holds the key to the path ahead.

The pebble door had branches odd,

You need the number to continue your plod.

Counting them would have been wise,

The correct path they do disguise.

How many branches were on the door?

9

11

13