[jsalsb]

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I went up the ladder and found that when I tried to use it I got the "On second thoughts - you might need this later message" - so the door remains locked.
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You have to get close enough to the lock. The hot-spot on this lock is very small (I got that message the first attempt because I missed the hot spot and the game thought I was trying to drop the key).

In my game, I got the key from the king, used it on the outside door to the tree stockade, and the prisoner (I forget whaich one) told me to go down and get the cell key from the guard. I found however, that just recruiting him while talking through the bars was good enough -- odd...). Actually, I don't think you are meant to be able to speak to the prisoners withought opening the individual cells, but I just kept rocking back and forth outside the doors untill I could get close enough to make them green, then I clicked on them. This worked and let me recruit.

It also makes the rapax immediately hostile, and you have to fight your way out. But that's the plan.