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With a blood-curdling shriek, the Yawshath dives straight for you from the top of the stairs. With ice-cold nerve you steel yourself to strike. Your blow is well timed and deadly accurate, tearing open the creature's chest. A split second later you leap aside to avoid being crushed beneath its heavy body as it crashes into the flagstones. It shudders for a brief moment before death comes to claim its evil soul.

Shaken, but thankful to be alive, you return to the chapel and fill your glass jar with Taunor Water (there is enough spa water to restore 6 ENDURANCE points). You may drink the water now or store it in your Backpack for future use. If you do keep it, mark it on your Action Chart as a Backpack Item.

If you now wish to search the chapel, turn to 24.

If you decide to return to Cyrilus, turn to 338.

Text copyright © 1985 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1985 Gary Chalk.