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You jump to your feet and scan the room, your weapon poised to strike down any would-be attacker. Fortunately the place is empty, the cooks having been summoned to the refectory. You sheathe your weapon, lift Paido across your shoulder, and run towards an open door at the far end of the kitchen. As you pass a steaming cauldron of stew you catch sight of a stoppered vial of clear liquid. You stop to pocket the vial (remember to mark it on your Action Chart) before running through the door and into the corridor beyond. At the end of the corridor is a wooden door and a staircase that ascends to the floor above.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship or Divination, turn to 114.

If you wish to open the door and enter, turn to 340.

If you wish to climb the stairs, turn to 157.

Text copyright © 1987 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1987 Gary Chalk.