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You muster all your willpower and strength to drag yourself from under your dead horse and, after clawing the muck from your eyes, you crawl along the ditch. Just ahead you see a Palace Guard in a similar predicament to yourself. However, not only is he pinned beneath his dead mount, but his head is buried in the mud and he is slowly suffocating to death. He is thrashing his arms wildly in desperation.

If you wish to save his life by pulling him out from beneath his horse, turn to 79.

If you prefer to ignore his plight and look instead for a new horse, turn to 247.

If you decide to climb out of the ditch and follow the Prince's attack on foot, turn to 115.

Text copyright © 1987 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1987 Brian Williams.