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Your arrow strikes the Baron, but he is saved from a fatal wound by the lip of the steel bevor that protects his neck and back. The arrow ricochets, gouging a deep furrow across the base of his skull and making him fall heavily to his knees. Bellowing like an angry bull, he glares in your direction as he staggers painfully to his feet.

If you possess the Sommerswerd, turn to 113.

If you do not possess this Special Item, turn to 126.

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