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Halgar falls heavily to his knees, the blood oozing thickly between his fingers as life deserts him. With a gurgling croak he stiffens and drops sideways into the fire, smothering the embers and filling the air with the smell of scorched leather. At your feet lies the cruelly fashioned Bullwhip, and nearby you discover a backpack. Flicking open the buckle, you tip the contents out on to the grimy stone floor. The pack contains the following items:

- Leather Pouch containing 36 lune (9 Gold Crowns)
- Torch
- Tinder Box
- Bottle of Water

You may keep any or all of these items. If you decide to keep the Bullwhip, mark it on your Action Chart as a Special Item.

Set into the floor you discover a wooden trapdoor that gives access to an empty cellar. You hide the body in the cellar before remounting your horse, crossing the bridge and continuing your ride to Pirsi.

Turn to 75.

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