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You claw the mud from your eyes to see the onipa team veer away from the river just in time to save the chariot from a watery end. It comes to an abrupt stop within inches of the river's edge and, as you wade towards it, T'uk T'ron and his driver appear above the rim of the platform and stare at you, glassy-eyed with shock. The other chariots draw to a halt behind and T'uk T'ron's chariot is hauled out of the mud. As they are steering it back on to the road, you notice that the centre of the bridge is damaged. Some of the planks have been torn up and left strewn across the surface, crudely disguising the gaping hole. Quickly you rejoin T'uk T'ron in the chariot and inform him of what you have seen.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, and have reached the rank of Tutelary, turn to 69.

If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to reach this level of Magnakai training, turn to 196.

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