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You notice a flicker of suspicion register in the creature's eye.

'The Arch Druid is not present in his chamber at this hour,' he says, reaching once more for his quill. 'Dictate your report to me and I shall see that he receives it this day.'

You approach the desk and, as you draw closer, you see that the creature has no legs. Its body rests in a crevice hollowed out from the seat of its stool. Its bulbous body is wedged there like an egg in a cup.

Carefully it charges its pen with ink and prepares to commence writing.

'Report your news, brother,' it says, impatiently, 'I am waiting for you to begin.'

If you choose to attack the creature, turn to 310.

If you decide to try and bluff your way past, turn to 108.

Text copyright © 1990 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1990 Brian Williams.