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At the top of the stairs you find a corridor which heads off towards the west before turning sharply towards the north. As you approach the corner you skid to a halt: your senses are warning you of approaching danger. Hurriedly you unsheathe your weapon, but no sooner is it out of its scabbard than a Drakkar warrior comes running around the corner and crashes straight into you, knocking you both sprawling to the ground.

Quickly you recover but not in time to retrieve your weapon before the Drakkar attacks.

Drakkar: COMBAT SKILL 32 ENDURANCE 30

You must fight the first three rounds of this combat unarmed. At the start of the fourth round you are able to retrieve your weapon and fight as normal.

If you win the combat, turn to 255.

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