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The scout places two fingers to his lips and gives a long, warbling whistle. The sound makes the mercenaries spin around and stare in your direction, and you hear one of them whistling twice in reply. Your scout then asks that you be allowed to enter their camp. There is a long pause, then a heavily-accented voice replies, 'Show yourselves.'

Relief that you are human, and not Drakkarim, is displayed clearly on the faces of these League-landers when the four of you stand up and walk slowly towards their camp. They offer their apologies for firing on you and one suggests that he escorts you to meet their leader Baron Maquin. Politely you accept his offer.

Turn to 294.

Text copyright © 1991 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1991 Brian Williams.