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The current, and your powerful oar-strokes, propel you swiftly towards the Drakkarim renegades. You are fifty yards distant when the unexpected sight of your boat galvanizes them into action. They drop their makeshift fishing lines and take up their bows in readiness to fire the moment you are opposite their position. A growl from their pot-bellied leader passes for an order to fire, and suddenly you find yourself speeding through a cloud of deadly arrows.

If you possess a Bow and wish to return fire, turn to 278.

If you do not possess a Bow, or choose not to return fire, turn to 158.

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