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For a terrible moment your body is racked with pain. It fills your mind with a scarlet fog and your vision swims in and out of focus. The reins slip from your hands and you fall from the horse to crash heavily upon the snow-covered road. You strike your head and lose consciousness; you never awaken. The guards close in and put a swift end to both you and your companion, Captain Prarg.

Tragically, your quest ends here at Shugkona.

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