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When you sense it is safe to do so, you stop to catch your breath and examine the contents of the satchel, which you empty out on to the ground. It contains the following items:

- 80 Gold Crowns
- Enough food for 3 Meals
- Quiver (containing 3 Arrows)
- Bottle of Wine
- Spyglass
- Ruby Ring

If you wish to keep any of the above, remember to adjust your Action Chart accordingly.

The area is alive with bandits and you are forced to flee northwards, away from the place where you left Bracer tethered to a tree. You are anxious for his safety and mindful that there are still many kilometres to be covered before you reach Lake Vorndarol, but you dare not turn back for him. Then you hear something that makes you halt in your tracks: it is the sound of a horse whinnying.

Turn to 223.

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