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You recite the words of the battle spell Invisible Fist and suddenly you feel a powerful gust of wind sweep past your face. It punches the Elder squarely in the stomach, lifts him off his feet, and sends him tumbling over the side of the boat.

A cry goes up along the deck, a shout of alarm that one of the Elders has fallen overboard. Scores of acolytes rush to the rail in response but there is nothing they can do. The longboat is travelling so fast that the Elder is already hundreds of metres behind the stern and cannot be seen amidst the churning water.

Those who were seated near you have now become uncomfortably curious about who you are. To avoid their attentions, you move to the stern where a score of acolytes are kneeling in prayer.

Turn to 124.

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