>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL60
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>CP ON
>FO OFF
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	Shocked by this mental intrusion, you dig your heels 
Š	into Jheni's flanks and urge the old mare to the 
Š	gallop. The elder dodges aside as your horse bolts 
Š	forward and the Vakeros guards along the palisade 
Š	loose off their arrows. They whistle past you on all 
Š	sides yet, in the near-darkness, fail to find their 
Š	mark. Keeping yourself pressed low against your 
Š	horse's neck, you steer her around the perimeter of 
Š	the palisade and into a field of tall bamboo where 
Š	quickly you disappear from sight. 
	
	It is dark when finally rein Jheni to a halt. You 
Š	dismount and tend to the hundreds of tiny cuts and 
Š	abrasions she has sustained to her legs, caused by 
Š	the sharp bamboo stalks. Rather than push on in the 
Š	dark and have your horse sustain more injuries, you 
Š	camp here for the night. Unfortunately, the bamboo 
Š	fields of Dessi are notorious for their infestations 
Š	of biting mosquitoes, and you spend most of the long 
Š	night fending them off: lose 3 ENDURANCE points. 
Š	Also, unless you possess the discipline of Grand 
Š	Huntmastery, you must now eat a Meal or lose a 
Š	further 3 ENDURANCE points.

	In the early morning light you are able to lead your 
Š	horse out of the bamboo field and find your way back 
Š	onto the road to Hikas.


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