>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL60
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
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	It is dark when you finally bid farewell to Captain 
Š	Raker and the crew of the ιPride of Sommerlundι. Ernan 
Š	leads your party through the warm, lantern-lit 
Š	streets of this fragrant coastal town and soon you 
Š	arrive at the Barczak Stables. This grand 
Š	establishment comprises a large single-storey 
Š	building with arched windows and a clay tiled roof, 
Š	surrounded by numerous orchards, paddocks and 
Š	porticoes. The estate is shrouded in darkness and 
Š	appears to be deserted, although your keen Kai senses 
Š	detect that there are people asleep somewhere inside 
Š	the main building.

	Next to the main gate stands a wooden notice board
	displaying a dozen sun-yellowed parchments.	A closer 
Š	inspection reveals them to be a hand-written roster 
Š	of all the horses that are for sale. You cannot help 
Š	but notice just how very expensive they are. If the 
Š	five of you were all to pool every Gold Crown you 
Š	possess, you would still not have enough to buy even 
Š	the cheapest horse on this list.

	In a paddock behind the main building you can see a 
Š	dozen horses quietly enjoying the warm night air. 
Š	Sligh points out that there is nobody around and he 
Š	suggests that it would be easy for you to help 
Š	yourselves to five of these fine steeds. 
	
	"I'm not a horse thief," you retort, "and I've no  
Š	wish to rob these stables." 
	"I respect your honesty, my lord," says Sligh, "but 
Š	surely you don't want to have to walk all the way to 
Š	Bisutan ? I'm not saying we steal five horses, I'm 
Š	saying we just borrow them for a while. We can hire a 
Š	rider to bring them back just as soon as we reach 
Š	Bisutan." 

	You are not entirely convinced that Sligh is sincere, 
Š	yet reluctantly you agree to go along with his plan. 


	If you possess the discipline of Animal Mastery, turn 
Š	to  β267β

	If you do not possess this skill, turn to  β325β