>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL60
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
>------L-----------------------!---------------------------R
		ä220ä      

	Circling above a column of rocks are six large
	black-winged birds. You magnify your vision and 
Š	instantly you recognise them to be itikars - giant 
Š	Vassagonian eagles. The leader of this predatory 
Š	group has golden markings on his wings tips that 
Š	glint in the sun, giving them a metallic appearance, 
Š	and when he sees the balloon approaching he veers 
Š	away from the column. The others follow his lead and 
Š	all six come flying towards you in a wedge-shaped 
Š	formation.

	They fly past overhead and stare down at the balloon 
Š	with their cold black eyes. Then the leader turns 
Š	about and you sense that he intends to attack you on 
Š	his next pass. His companions form up behind him in a 
Š	line and he leads them in a steep dive.
	
	As he comes to within a hundred feet, he spreads his 
Š	razor-sharp talons and fixes his cruel eyes on the 
Š	balloon's vulnerable canopy.


	If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, turn 
Š	to  â141â
	
	If you possess Animal Mastery, and wish to use it, 
Š	turn to  â168â
	

	If you possess a Bow, and wish to use it, turn 
	to  â168â
	

	If you possess neither of these skills, nor a Bow, or 
Š	if you choose not to use any of them, turn to  â53â