>TM 4 >LS 2 >PS ON >PL58 >SM6 >CP ON >FO OFF >------L-----------------------!---------------------------R ä333ä The owner places the items under his counter and then Š he ushers all four of you to a table. After a few Š minutes his wife appears carrying four plates, each Š stacked high with a mound of fresh vegetables and Š poached fish. While you enjoy this delicious meal, Š you listen to the marines talking about their homes Š and families back in Kirlu, their past tours of duty, Š and their fond memories of Sergeant Dryan. You sense Š that each man, in his own way, is grieving the loss Š of his brave young sergeant. Soon their jovial Š conversation has become tinged with melancholy and Š homesickness and you become a little worried by their Š mood of sadness. To raise their morale you ask the Š owner to bring them each a measure of his finest Š brew. Gladly he accepts your order and pours each man Š a flagon of strong dark ale. This proves most Š effective in curing their melancholy for it is so Š strong that it renders all four of them unconscious! Š With the owner's help you carry the marines to their Š beds and then return to enjoy a small glass of ale in Š his company. A little while later an old woman enters Š the inn clutching a basket filled with bones, dice, Š and other fortune-telling paraphernalia. She offers Š to tell you the secrets of your future in return for Š 1 Gold Crown. If you wish to accept the old woman's offer, turn to Š â69â If you choose to decline her offer, turn to â242â