>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL66
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
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	Oriah takes you to another antechamber where she 
Š	opens a door concealed behind a hanging tapestry.  A 
Š	narrow torchlit passage lies beyond this door and 
Š	together you follow it until you arrive at a domed 
Š	alcove. Here Oriah touches the head of a marble 
Š	statue and the alcove swivels open to reveal a 
Š	balcony encircling a large hall. Peering over the 
Š	parapet you see that it is the main entrance hall to 
Š	Sesketera's citadel. Its polished stone floor lies 
Š	some twenty feet below the balcony, and its doors are 
Š	guarded by two impressive warriors. They are attired 
Š	in gold armour which glimmers in the weak rays of 
Š	sunlight that are now filtering into the hall through 
Š	its stained glass roof.

	"Wait a few moments," whispers Oriah, "they are the 
Š	night guards. Dawn is breaking and soon their watch 
Š	will be over. There is always a lapse before the 
Š	morning guards come on duty. The doors will then be 
Š	unmanned and you will be able to escape from the 
Š	citadel without being seen."

	Minutes later, just as she predicted, the warriors 
Š	march away and leave the doors to the citadel 
Š	unguarded. Oriah wishes you good luck, but as she 
Š	leans forward to kiss you fondly on the cheek, a 
Š	stern voice suddenly shatters the silence of the 
Š	hall.

	"Oriah! What deceit is this!"

	You spin around and see a tall, broad-shouldered man 
Š	clad in a high-necked robe of purple silk. He has 
Š	emerged from an archway and he is standing near the 
Š	parapet rail at the far side of the balcony. 
	
	"Sesketera..." gasps Oriah. She snatches her hands to 
Š	her mouth and then she swoons and faints. You catch 
Š	her as she falls and you lay her carefully down upon 
Š	the floor. Sesketera shouts for his guards until he 
Š	notices that the hall below is empty. He curses their 
Š	absence, then he begins to move around the balcony 
Š	towards you. He is unarmed - but not for long. He 
Š	grabs a ceremonial halberd from a stand of armour and 
Š	quickens his pace. As he levels this deadly polearm 
Š	at your chest you see that his eyes are filled with a 
Š	blind, jealous rage.
	

	If you have ever visited the city of Bisutan in a 
Š	previous Lone Wolf New Order adventure, turn to  â322â

	If you have not, turn to  â43â