>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL58
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
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		â249â

	You urge your horse towards the wooded hillock and 
Š	enter the trees with just seconds to spare before the 
Š	leading fanji come flashing past. You look about you 
Š	but Karvas is nowhere to be seen. You fear he has 
Š	been trampled by the stampede, but then he suddenly 
Š	appears from out of the thundering wall of beasts. He 
Š	is bruised and battered but he is still astride his 
Š	horse and in full control of him. He veers his 
Š	frightened steed away from the herd and comes 
Š	galloping up the slope of the hillock towards the 
Š	sanctuary of the trees. He pulls to a halt by your 
Š	side and strokes the neck of his whinneying horse to 
Š	reassure and calm him.

	As the herd rush past the hillock, you glimpse more 
Š	than a dozen horsemen who are galloping close behind 
Š	them. They are hunters and they are picking off the 
Š	best fanji at close quarters with bows and spears. 
Š	Two of these fur-clad plainsmen see you and Karvas 
Š	recovering among the trees, and instantly they steer 
Š	their horses away from the herd and urge them towards 
Š	the hillock. You sense that they suspect you and the 
Š	prince are after their quarry, and as they ride 
Š	closer, they mouth curses and fire their bows at you. 
Š	Their steel-tipped shafts arc through the air and 
Š	thud into the trees closeby.


	If you possess a bow and wish to return fire at these 
Š	hunters, turn to  â278â

	If you wish to attempt to evade them, turn to  â113â