>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL60
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
>------L-----------------------!---------------------------R
		â316â

	You hide the guard's body among some long grasses at 
Š	the base of the perimeter wall and then you hurry 
Š	across the field to a courtyard located near to the 
Š	main entrance. This flagstoned yard abuts the 
Š	entrance gates and is bounded on the other three 
Š	sides by paddocks, tack rooms, and the training 
Š	fields. There are only two guards on duty here, the 
Š	others having been called upon to assist the patrols 
Š	who are out searching the city. They are both asleep 
Š	at their posts and you have no difficulty tiptoeing 
Š	past them and entering the paddocks where the horses 
Š	are stabled. 
	
	You search the stalls and soon discover two black 
Š	Bhanarian stallions of magnificent quality and 
Š	breeding. They will make ideal mounts for you and 
Š	Prince Karvas. These intelligent animals respond 
Š	readily to your Magnakai discipline of Animal Control 
Š	and they remain calm and composed as hurriedly you 
Š	fix their saddles and bridles. As you are leading 
Š	them out into the courtyard, you stop to unbuckle a 
Š	swordbelt from the belly of a sleeping guard. Prince 
Š	Karvas is unarmed and you are sure he will appreciate 
Š	this weapon more than its present owner. 
	You lead the horses across the courtyard and as you 
Š	approach the stables' main doors, you mount one of 
Š	them and fix the reins of the other to your stirrup.
	Then you kick open one of the double doors and urge 
Š	your horse forward at the gallop.
	
	The guards outside are taken completely by surprise. 
Š	As they fumble to unsheathe their swords, you race 
Š	across the square and wave to Karvas who his waiting 
Š	patiently for your signal. The prince leaps up from 
Š	behind the cart and comes running towards the spare 
Š	horse. He is getting ready to leap into its saddle 
Š	when a gruff cry alerts you to danger. A patrol have 
Š	entered the square and their officer is commanding 
	his sergeant to fire at you with his bow.


	If you possess Kai-surge, turn to  â172â

	If you do not possess this discipline, turn to  â313â