>TM 4 >LS 2 >PS ON >PL60 >SM6 >CP ON >FO OFF >------L-----------------------!---------------------------R β32β The farmer seems bemused by your refusal. His fee is Š very reasonable, especially when compared to the Š charge you would be expected to pay for crossing the Š river at the Voshno Bridge. When he tells you that Š there are no other river crossings for thirty miles Š in either direction, you ask if he would accept Š something other than cash in return for the use of Š his raft. After a few moments thought, he says that Š he would accept either 1 Weapon or 1 Backpack Item. If you possess sufficient cash, you can still pay the Š farmer a fee of 8 Lune, or 2 Gold Crowns. If you do Š not have enough money, you must give him either 1 Š Weapon or 1 Backpack Item of your choice. (Make the Š appropriate changes to your ιAction Chartι.) The farmer ferries you and your horse across the Š river, and then he goes back to collect Karvas and Š his mount. Once the prince is safely across, you bid Š the cheerful man farewell and ride away from the Š river, heading east. You notice that Prince Karvas is Š smiling as he rides across this lush river valley and Š you ask him why he is so happy. He explains that the Š Ioma is the political boundary between the realms of Š Lunarlia and Siyen, and having crossed the river you Š are now on Siyenese soil. After ten years in exile he Š has, at last, returned to his homeland. Dusk is turning to darkness when you come to a road that traverses the plain to the east of Voshno. Your Š horses are tired and so you decide to camp for the Š night in a small wood that borders this road. Before Š you rest, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 ENDURANCE Š points (unless you possess the discipline of Grand Š Huntmastery). To continue, turn to β125β