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As you descend the steps of the Ferry House, Paido catches sight of something glinting in the distance.

‘It’s the barge,’ he says, shielding his eyes from the sun which is shining at last. A team of bedraggled ghorkas are hauling the vessel upstream, seemingly unaffected by the storm-strengthened flow. Eventually the barge arrives at the jetty and stops to allow a motley assortment of peasants and travellers to disembark.

‘You two goin’ to Tharro?’ asks the captain. ‘The fare’s 40 Lune apiece, an’ that includes y’horses.’

If you want to board the barge, pay the captain the 40 Lune (or 10 Gold Crowns) and turn to 266.

If you do not want to board, or if you cannot afford the fare, turn to 348.