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You hear the hiss of a crossbow bolt in flight, and instantly react by pulling your horse sharply to one side. It is a move that saves your life. The iron missile grazes your shoulder (lose 1 ENDURANCE point) but it does not prevent you from making good your escape into the trees.

You keep to the woods and head south in a wide arc around the Eldenoran settlement at Fabri. During your ride through this lush timberland, you discover the following items in the bags and blanket roll which are attached to the horse’s saddle:

• Sword
• Rope
• Tinderbox
• Blanket
• Bow
• Quiver containing 5 Arrows
• 12 Lune (equivalent to 3 Gold Crowns)
• Spyglass

If you wish to keep any of these items, remember to adjust your Action Chart accordingly.

Shortly before sunset, you emerge from the trees at a place where three trails meet. A wooden signpost propped against a boulder indicates three directions, and distances:

You are anxious to leave hostile Eldenoran territory as soon as possible and, after checking your map, you set off to the south, towards the Slovian border town of Tenzha. During your ride, unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 ENDURANCE points.

To continue, turn to 343.