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You turn around to see Shavane, the Prince’s nurse and tutor, standing framed in the carriage doorway. She appears upset and contrite, and in her distress she snatches the toy from your hand and hurls it away.

‘Oh! I’m so sorry, ma’am,’ she sobs. ‘I thought it was but a harmless toy. I would never have let the young Prince near it had I known the evil that it contained.’

‘Of course, Shavane,’ replies Mitzu, trying to console her, ‘of course you wouldn’t have. None of us would have entertained such a wicked thing.’

Princess Mitzu cradles the unconscious Prince lovingly in her arms and looks at you with pleading eyes.

‘What can we do to restore his health? Can you help my son, Grand Master?’

If you possess Laumspur, turn to 297.

If you possess a Potion of Klorva, turn to 120.

If you possess neither of these potions, turn to 90.