### 143

You have ridden less than a mile when the surface of the highway changes from cobblestones to flattened earth. There are no fresh tracks in this earth, so the riders cannot have left the village by this road.

If you wish to ride back to the village, turn to 52.

If you wish to hide in the trees bordering the highway to wait and see if the riders show themselves, turn to 196.

If you wish to return to the junction and take the hill track, turn to 241.