### 225

You rein in your horse beneath the wide stone archway of the south gate. From an arrow slit in the wall echoes a harsh voice: ‘Rider, show your pass!’

There is the dull clunk of a bolt being drawn and two swarthy guards dressed in chainmail appear. They eye you suspiciously and repeat the demand to see a pass.

If you wish to tell them that you do not have a pass, turn to 55.

If you want to try to ride past them and through the open town gate, turn to 261.

If you want to attempt to bribe them to let you pass, turn to 9.