### 287

Mustering all your reserves of strength, you spring along the passage, spurred on by the sound of gnashing fangs. There is a dead end ahead, but a passage leads off to the right. You turn the corner as fast as you can, scraping the wall painfully with your shoulder as you fight to keep on your feet, but you are soon forced to a halt—the passage is blocked. Glinting in the dim light is a cluster of huge bubbles, floating languidly up and down between the misty ceiling and the polished floor. A slight breeze lifts them and they bounce towards you.

A snarl and the scraping of claws on stone tell you that the wolf is at the corner.

If you wish to push through the bubbles and continue along the passage beyond, turn to 84.

If you wish to stand and fight the wolf, turn to 245.

If you decide to cut your way through the bubbles with your sword, turn to 218.