### 78

There is only one group of standing stones that offers enough cover for you, Banedon, and your mounts, and they are situated very close to the highway along which the cavalry must pass.

You wait tensely as the thunder of their hooves grows steadily louder. Then, suddenly, your horse rears up, startled by a snake, which has slithered around its foreleg.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Animal Control, turn to 167.

If you do not possess this skill, turn to 290.