### 72

Your boots thump your horse’s ribs and he responds by surging forward, scattering the angry guards. You tug the reins and steer him towards the open gate through which the guards entered the enclosure, but he is hit in the neck by a crossbow bolt fired from above, and he shrieks and stumbles. An alarm bell clangs and furious shouting echoes in your ears as you tumble from your dying steed. Suddenly a pain explodes in your shoulder—you have been hit by a bolt. Pick a number from the Random Number Table (in this instance, 0 = 10) and add 2 to the number you have picked. The total is equal to the number of ENDURANCE points you must lose as a result of your wound.

It is futile to continue your escape attempt; you are caught like fish in a barrel. Painfully you raise your hands in surrender.

Turn to 312.