### 182

You have taken only a few steps across the weathered plank bridge when a terrifying howl echoes from the surrounding trees. With a feeling of cold dread, you spin on your heel to see a lumbering horde of twisted shapes staggering from the shadows. They appear neither human nor animal but a hideous fusion of the two. T’uk T’ron and the driver run past you, their crystal swords held ready to strike. ‘Help us … we must save chariots or we all dead!’ he shouts over his shoulder.

If you wish to help T’uk T’ron and his guards defend the chariots, turn to 273.

If you decide to stay in the middle of the bridge and attempt to repair the hole, turn to 176.

If you wish to abandon the Ookor and escape across the bridge on foot, turn to 10.