### 253

You lower your head and tug your cloak closer about your shoulders as you climb stoically towards the distant cave. You are within a few dozen yards of its inviting entrance when suddenly a crackling arc of lightning streaks down and hits you between the shoulder blades. The impact burns a hole clean through your Backpack and hurls you face-first into the snow and ice.

If you possess the Discipline of Grand Huntmastery and have reached the Kai rank of Sun Thane, turn to 312.

If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, turn to 184.