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Your attempt to avoid being struck by the arrow is not as successful as you could have wished for. It penetrates your left shoulder and the energy of its impact is enough to bring you crashing to the ground. The archer laughs with glee when he sees you fall and, with encouragement from the slaver who is screaming at him to finish you off, he drops his bow and leaps down from the platform. As he rushes towards where you lie, he snatches his sword from its scabbard and raises it in readiness to deliver a fatal blow to your head.

Svolta: COMBAT SKILL 37 ENDURANCE 36

Reduce your COMBAT SKILL by 3 for the first two rounds of this fight.

If you win the combat, turn to 212.