### 328

‘Calm yourself, ma’am,’ you reply, soothingly. ‘I mean you no harm. I’d be most grateful if you’d let me sleep here in your stable this night.’

‘No … you can’t stay here,’ she stammers. ‘You’re not welcome. Go back to your regiment where you belong.’

‘Please, ma’am,’ you reply, ‘I’d be willing to pay for my lodging with Gold Crowns.’

Her tense face softens a little when she hears you mention the word ‘gold’. You sense that she may agree to let you and your horse use her stable if you were to offer her sufficient payment.

First, decide how many Gold Crowns you are willing to pay her for a night’s lodging. Then pick a number from the Random Number Table and add this to the sum of Gold Crowns.

If your total is now 8 or less, turn to 32.

If it is 9 or more, turn to 234.