### 41

In your hurry to get across the square, you trip and stumble into the path of an ore wagon. The driver makes no attempt to avoid you, and it is only the swiftness of your reactions that saves you from being crushed to death. However, as you roll away from the wheels, the hub of an axle gouges the back of your legs: lose 4 ENDURANCE points.

The driver curses and threatens to report you to the reeves. Rather than run the risk of being arrested, you stagger to your feet and melt away as quickly as you are able into the crowded street beyond.

Turn to 276.