### 234

You pull away from the stallion’s scrabbling hooves, but your reflexes are too slow to save you from being struck twice on the head and knocked down: lose 4 ENDURANCE points.

Dazed but still determined, you stagger to your feet and draw upon your Kai powers of Animal Control to subdue the frightened horse. Your efforts are soon rewarded. As the lead stallion nestles his head against your shoulder, you call to the rangers to come out from under the bridge and take a look at their fine new mounts.

Turn to 314.