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‘Come, brave rangers. We must pursue the enemy without delay,’ you plead, in an effort to rally your exhausted companions. ‘They must not be allowed to steal away the Claw.’

‘Hold, Sir Kai,’ retorts Captain Gildas. ‘The enemy is too strong. They outnumber us, and they possess a weapon that can slay us all but with one bolt. Do you not recall what happened at Sunderer Pass? I have lost one good man already. I have no desire to risk any more in a reckless pursuit.’

‘Are you breaking your vow to help me, captain?’ you ask, reproachfully.

‘No, Sir Kai,’ he retorts. ‘My vow remains true. I simply propose we pursue the enemy at a safe distance. They may run with the Claw of Naar, but they cannot keep it from us forever. The tracker-gem that I’ve placed in the haft will always lead us to it, no matter where it may be hidden.’

‘You are right, Captain,’ you reply, apologetically. ‘Firstly we shall rest and recover our strength. Then we shall hunt down our enemy and reclaim that accursed artefact before they can deliver it to Autarch Sejanoz.’

Unless you possess the Discipline of Grand Huntmastery, you must now eat a Meal or lose 3 ENDURANCE points.

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