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 The remains of the night pass without incident and the dawn brings with it clear skies and lighter winds. Well rested you make yourself a hot meal while Pallenten grazes on the plain beyond the entrance to the outcrop. (Record this on your charcter sheet.) After eating and putting away your equipment you walk out into the field and call her to you. At first you cannot see her but an answering neigh from behind a pile of boulders to the west marks where she is. After a moment the big horse canters out from behind the rocks and breaks into a gallop before coming to a halt at your side.
As the horse stands there you can sense that something is wrong. She is still, a look of unease in her eyes but then, as if by some distant call, she rears on her hind legs and turns and races for the distant forest road.
For a moment you do not understand what has happened, then you remember Tak Lovar's words. The horse was only to take you as far as the foothills. Now the horse must return to its master. Although you do not like it the rest of your quest will now have to be on foot. For some time you watch Pallenten disappear into the haze of the morning and the dark forests beyond. You admit to yourself quietly that you have come to depend upon that horse a lot, and your task will be all the more difficult without her strength to aid you.
Collecting your belongings you strap your sword to your waist, shoulder your pack, and begin the last leg of your journey to Stoneholme.
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The hot food and decent rest has given you new energy. Restore all lost endurance points to your character sheet and then turn to section 107.
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