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You throw yourself to the ground. Shrin flies from your purse and scatters. "It's hopeless!" you shout, pounding your fists on the dry floor. "We're going to be stuck in here forever! I'm never going to get home."

Deke and Merlyn exchange a glance. "I think we're going to have to camp here for the night," Merlyn says. "I don't think we're going to get any farther until the sun comes up again."

Deke nods. "Yeah..." he agrees, but can't help adding, "We're going to be so late, though. What do we do if Sharalinda can't wait for us?"

"We'll deal with that after we get to Bray," says Merlyn. She puts a comforting hand on your back. "You're going to be a fine warrior someday, Renn," she reassures you, "but first you've got a lot to learn."

The three of you camp there for the night.

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You travel for the duration of the next day, and arrive at the inn in the village of Bray just before nightfall. You've never been so thankful to see civilization in your life. You are filled with the depressing feeling that you have failed. But mixed in with that, is also the feeling that you want to have another go. You are ready for your next challenge.

You lose all of your strength, courage, and luck points, and 25 shrin.
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