| 83 Standing in the entrance you prepare to enter Stoneholme. From your limited knowledge of the fortress you know that the Imperial Entrance before you opens into the King's Hall, a large ceremonial hall some 30 metres wide that extends deep into the mountain. You don't know how long it is, the last rays of daylight illuminate only a small part where you stand. All else disappears into the gloom no more than a stones throw away. Looking upwards into the darkness above, you can barely see the vaulted ceilings of the Hall lost in the shadows. As you walk carefully into the entrance and survey the way ahead you know that finding the Deep Vault is going to be a daunting task. The King's Hall is vast, your footsteps ring out on the smooth stone and echo down into this great silent space as you move forward. Broken furniture and smashed stonework litter the once polished floor, large drifts of dust and filth make your progress forward slow and not a little frustrating. About 80 metres into the King's Hall, just as the darkness of the interior becomes almost total, you find a pile of discarded lanterns and half burnt torches lying against the eastern wall. Looking through them you find one lantern half full of oil. You estimate that it holds enough liquid for about one hour of use.
| Will you pick up the lantern and continue? If so, turn to section 71. If you do not wish to pick up the lantern turn to section 18.
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