| 277 The storm hits hard. Like an advancing tide it marches overhead, quickly blanketing out the horizon and laying down a vicious swirl of wind, sleet and heavy rain. In the barely adequate protection of the collapsed farmhouse you stand with Pallenten, unable to avoid the wind gusts that throw flurries of rain and sleet under the roof. Before long you are soaked to the skin, suffering the numbing effects of the gale force winds as they blow unrelenting about the crumbling stone walls. Feeling completely miserable you can do nothing but stand fast and wait for the storm to pass. With the ferocity of the tempest still building you stand in awe of its power. The fact that you have found shelter is a stroke of good fortune that has probably saved your life. To be unprotected in weather such as this could mean death, as has been the case for many unfortunate souls in the past. Shivering, but happy that you have a roof above, you stand silently. Then, a slight movement out in the storm catches your eye. It is a black shape, laying still amongst the grasses as they are whipped and shredded by the wind.
| You cannot be sure what the dark shape may be, but you can run out into the storm and try and grab it if you wish. If this is your choice, turn to section 295. If you believe there is no way you will leave your shelter turn to section 304.
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