| 291 Soon it will be dusk and you still have much ground to cover. With the retreating storm on your left shoulder you urge Pallenten on. She gallops as if she has only just started her journey, her powerful strides finding no falter in the soft earth and water left after the rains. In the aftermath of the storm the air is cool and moist. There is still a strong wind blowing, it ruffles your hair and drowns out any other noise as it rushes past your ears. This is probably why you do not at first notice the horse and rider trying to intersect your path ahead. He rides at a reckless speed from the south-east, you cannot identify who it is, nor whether he is bandit or soldier. The mysterious rider does not call out, nor does he try to avoid your position. He rides straight for you without sign of what he wants.
| Do you wish to pull Pallenten to a halt and see what this horseman wants? If so turn to section 309. Is he altogether too mysterious for your liking? If this is the case and you would rather try and lose him in the marshes to the north turn to section 350.
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