| 114 As you move further down the passage the sounds of combat become more distinct and more menacing. There is none of the frantic clatter you would expect from a match of sword on sword and shield against shield. This is a heavier, more brutal fight between combatants using metal-edged warhammers. Such a fight you have only heard about, and you advance more quickly to determine what it is all about and who is in battle. After only a short distance the passage no longer runs straight but begins to turn southwards in a long curving arc. As you progress further the light improves markedly and the floor shows very recent use. It is while you are studying the floor that you run into a heavy tapestry spread across the passageway. Hung by large iron nails hammered into the walls and ceiling it is a makeshift doorway to a larger room beyond. Retiring a few steps you ready your axe and await the attack you feel sure must come. Nothing happens. This is surprising as, by the sound of it, there must be at least 30 Jotun on the other side of the cloth.
| If you wish to pull aside the tapestry and investigate, turn to section 50. If you do not wish to be that adventurous turn to section 182.
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