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The old ruins are interesting but an exploration of their secrets will have to wait. There are more pressing objectives to be met, their urgency underlined by the uncomfortable tightness of the thick metal collar at your neck. With a pull on Pallenten's reins you turn her to the west and leave the old stone toll bridge behind. Before you the sparse remains of a cobbled road reaches westwards, its dark stones not yet consumed by the encroaching grasslands. There is no other trail, and for the want of another path to follow you use the patchwork of grass and solid roadway to your advantage, setting a quick pace as you ride on towards the Devkraager Tor. As you ride you can see that the remains of the road are quite wide at some points, in its heyday it must have been a very important highway indeed, probably a main trade link between the Stone Kingdoms and the Kalborean Union. Those days are gone however, lost when the Dwarvendim were subjugated by the Kalboreans and forced into exile on the edges of the Sanhar Wastes. Now it is disappearing slowly under the plain as the verdant grasses cover it beneath a thick carpet of root and stem.
After a short time you come to a crossroads of sorts. To the west the road continues on for a short distance before it vanishes beneath the plains completely. From the north another road emerges and intersects at the point where you now stand. At the junction of these two roads stands an old signpost, weather-beaten and faded. The signpost is so old that its writing has been reduced to illegibility, its message lost to years of neglect. You can only be sure that it indicates a town is situated just a short distance to the north.
With one eye on the storm you consider whether it might not be a good idea to make for the town. It should be easy to find shelter there until the weather passes.
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If you believe it will be worth a slight diversion to find decent shelter, turn to section 276. If you would much rather continue on westwards turn to section 308.
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This book, and its associated books and other documents in the Chronicles of Arborell series are the intellectual property of the author, Wayne F Densley, and all rights are reserved by him. Windhammer is best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution. Any questions regarding the Chronicles of Arborell can be answered by emailing the author at densleyw@shoal.net.au
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