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You hear the guard rummaging through the contents of the closet, and then you see some clothes and other items come flying out through the open doorway to land in the middle of the floor. The second guard enters the parlour from an adjoining room and he takes a tinderbox from his pocket with which he relights the candles. As they flare into life, the guard emerges from the closet with a self-satisfied grin fixed upon his cruel face. Your heart pounds when you see that he is holding your Kai Weapon.

‘I’ve found him!’ he bellows, and the six guardsmen who are searching the yard come racing up the stairs with their swords drawn. You fight bravely, and even though you are unarmed, you slay four of them before a heavy blow to your head knocks you out. Sadly, you never regain consciousness. Vandyan has placed a bounty of 10,000 Gold Crowns upon your head, payable upon delivery of your body to Skull-Tor, dead or alive. The surviving guardsmen decide to take no chances and callously they slay you while you are still unconscious.

You can take some comfort in the fact that you fulfilled your vital mission. By destroying the Runes of Agarash, you have saved Magnamund from the tyrannical rule of Vandyan. It is a great victory, but one that you have paid for with your life.