HP:220_EP:143_SG> u In the boughs of an old willow(d) A young girl looks at you with fear in her eyes HP:220_EP:144_SG> Jessa clings to the willow tree. l  Leaning out over the River Ringló, the old gnarled willow seems sturdy enough to seat two, perhaps three. The long brown vines hang over the river, the tendrils pulled downstream by the strong water's current. It would be foolish (or perhaps fun?) to fall, or be pushed, into the river below. The sun shines brightly in the eastern sky. The sky is brilliantly clear. The only obvious exit is down. A young girl looks at you with fear in her eyes HP:220_EP:144_SG> ask girl about tree You ask Jessa about tree. The child pulls away from you. HP:220_EP:144_SG> push girl You attempt to push Jessa into the water, but she turns around at your attack and pushes YOU into the river instead! Taking a deep breath, you begin to swim. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:220_EP:144_SG> smirk You smirk in amusement. HP:220_EP:144_SG> You strain against the waters, keeping afloat. swim n You can't swim that way! HP:220_EP:142_SG> w You can't go that way! HP:220_EP:142_SG> l  The cold waters shove past you, pulling you along as you struggle to stay afloat. The River Ringló, no longer the quiet charming river you witnessed near Ethring, is now a monstrous beast full of rocks... hard rocks... There is a rock looming to the northwest! There is water to the northwest, west and southwest. HP:220_EP:143_SG> You strain against the waters, keeping afloat. swim nw You swim northwest. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:220_EP:138_SG> l rock You don't see that here. HP:220_EP:138_SG> You strain against the waters, keeping afloat. l  The water spins about the stone rocks, dancing with joy in the wild rapids the River Ringló has become. Navigable only by experienced boatmen, suicidal to swim, you have managed to put yourself on the path to a watery grave... There is a rock looming to the west and northwest! There is water to the northwest, west and southwest. HP:220_EP:136_SG> swim n You can't swim that way! HP:220_EP:136_SG> You strain against the waters, keeping afloat. swim w You swim west. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:220_EP:131_SG> You flail against a sharp rock, hard. Your body is pushed up against the unyielding surface, struggling to keep your face above the water to breathe. You push yourself off the rock with difficulty, your wounds bleeding into the cold water which freezes your bones.... swim s You can't swim that way! HP:177_EP:131_SG> swim w You swim west. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:177_EP:128_SG> You strain against the waters, keeping afloat. swim w You swim west. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:177_EP:123_SG> swim w You swim west. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:177_EP:120_SG> swim n You can't swim that way! HP:178_EP:121_SG> n You can't go that way! HP:178_EP:121_SG> You strain against the waters, keeping afloat. swim w You swim west. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:178_EP:116_SG> You flail against a sharp rock, hard. Your body is pushed up against the unyielding surface, struggling to keep your face above the water to breathe. You push yourself off the rock with difficulty, your wounds bleeding into the cold water which freezes your bones.... swim w You swim west. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:150_EP:113_SG> swim sw You swim southwest. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:150_EP:110_SG> swim sw You strain against the waters, keeping afloat. You swim southwest. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:150_EP:105_SG> You flail against a sharp rock, hard. Your body is pushed up against the unyielding surface, struggling to keep your face above the water to breathe. You push yourself off the rock with difficulty, your wounds bleeding into the cold water which freezes your bones.... swim sw You swim southwest. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:114_EP:102_SG> swim sw You swim southwest. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:114_EP:99_SG> You flail against a sharp rock, hard. Your body is pushed up against the unyielding surface, struggling to keep your face above the water to breathe. You push yourself off the rock with difficulty, your wounds bleeding into the cold swim sw water which freezes your bones.... You swim southwest. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:114_EP:96_SG> swim sw You strain against the waters, keeping afloat. You flail against a sharp rock, hard. Your body is pushed up against the unyielding surface, struggling to keep your face above the water to breathe. You push yourself off the rock with difficulty, your wounds bleeding into the cold water which freezes your bones.... You swim southwest. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:84_EP:91_SG> You flail against a sharp rock, hard. Your body is pushed up against the unyielding surface, struggling to keep your face above the water to breathe. You push yourself off the rock with difficulty, your wounds bleeding into the cold water which freezes your bones.... s You can't go that way! HP:40_EP:91_SG> swim sw You swim southwest. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:40_EP:88_SG> You flail against a sharp rock, hard. Your body is pushed up against the unyielding surface, struggling to keep your face above the water to breathe. You push yourself off the rock with difficulty, your wounds bleeding into the cold water which freezes your bones.... You strain against the waters, keeping afloat. l rock You don't see that here. HP:19_EP:87_SG> climb rock What? HP:19_EP:87_SG> You strain against the waters, keeping afloat. swim nw You swim northwest. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:19_EP:82_SG> You flail against a sharp rock, hard. Your body is pushed up against the unyielding surface, struggling to keep your face above the water to breathe. You push yourself off the rock with difficulty, your wounds bleeding into the cold water which freezes your bones.... swim nw You swim northwest. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:6_EP:79_SG> You strain against the waters, keeping afloat. swim nw You swim northwest. The raging rapids of the River Ringló [nw, w and sw] HP:6_EP:74_SG> You flail against a sharp rock, hard. Your body is pushed up against the unyielding surface, struggling to keep your face above the water to breathe. You push yourself off the rock with difficulty, your wounds bleeding into the cold water which freezes your bones.... Your party has been disbanded. You have died. You find your ghostly body slipping through the water, until you rest upon the shores of the River Ringló. The Plains(n, w, e and s) A large grey wolf bares its teeth at your presence Celoril appears from the shadows. You have a strange feeling. You can see your own lifeless body from above. There are no beings of this world visible to you.