You swing wide, and the reptile-man grabs you with its slimy hands, then bites your neck (take 4 points damage). A mace suddenly slams the creature's head. The beast drags you to the ground as it falls. You quickly free yourself from the dead creature's grasp and stand.

Roderick stands nearby. "Salamdros is dead," he says. "We must leave this place before we join him." You search the room quickly and find nothing but a short corridor leading out of the room. Go to page 180.