Your opponent sneers as you lie wounded on the ground.
“I told you you'd better give up. This dragon is mine. Consider this bridge inaccessible to you now as the price of your life. I advise you against seeking another way to cross this torrent. Stop following me if you have any sense.”
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You retreat and tend to your wounds. Regain 1 Endurance point, increase your Time by 1, and go to 324 to consider a solution to continue your quest.